Jeff Vorva
Times correspondent
Since it opened 10 years ago, the Tinley Park Convention Center has hosted everything from wedding receptions to civic expos to golf shows to punk rock concerts with acts including Naked Raygun and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
Then came the pandemic, which largely idled the center until January, when it amped activity up. Â On Jan. 26, the 120,000-square-foot facility opened to provide thousands of COVID vaccines.Â
In a venture that includes the state, Cook County and the Village of Tinley Park, the Convention Center became the first mass COVID vaccination center in the state, set up in less than a week.