CHICAGO, Ill. -- North Park University has teamed up with Ignite Gaming Lounge in Skokie, Illinois!  Ignite will be the home of the North Park Esports team while we continue to work diligently to enhance the facilities on campus.  In the meantime, Ignite will provide a top-quality facility for future North Park Esports teams.

About Ignite

Ignite has been the premier gaming lounge of Chicagoland for two decades, established in 2002 in Chicago and opening a new facility in Skokie in 2019.  This new facility will provide the best equipment that the industry has to offer for the North Park Esports team.

Ignite Gaming Lounge is located in Skokie, Illinois at the intersection of Skokie Blvd. and Oakton Avenue, across the street from the Skokie-Oakton CTA Yellow Line train station.

From Pete Casella, Director of Esports:

"We're very excited to team up with Ignite Gaming Lounge and provide our Esports teams with the best possible chance to improve and compete at peak levels. We appreciate the Ignite team's assistance and flexibility as we progress our Esports program further," said Casella of the new partnership.