Hammond Civic Center

It is the home arena for the Calumet College of St. Joseph's Crimson Wave basketball and volleyball teams, which play in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The Civic Center first became known to professional sports fans as the home to the Hammond Rollers of the now defunct American Basketball Association.

American rock band Kiss played at the Civic Center on Easter Sunday in April 1986, causing local church groups to protest the event.

Before the show, Gene Simmons and Eric Carr of the band walked around the perimeter of the building, trying to hold polite conversations with the church groups.

Sports Promotions hosted a boxing card for a capacity crowd at the Civic Center, with the main event featuring former United States Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Carl Davis (boxer) in an eight-round heavyweight bout against former number one heavyweight contender Bert Cooper.