I've been coaching AAU basketball for a decade and there are multi-purpose athletic centers like…read morethis popping up all over Chicagoland with soccer and basketball courts. I can't speak for the soccer fields, but the basketball courts are some of the nicest we play on. They have wood floors, well maintained, and it has more of a gym feel rather than a warehouse feel. The concessions are good, with excellent coffee and a decent selection of food items. Bathrooms and rest of the facility are clean and nicely maintained.

Facility is nice, but parking is a major pain point when we come here. There isn't enough handicap…read moreparking spaces either and I can't understand how there are so many nice new athletic centers like this yet parking is not on the top of the planning priority list. When your player has two hours between games, you're not leaving which is unfortunate for the surrounding businesses.

just now New I don't…read moreknow if my daughter's experience is indicative of Empower or the actual coach. It is difficult watching my daughter regress after just completing a success volleyball season with her school. My daughter said that her coach is "all talk and no teach" which is evident in how the girls play. My daughter advised me that her coach told the players that parents were complaining and the coach blamed the players as opposed to taking ownership that she lacks the skill to coach them. Every week they run the exact same drills and no actual teaching or coaching takes place. If my daughter and I was looking for recreational fun and games this would have been perfect however we were looking to enhance and develop skills. We didn't get that at Empower.

Worst club we have been at! Coaches highly unprepares they will literally just put any parent as a…read morecoach save you time and money and go to a reputable club

If I could select 0 stars, I would. Just very unwelcoming park that hasn't been updated in well…read moreover 30 years. Save your money and take your kid to a better run organization.

The best rugby complex in the Midwest as well as an awesome bar. They will usually serve some good…read morestore bought frozen pizza. Can't beat the prices.

The facilities are nice and clean. The staff is polite and well meaning. The equipment is mostly…read morein good shape. The problem lies that I feel like the staff is too polite and won't call people out for not wiping down the machine after using it. I've been a member for long enough to witness like 80% of users move on to the next machine without wiping down.

What an absolute miss on their new park.. all summer we heard oh it'll open soon... a 500k grant…read morefor that park and they couldn't even have the playground open for the kids. It's just embarrassing do better

Mistwood was our venue for both our wedding ceremony and reception, and everything was beautiful!…read moreWe planned everything in 11 months with the help of staff coordinator Audra. In July we attended the tasting to try all the dishes and from there chose all the menu options for the reception dinner. It was very convenient to have the venue as the caterer, and as we had eaten at McWethy's, their restaurant, many times (including the night we got engaged), we knew the food would be good. Since our wedding was in November, we had both the ceremony and the reception in the Great Hall. There was another event there (baby shower) in the morning but we were able to take possession of the bridal room at 2:30 pm and the other group had cleared out by then. My now-husband and his team of friends who were helping set up said the staff did a good job of quickly flipping the venue from the baby shower to ours. My only quibbles with the venue pertain to the bride room. There was only one lit bulb in the chandelier, so lighting was poor; no hangers in the closet; they provided us with a samovar of water upon request, but it leaked all over the vanity (water bottles would have been better); the couch is very low (my maid of honor couldn't get up from it without help; my mother brought in a couple of dining chairs so we weren't just standing, because there was just one other armchair to sit on); and it started out freezing but ended up roasting hot in the room. It was a good thing it was just me, my maid of honor, my mom and my hairdresser, and we had already done makeup at my mom's house in the morning, because if there had been lots of bridesmaids it would have been too crowded! (The bride room is connected to the public ladies room, but it has a keypad lock; the lighting in there is quite ambient as well.) We went for a medieval sort of theme with our wedding, so the Tudor-style beams and large fireplace in the Great Hall worked well with this. Our photographer also took photos outside against the golf course and building, including a lovely but very steep bridge. Cocktail hour was in the Terrace Room while they flipped the Great Hall from the ceremony seating to the tables and dance floor setup. We had arranged for specialty cocktails (named after our cats!) and the bartender delivered! The catering captain, Betty, introduced herself to us and also coordinated the timing of things well (speeches, bringing out the late night snack pretzel wall, etc). All the staff that we interacted with were true professionals. The food was all delicious (we chose NY strip with garlic herb butter sauce, chicken with champagne sauce, and cauliflower steak with pesto sauce as our three entree choices), and it was very helpful that they could make accomodations for vegans, vegetarians, people with gluten allergies, and dairy intolerance. This was quite an affordable yet very beautiful venue for our perfect day! Everything went perfectly as far as I know and we heard so many times from guests how lovely the setting was. I would highly recommend Mistwood as a wedding venue if you are planning for your special event.

I am a 59 yr old woman who has never golfed. My husband LOVES golf so I decided I wanted to take…read moresome lessons so we can play together. I signed up for a lesson with Nicole. Wow did I feel so small and stupid! Nicole came up to me in the waiting area and I could tell she was a little shocked at my age. When she found out I have never played well all she kept asking is what sports I have played. When I said none, she replied with "not even bowling?" With such a condescending attitude i really wanted to walk out then. She made it VERY clear with her attitude that she was very annoyed with having me as a student. I felt SO stupid and will never go back there and probably never take lessons anywhere because I do not want to ever feel like she made me feel ever again!

If I could give it negative stars I would. I have played at dozens of facilities and never…read moreexperienced such discrimination and disappointment. Don't come here ever!

My son's 12 yr old team was in the championship in the U14 division at this facility. The team we…read moreplayed beat us. We found out that this team was a team of high school kids. When our coach asked the owner about this (the owner's son was on the team), he didn't own up to it. He made up some kind of an excuse. It is pretty sad when an adult has to cheat so his son's team can win a championship. We will never be back here. What a disgrace to the game of soccer.