CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Allstate Insurance
Company was joined this morning by Chicago Mayor Rahm
Emanuel, local officials and several dozen soccer-playing
kids to dedicate Allstate Field, a new, state-of-the-art soccer
field at Humboldt Park located in the city's northwest side.
The 207-acre Allstate Field is made of FieldTurf premium
artificial turf, which features all-weather surfacing that provides
usability for at least nine months a year. The new field also
includes a new lighting system, which will increase playing and
programming time at the park.
"Allstate is committed to improving Chicago's neighborhoods. Allstate Field at
Humboldt Park represents a new level of partnership with the
Chicago Park District. The vision and leadership of Mayor Emanuel
and Park District President Traubert inspired us to raise our
investment in Chicago beyond the
ten playgrounds we built over the past few years," said
Tom Wilson, Allstate president,
chairman and chief executive officer. "The field will be a place
where the community can come together and a symbol of the private
and public sectors working together to improve our hometown."
The insurer helped build the new regulation-size soccer field as
part of the "Take the Field" initiative, which joined public and
private resources to build 10 public athletic fields throughout the
City of Chicago. Allstate and the
Pritzker Traubert Foundation provided a combined $1 million in funding for the field.
"I'd like to thank Allstate for helping us to create this
outstanding facility and for its longtime support of the City's
park programs and neighborhoods," said Mayor Emanuel. "Allstate
Field will be used by area youth athletic programs, schools and
adult soccer leagues and enjoyed by Humboldt neighborhood residents for years to
come."
Also in attendance at the dedication were Interim Chicago Park
District Superintendent Mike Kelly,
Chicago Park District Board President Bryan
Traubert, and members of the Urban Initiative's youth soccer
program.
About Allstate
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest
publicly held personal lines insurer known for its "You're In Good
Hands With Allstate®" slogan. Now celebrating its 80th anniversary
as an insurer, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to
help nearly 16 million households insure what they have today and
better prepare for tomorrow. Consumers access Allstate insurance
products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services through
Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive
financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via www.allstate.com and
1-800 Allstate®.
SOURCE Allstate Insurance Company