The arena is in a corp. hqtrs. area including Sears. A huge Cabella's is in the complex along with other shopping. 5 minutes outside the arena is residential with an area of multi-million mansions.
If your 20 minutes east, your in shopping heaven for your wife & daughter. Woodfield Mall, the largest Mall in the US until Mall of Amer. was built & Ikea & loads of other Malls are around. You won't lack for things to do.
Restaurants galore, A real tourist attraction.
If your 20 minutes west, there's still alot of shopping & restaurants, but nothing like the other way.
We just got tickets so I'll try to stop by. Not sure where we are sitting yet.