SCHAUMBURG, Ill. Motor Coach Industries is relocating its corporate headquarters here and its Des Plaines (Ill.) Sales and Service Center into a new, consolidated facility in Des Plaines.

By doing so the company says its creating "a new Chicago-area destination for coach shopping and service."

"The move (brings) MCIs corporate offices and Des Plaines Sales and Service operations under the same roof, fostering greater collaboration as part of MCIs Reliability Driven commitment," said the company announcement.

The 80,000-square-foot facility, at 200 E. Oakton St., includes a showroom for MCI and Setra models, plus expansive parking for new and pre-owned coaches.

About 60,000-square-feet of climate-controlled interior space is being devoted to the MCI Sales and Service Center, which opened Oct. 1.

The new location is eight miles southeast -- along surface streets -- from MCIs soon-to-be former corporate headquarters and less than three miles directly south of its former Des Plaines sales and service center. The Oakton Street facility is just off Interstate 90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway).

The service center is now accepting coaches for maintenance and repair. Hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The telephone number remains unchanged.

"This will be an industry-leading facility for service," predicted Patrick McGuire, director of MCI Service Centers, who led the team that coordinated the move.

The service center includes two full-service pits for oil changes and related services; a paint booth; two indoor bus wash stations; a drivers lounge, and a customer parts pick-up window.

MCI is moving its corporate headquarters to the new location later this month.

"It just makes sense for our corporate teams to be better situated to interact with one another and with customers who visit our MCI Sales and Service Center," said Rick Heller, MCI president and CEO.

"With an indoor coach-display space, our headquarters become a customer destination . . .. Additionally, our service center, with investments in new tools and diagnostics and its expanded capacity, will be better positioned to stand out as a leader in an important marketplace," Heller added.