- Online Sales SCUBA EMPORIUM has served the Chicago metropolitan area longer than any other dive center. We are the oldest licensed facility in Illinois offering entry level through instructor programs for divers, and were the first PADI Career Development Center in the Midwest. SCUBA EMPORIUM'S Alsip location is a PADI Five-Star Instructor Development Center established in 1973. After more than ...www.scubaemporium.com