CONTENTS 10 REASONS TO MEET CHOOSE CHICAGO IS HERE TO HELP EXPLORE WHAT’S NEW FESTIVALS & EVENTS CONVENTION FACILITIES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS ACCESSIBLE CHICAGO FEATURED PARTNERS TAP INTO CHICAGO’S DIVERSE BUSINESSES RESOURCES ACTIVE TEAM BUILDING IDEAS UNMATCHED PRIVATE DINING IN CHICAGO ICONIC CHICAGO EVENT VENUES GUIDE TO THE McCORMICK PLACE AREA MEET SUSTAINABLY CHICAGO HOTEL COLLECTIONS SEE CHICAGO IN 24 HOURS CHICAGO HOTEL COLLECTIONS The city offers four distinctive hotel collections for planners to choose from, each with properties clustered close to restaurants, attractions, and other meeting and special event venues. McCORMICK PLACE CAMPUS COLLECTION The largest convention center in the Western Hemisphere, Chicago’s McCormick Place hosts some of the world’s biggest and most prestigious conventions, conferences, and trade shows. Its four buildings — West, North, South, and Lakeside Center — offer more than 3.3 million square feet of exhibit and meeting space. Three McCormick Place Campus Collection hotel brands are conveniently connected via climate-controlled skybridges, with three Hilton properties combined under one roof, offering a total of 2,929 hotel rooms. McCORMICK PLACE CAMPUS COLLECTION INCLUDES: • Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago • Marriott Marquis Chicago • Hilton Garden Inn Chicago McCormick Place • Hampton Inn Chicago McCormick Place • Home2 Suites by Hilton Chicago McCormick Place NAVY PIER CONVENTION COLLECTION Navy Pier, situated on scenic Lake Michigan, is a Chicago icon. The historic landmark offers more than 242,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space that includes the breathtaking domed Aon Grand Ballroom. Navy Pier is also home to a variety of restaurants, entertainment that includes the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and attractions like the sky-high Centennial Wheel. Eight Navy Pier Convention Collection hotels offer a combined 4,738 hotel rooms — all within walking distance of Navy Pier. Na McCormick Place Campus NAVY PIER CONVENTION COLLECTION INCLUDES: • Sable at Navy Pier Chicago, Curio Collection by Hilton (the only hotel located on Navy Pier) • The Wade (formerly the W Chicago Lakeshore) • DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – Magnificent Mile • Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile • Loews Chicago Hotel • Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk • InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile • The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: ©ADAM ALEXANDER PHOTOGRAPHY; RANVESTEL PHOTOGRAPHIC; CLAYTON HAUCK; MCCORMICK PLACE
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