Quinn, Emanuel appoint McCormick Place Board
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have appointed eight members to the board that runs the McCormick Place convention center.State law gives them each four appointments to the...
View ArticleJackson backs anti-NATO march: ‘Our agenda will be heard’
Organizers of a protest march during next month’s NATO summit in Chicago are adding a powerful voice to their ranks. Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., is backing the walk to McCormick Place, a convention center...
View ArticleFor NATO protesters, a welcome mat
With Chicago’s NATO summit just days away, officials are battening down the hatches for protests that could draw thousands from out of town. But some other Chicagoans are rolling out a welcome mat for...
View Article1,200-room hotel planned near McCormick Place
A 1,200-room hotel will be built near McCormick Place to accommodate the crowds that come to Chicago for conventions and trade shows.Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced...
View ArticleMcCormick Place offsets 100 percent of power with wind energy
As conventioneers pack up their model turbines and fly home from the 2013 Windpower exhibition at McCormick Place, they have the wind at their backs.That’s because the nation’s largest convention...
View ArticleMorning Shift: TIFs and Red Line reconstruction
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View ArticleChicago officials defend plan to add arena, hotel to McCormick Place
Chicago officials say a casino may not fit close to McCormick Place on the city’s near South Side. Illinois lawmakers are debating this week whether to allow Chicago to operate its own casino, and...
View ArticleBlogHer’s annual conference comes to Chicago
The nation’s biggest conference for female bloggers is coming to Chicago’s McCormick Place this week.BlogHer is an online community where female bloggers exchange life advice.Co-founder and Chief...
View ArticleFamed architect Cesar Pelli's firm to design South Loop arena
Architecture firm Pelli Clarke Pelli was selected Monday to design the new $195 million McCormick Place Event Center that will double as home for the DePaul Blue Demons basketball program. The...
View ArticleEmanuel counts surprising projects as neighborhood development
Critics of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel contend he focuses too much on what is good for downtown and not enough on neighborhoods.In campaign speeches the mayor vigorously rebutts that. One of his regular...
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