McCormick Place ®

Located along the shore of Lake Michigan, McCormick Place features four state-of-the-art buildings: McCormick Place North, McCormick Place South, Lakeside Center, and the new West Building. The four buildings allow for optimal configurations for small corporate meetings, mid-sized conventions and mega trade shows, while maintaining the identity of the different events.

McCormick Place features:

2.6 million square feet of exhibit halls - 1.2 million on 1 level
173 meeting rooms providing 600,000 square feet of space
Assembly seating for 15,000 people
4,249 seat theater (Arie Crown Theater)
3 theaters seating 300 or more each
Ceiling heights up to 50 feet
Easy access and over 5,000 parking spaces

Wi-Fi Access:
McCormick Place continues to deliver added value to customers with a host of technological offerings for its tech-savvy attendees, exhibitors and show management.

Keeping pace with cutting-edge technology, McCormick Place offers a high-speed wireless network or wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) with the ability to accommodate 1,500 users concurrently. Laptop and PDA users can access the Internet and check email without ever having to search for an available electrical outlet or leave the building.

At a cost of $9.95 per day, Wi-Fi users have the ability to move throughout the convention center and Hyatt Regency McCormick Pace with 'in-and-out' privileges. McCormick Place "hot spots" include all public space areas and restaurants, as well as the hotel's common areas.

McCormick Place North

The McCormick Place North addition, which was completed in 1986, features over 700,000 square feet of exhibit space that can be used independently or in conjunction with McCormick Place South and/or Lakeside Center.

The North Building also offers:

2 exhibit halls (496,000 square feet and 209,500 square feet)
29 meeting rooms
Grand Concourse Lobby, featuring 35,836 square feet of space; can be used for registration or exhibit space.

McCormick Place South

The opening of the South Building in 1996, features 840,000 square feet of exhibit space and is linked to the other two buildings by a glass-enclosed Grand Concourse, a 100-foot high ceiling, 900-foot long walkway featuring a business center, gift shop, visitor information booth and other amenities.

The South Building also offers:

1 exhibit hall (840,000 square feet)
43 meeting rooms
2 Ballrooms (33,000 and 21,000 square feet)

Lakeside Center

Lakeside Center (the former East Building) re-opened in 1998 in what was the original McCormick Place structure, features over 583,000 square feet of exhibit space, and has been retrofitted to meet the needs of a variety of different groups in the mid-sized and growing event market.

Lakeside Center also offers:

2 exhibit halls (300,000 square feet & 283,000 square feet)
40 meeting rooms
One of the largest ballrooms in the city (45,000 square feet)
Arie Crown Theater (4,249 seats)

West Building

McCormick Place West, which opened in 2007, has added more than 600,000 square feet to the nation’s number one convention center.

The West Building offers:

1 exhibit hall (470,000 square feet)
61 meeting rooms
Chicago's largest ballroom at 100,000 square feet

Although McCormick Place is the country’s preeminent convention and trade show facility, it continues to provide improvements for its customers including the busway between the convention center and downtown. By allowing charter buses for convention and trade shows to bypass local traffic, this two-lane, 2.5 mile road decreases travel times and busing costs.

The entire McCormick Place complex is linked by two enclosed pedestrian promenades (Grand Concourse connecting South, North, and Lakeside; and the Central Concourse connecting South and West) containing retail shops and other visitor amenities.

Click here to visit the McCormick Place website, or send us an e-mail for information on booking space at McCormick Place for your next convention, meeting or trade show.