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McCormick Place is a convention center in Chicago. It is the largest convention center in North America. [2] It consists of four interconnected buildings and one indoor arena sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of the Chicago Loop. McCormick Place hosts numerous trade shows and meetings.
"A new McCormick Place rose, and in January 1971, the 54th International Housewares Show was back at the exposition center. 700,000 square feet (65,000 m 2) replaced the former facility’s 480,000 square feet (45,000 m 2). In 1979, the West Building (Donnelley Hall) was pressed into service for new exhibitors with an extra day to attract buyers.
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, commonly known as MPEA or McPier, [1] [2] is a corporation that owns Navy Pier and McCormick Place in Chicago.It also manages the city's collection of taxes for vehicles picking up passengers (including limousines, buses, airport shuttles, taxicabs and Uber/Lyft) for O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport.
Wintrust Arena at McCormick Square, previously referred to as DePaul Arena or McCormick Place Events Center, [6] is a 10,387-seat sports venue in the Near South Side community area of Chicago that opened in 2017. It is the current home court for the men's and women's basketball teams of DePaul University and serves as an events center for ...
At least 960 migrating birds, the highest number on record, died Thursday in “massive carnage” at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, according to David Willard, a retired bird division ...
The theater is part of the McCormick Place convention facility, owned by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. The theatre was damaged by a fire in 1967 and was closed until 1971. [ 1 ] After re-opening in January for Mahalia Jackson 's funeral, the Arie Crown has, for more than five decades, presented classical, R&B, and rock music ...
Cermak–McCormick Place is a "L" station on the CTA's Green Line. The station, designed by Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects and engineered by Primary Consultant T.Y. Lin International, is located at Cermak Road and State Street on the Near South Side of Chicago. The station includes three entrances – one on each side of Cermak Road and ...
Marriott Marquis Chicago is a 39-story hotel near McCormick Place. The hotel has 63 meeting rooms totaling 89,407 square feet of space, [2] and is considered by some as an expansion of McCormick Place, given that the hotel and convention center are connected via an enclosed footbridge.