# Where to stay in Chicago for a convention Illinois · 1 venue · 7 upcoming events · Updated 27 Oct 2026 On our pages, Chicago's trade shows run at McCormick Place, four buildings with a Metra station inside the campus. This guide shows when the city fills up, where to stay between the campus and downtown, and how to get between the airport, your hotel and the hall. [More on the official site](https://www.mccormickplace.com/) Biggest events here: [RSNA](https://venuenights.com/events/rsna/), [Midwest Clinic](https://venuenights.com/events/midwest-clinic/), [ProMat](https://venuenights.com/events/promat/) ## [Upcoming events in Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/) Each guide ranks the hotels by minutes to your hall. - [Health care NOV 29–DEC 3 RSNA Annual Meeting McCormick, Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/rsna/) - [Media and entertainment DEC 16–18 The Midwest Clinic McCormick, Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/midwest-clinic/) - [Retail JAN 7–10 ABCA Convention McCormick, Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/abca-convention/) - [Building and construction JAN 25–27 AHR Expo McCormick, Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/ahr-expo/) - [Design and home MAR 9–11 The Inspired Home Show McCormick, Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/inspired-home-show/) - [Health care APR 5–8 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition McCormick, Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/himss/) - [Supply chain APR 19–21 ProMat McCormick, Chicago](https://venuenights.com/events/promat/) **Busy weeks:** none of our upcoming Chicago events share a day right now. In a big show week the few hotels joined to the campus fill first, then the South Loop and downtown along the Metra and the Green Line. Our estimate, from our event data. ## Know before you go - **The train stops inside**: Metra Electric stops on Level 2.5 of the Grand Concourse in the South Building, about seven minutes from downtown. - **Four buildings, check yours**: North, South, West and Lakeside Center. Find your building first: the venue page sorts the hotels for the main buildings (North, South and West) or for Lakeside Center. - **O'Hare by train**: The CTA Blue Line runs 24 hours; change at Clark/Lake to a southbound Green Line train to Cermak-McCormick Place. The Green Line does not run all night, so check its hours for a very late or early flight. - **Hotels joined to the halls**: The Hyatt Regency McCormick Place is connected, and the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites building has a skybridge to the West Building. ## Venues in Chicago - [McCormick Place 11 hotels compared · closest: connected Four buildings at 2301 S Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, North, South, West and Lakeside Center, with the Metra station inside the campus. Biggest events: RSNA, Midwest Clinic and ProMat.](https://venuenights.com/mccormick-place/) ## Where to stay by area The hotels themselves, ranked by time to the hall, are on each venue page. - On the campus Closest to the halls Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites share one building on Cermak Road with a skybridge to the West Building, 1 minute on our walking route. Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, connected to the convention center, and Marriott Marquis Chicago are 3 minutes. - Chinatown On foot or by rideshare West of the campus, SpringHill Suites Chicago Chinatown on Wentworth Avenue is 16 minutes on foot from the West Building on our walking route, or a short rideshare. - South Loop, on the Green Line By Green Line Hotels around Roosevelt station are one stop north of Cermak-McCormick Place on the Green Line. The station, at E Cermak Road and S State Street, is about two blocks from the northwest corner of the West Building. - Downtown, the Loop and Michigan Avenue By Metra Electric Metra Electric runs from downtown to the McCormick Place station inside the campus in about seven minutes, and the #3 King Drive bus runs along Michigan Avenue with stops at many downtown hotels. ## Getting in and around - From O'Hare (ORD) The CTA Blue Line runs 24 hours from the lower level of the parking garage; from Terminal 5, take the free ATS to Terminal 2 or 3 first. In the Loop, change at Clark/Lake to a southbound Green Line train for Cermak-McCormick Place. - From Midway (MDW) Take the CTA Orange Line to Roosevelt and change to the southbound Green Line, one stop to Cermak-McCormick Place. - Metra Electric The McCormick Place station is on Level 2.5 of the Grand Concourse in the South Building, so the train stops inside the campus. - CTA buses Routes #3 King Drive and #21 Cermak serve McCormick Place; the bus drop-off is at 2301 S Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, between the main North/South and West Building entrances. - Show shuttles Many organizers run shuttles from groups of downtown hotels with rooms blocked for their attendees, McCormick Place says; RSNA, for one, gives guests of its official hotels shuttle service and Metra tickets. Flying in? [Hotels near O'Hare Airport by time to your terminal](https://venuenights.com/airports/ohare-airport/) ## Chicago questions ### Can I take the train from O'Hare to McCormick Place? Yes. Take the CTA Blue Line, which runs 24 hours, to Clark/Lake and change there to a southbound Green Line train to Cermak-McCormick Place, about two blocks from the West Building. ### Is there a hotel connected to McCormick Place? Yes. McCormick Place names the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place as connected to the convention center, and the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites building on Cermak Road has a skybridge to the West Building. ### How long is the trip from downtown Chicago? About seven minutes on Metra Electric to the McCormick Place station inside the campus, McCormick Place says. The Green Line and the #3 King Drive bus also run from downtown. ### Which building is my show in? Your event decides: McCormick Place has the North, South and West buildings and Lakeside Center. Our event pages name the building where the organizer publishes it. ### Where can I stay for less? In the South Loop, on the Green Line or a walk, or downtown in the Loop, a short Metra Electric ride from the campus. ## About this guide VenueNights is independent and not affiliated with McCormick Place, the CTA, Metra, O'Hare or Midway airports, or any event organizer. This page lists no hotels; the venue page compares them by walking time. Last checked 27 Oct 2026. ### Sources - [McCormick Place: public transportation (CTA from the airports, Green Line, Metra Electric, CTA buses), checked 27 Oct 2026](https://www.mccormickplace.com/getting-here/public-transportation/) - [McCormick Place: FAQ (Hyatt Regency connected, organizer shuttles), checked 27 Oct 2026](https://www.mccormickplace.com/about/contact-us/faq/) - [McCormick Place: floor plans (buildings)](https://www.mccormickplace.com/floor-plans/) - [Hiltons at McCormick: skybridge to the West Building](https://hiltonsatmccormickplace.com/) - [O'Hare: public transit (CTA Blue Line 24 hours, ATS)](https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/tofrom/publictransit/Pages/default.aspx) - [CTA: Green Line, hours of operation (no all-night service), checked 27 Oct 2026](https://www.transitchicago.com/greenline/) - [RSNA: hotel (onPeak, free shuttle and Metra tickets for the official hotels)](https://www.rsna.org/annual-meeting/attendee-resources/hotel) - [OpenStreetMap: hotel addresses and the walking network (our walking routes)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/) > Markdown version of https://venuenights.com/cities/chicago/ for AI assistants and agents. 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