Trade Shows at McCormick Place

McCormick Place at a glance

Address

2301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Chicago, Illinois 60616

Operator

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

Official site

www.mccormickplace.com

Exhibit space

Together, they offer an impressive 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space[source]

Halls

West Building, South Building, North Building, Lakeside Center[source]

Meeting rooms

173 meeting rooms offering 600,000 square feet of space; 4 ballrooms ranging from 21,000 to 100,000 square feet[source]

Nearest airport

O'Hare: "Take the Blue Line from O'Hare and transfer to a south-bound Green Line train at Clark and Lake." Midway: "Take the train to the Roosevelt Street Station (Subway) and transfer to the elevated Green Line Station." (no…[source]

Getting there

"Located on Level 2.5 of the Grand Concourse in the South Building, the METRA Electric commuter railroad provides direct service within seven minutes to and from downtown Chicago"[source]

Parking

Lot A is a "six-level garage with 2,100 parking spaces located on Martin Luther King Drive, adjacent to the West Building" with EV charging; Lot B is an outdoor surface lot at 31st Street that "holds over 1,800 vehicles"[source]

Hotels on site / connected

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place — "a 1,262 room hotel on the convention campus" (2013 entry)[source]

Opened / expanded

1960: "McCormick Place opens[source]

Good to know

"Assembly seating for 18,000 people"

Facts as stated on the venue's own website, checked 2026-08-23. Confirm current details with the venue or your show's exhibitor kit.