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Stop “playing Whack-a-Mole” and causing upheaval in neighborhoods, Ald. Maria Hadden told the Sun-Times. “We need central locations. We need large spaces,” such as the convention center, the pier or shuttered big-box stores.
They hope that by bringing a global spotlight to Chicago, the political event will show off the city’s best features and accelerate its post-pandemic resurgence.
The events calendar for McCormick Place, Chicago s massive convention complex, is filling up, with interest mounting among potential attendees and exhibitors, and that means 2023 could be the year convention travelers return in big numbers to downtown Chicago, providing a much-needed boost to hotels still suffering from the ongoing pandemic.