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Kelvin Moore named new general manager of McCormick Place

The company that manages McCormick Place has appointed Kelvin Moore to the post, succeeding industry veteran David Causton, who is retiring. Moore will be the first African American to hold the position.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lessons in leadership from two powerful “firsts” at the Black Women’s Expo

Join Nykia Wright, Tracy Brown and event moderator Mary Mitchell at the Black Women’s Expo on August 12 at 3:00 p.m. CT at McCormick Place.

Chicago Sun-Times

Day after mass shooting, VP Kamala Harris visits Highland Park and Chicago, calls for assault weapons ban ‘to end this horror’

The nation’s first woman and person of color to occupy the vice president’s office struck a somber tone before thousands of teachers at McCormick Place while taking the first five minutes to discuss the massacre and push for “reasonable gun safety laws.” Later, she met with local officials in…

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When wall comes tumbling down at Lakeside Center, action is needed

The collapse is another reminder that the MPEA, city and state must step up repairs at the 51-year-old building and give some serious thought to its future use.

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President Biden seeks to unite electricians in Chicago and farmers in Kankakee behind him — and against Putin

In Kankakee, Biden sought to focus farmers’ anger on Russian President Vladimir Putin and “Putin’s war.” In Chicago, an animated Biden detailed his infrastructure plan’s creation of jobs at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ International Convention.

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Rare wild turkey sightings along lakefront come to a tragic end

The bird was found dead Friday near McCormick Place. Authorities say it was attacked by a coyote or a dog.

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There’s a new hot hand in the casino stakes

With two sites involving McCormick Place now eliminated, the city has emphasized parameters that could favor one of the remaining proposals.

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After two years of empty show floors and hotel rooms, McCormick Place gears up for the return of conventions to Chicago

When the Inspired Home Show returned to McCormick Place earlier this month after a three-year pandemic hiatus, the annual housewares show was the smallest in recent memory, and among the most significant in its 80-year history.

Chicago Tribune

Lightfoot cuts Chicago casino hand to three finalists — tosses two McCormick proposals to the discard pile

While the mayor had previously said she wanted to pick one finalist by the end of March to recommend to state regulators who have the final say on issuing a casino license, officials now say that decision won’t be made at least until early summer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Casino or not, city has big decisions to make regarding Lakeside Center

While the future of Soldier Field takes up a lot of oxygen in Chicago’s political and civic discourse, its neighbor to the south, Lakeside Center, looms just as large.

Chicago Sun-Times

Friends of the Parks puts chips on the table in Chicago casino sweepstakes

In a letter to supporters and contributors, Friends of the Parks Executive Director Juanita Irizarry made a point-by-point argument for why the plan by casino magnate Neil Bluhm was the best of five competing proposals.

Chicago Sun-Times

McCormick Place raises the ante in casino stakes

Plans for a comeback in Chicago’s convention trade can’t be separated from the debate over where to put a casino.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Auto Show goes electric in first major McCormick Place event since omicron

The Chicago Auto Show is back at McCormick Place for a 10-day run beginning Saturday — only seven months after a special pandemic-driven outdoor version — and the atmosphere inside the convention center is decidedly electric.

Chicago Tribune

Ford’s Chicago plant shut down this week as semiconductor shortage enters its 2nd year

As the Chicago Auto Show gears up for a return to McCormick Place, production at the only Chicago auto plant has once again ground to a halt.

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