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Levy Restaurants
Chicago, IL, US
Welcome to Levy Restaurants
It All Began In Chicago.
In 1978, brothers Larry and Mark Levy invested in D. B. Kaplan's Delicatessen in Chicago's Water Tower Place. With help from their mother, Eadie, and some authentic family recipes, Levy Restaurants was born.
We celebrate culinary excellence and incredible fan experiences in extraordinary places. From award-winning restaurants to iconic events, Levy defines world-class hospitality at more than 350 sports and entertainment venues, cultural attractions, special events and convention centers.
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Convention-center proximity, hotel inventory, meeting space and access — the market facts behind Visit Chicago.
Top reasons to meet in Chicago
- McCormick Place — the largest convention center in North America: 2.67 million sq ft of exhibition space across four buildings
- Skyline Ballroom in the West Building — 100,000 sq ft, one of the largest ballrooms in the world
- 61 meeting rooms in the West Building alone; 170+ meeting rooms complex-wide
- Wintrust Arena — 10,387 seats, on the McCormick Place campus
- About 45,000 hotel rooms citywide, with 3,000+ in the McCormick Square cluster
Inventory & capacity
- Hotels near convention center
- 3 within 1 mile
- Total guest rooms
- 45,000
- Peak commutable room block
- 3,026
- HQ hotels with skywalk access
- 2
- Largest ballroom
- 100,000 sq ft
- Max contiguous exhibit space
- 2,670,000 sq ft
- Breakout room inventory
- 170
- Offsite venues (1,000+ guests)
- 40 within 2 miles
Access & district
- Airport proximity
- O'Hare International (ORD) ~17 mi / 30–45 min, CTA Blue Line direct to the Loop; Midway (MDW) ~10 mi / ~25 min, CTA Orange Line. Metra Electric stops underneath McCormick Place; the CTA Green Line (Cermak–McCormick Place) is two blocks west.
- Air lift access
- ORD is one of the busiest airports in the world with nonstop service to 200+ destinations worldwide and direct CTA Blue Line service to downtown; MDW adds a second CTA-connected airport inside the city limits. Amtrak and Metra converge at Union Station, and the South Shore Line reaches McCormick Place directly.
- District transit & walkability
- McCormick Place sits about one mile south of the Loop on the lakefront. Metra Electric stops underneath the complex; the CTA Green Line (Cermak–McCormick Place) is two blocks west, the Red Line (Cermak–Chinatown) a short walk further, and the McCormick Place Busway gives coaches a dedicated 2.5-mile route from downtown hotels to the halls. The Art Institute, Museum Campus, Grant Park and Navy Pier are linked by 'L', bus and the Lakefront Trail.
Operations & incentives
- Labor & vendor status
- Illinois is not a right-to-work state; Chicago union labor is standard for AV, electrical, stagehand, rigging, catering and security work across all four buildings and Wintrust Arena. Catering at McCormick Place is provided by an exclusive contractor — outside food and beverage is not permitted.
- Local taxes & fees
- Chicago hotel tax is about 17.4% combined (Illinois state, Cook County and City of Chicago levies, including the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority tax). Illinois sales tax applies to F&B and retail, and a separate Chicago restaurant tax applies to dining. Confirm the current combined rate with the venue before contracting.
- Planner incentives & subvention
- Visit Chicago (Choose Chicago) provides RFP distribution to member hotels, complimentary site inspections, citywide housing coordination, registration and attendance-marketing support, and on-site convention services. No published per-room rebate — support packages are negotiated per citywide booking.
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