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Way out of the Loop: McCormick Place can be tough to get to.(Special Report: Meetings and Conventions)
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Crain's Chicago Business
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February 17, 1997
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The biggest may have gotten bigger, but it isn't any easier to get to.
Stuck in the park south of the museum campus more as a result of history and politics than of planning - and denied accessibility via a downtown circulator train that now shows no sign of ever being built - Chicago's McCormick Place is far removed from the normal ebb and flow of Loop hotels, attractions and public transit, and a haul from O'Hare International and Midway airports.
McCormick Place executives are acutely aware of the logistical problems posed by their relative isolation and are taking steps to improve the situation.
"We are constantly looking at these kinds of issues, because our No. 1 ...
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