Good location for conference-can use CTA from Midway airport. $3 fare each way. Kind of noisy at night (city sounds). Casual eatery - Herb and Kitchen was helpful for quick panini or oatmeal for breakfast.

My friend and I spent the weekend in Chicago. When we went to check into the Hilton Chicago and the lines were crazy long. A Hilton employee called us over and asked if we were Hilton Honor members. We are both members. He immediately took my name and gave me points because he seemed genuinely concerned about our wait time. He asked us about what are plans were while we were in town. He told us some places to go check out while we were in Chicago. Doy explained that he had vacation packages that were very tempting to purchase. Although I didn't buy one I recommend staying at Hilton Chicago and stopping by to see Doy at Hilton Grand Vacations.