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In Chicago, workers covered a deadly glass building with tiny white dots, and bird collisions dropped by about 95%

Chicago's McCormick Place saw nearly one thousand bird deaths in one night. A simple film with white dots reduced these collisions by over ninety-five percent. This effective solution makes glass buildings more visible to migrating birds. The National Park Service notes window collisions kill about one billion birds annually. This…

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Chicago Boat Show brings warm-weather showcase of more than 400 boats to McCormick Place South

Enthusiasts can enjoy the show, which continues through Sunday at McCormick Place South.

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Marriott, Hyatt hotels at McCormick Place to be official Democratic convention headquarters

The West Building at the McCormick Place complex will be the site of many daytime convention-related activities such as party meetings and briefings.

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Muslim community leaders will meet in Chicago to push campaign against Biden as deaths mount in Israel-Hamas war

Chicago’s #AbandonBiden event is scheduled to coincide with the annual Muslim American Society and Islamic Circle of North America convention, expected to draw more than 30,000 to McCormick Place over the weekend.

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Obamas return to Chicago for 15th anniversary of 2008 election

There were panels on journalism, economics, artificial intelligence and more and a speech by Barack Obama during the day. Friday night came a speech from the former first lady and an interview of the former president as part of the celebrations at McCormick Place.

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McCormick Place Lakeside Center to shut off or dim lights to protect migrating birds

A petition to require the lights to be shut off at night has reached over 10,000 signatures and will be presented to the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority on Monday.

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Billions of birds collide with glass buildings – but architecture has solutions

At least 1,000 birds were killed in one day in early October, when they collided with a single Chicago building, McCormick Place – the largest convention centre in North America. A paradigm of architectural modernism, McCormick Place was built in stages from 1960 to 2017, and is a steel, concrete…

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At least 1,000 birds died from colliding with one Chicago building in one day

McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America, is largely covered with glass, making it a lethal obstacle for birds

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Trauma-healing ‘toolkit’ offered to area residents impacted by gun violence: ‘It gave us a moment of peace’

The event was a collaboration between Survivors Empowered and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who spoke to attendees. The organization is dedicated to saving lives from gun violence.

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In Chicago visit, Jill Biden calls union workers ‘backbone of this country’

Unions “built the middle class,” the first lady said outside McCormick Place. “And that’s why Joe is fighting for unions, so that workers can fight for what they need: better pay, safer working conditions, flexibility and health care.”

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Vice President Harris tells young activists in Chicago they can end gun violence: ‘Your generation is critical’

Harris told a gathering activists at McCormick place that gun violence is a public health issue, “and we cannot let them get away with politicizing this or pretending that this is some intellectual, ideological debate when there is literally blood on the streets, without consequence.”

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Democratic leaders seek $837 million in federal funding to revamp Chicago’s Union Station

If approved, efforts to modernize Union Station would cut travel times, increase capacity, improve platforms, and connect O’Hare Airport to McCormick Place, officials said.

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Pritzker planning for ‘best and biggest’ DNC ever in 2024

State and city leaders gathered Tuesday at McCormick Place to sign a “labor peace agreement” ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

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Unions to sign no-strike deal for 2024 Democratic Convention in Chicago

The agreement, to be signed on Tuesday, ‘is more expansive than in years past and comes earlier in the process than ever before,’ Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said.

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NASCAR has downtown-area hotels primed for steady stream of guests

NASCAR kicks off this weekend but it’s not the only show in town, proving Chicago can absorb the tourism and meeting business.

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Workers’ rights groups protest restaurant industry convention at McCormick Place

Demonstrators rallied outside the National Restaurant Association gathering at McCormick Place, demanding the City Council raise tipped workers’ minimum pay.

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More than 1,200 beds from McCormick Place COVID-19 temporary hospital go unused amid migrant housing crisis

The city kept 126 beds but isn’t using them. The state has 1,125 more beds from the makeshift hospital but says the city hasn’t asked for them. And the city is missing out on $30 million from Springfield to support migrants.

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Migrants at Navy Pier or McCormick Place? Alderperson says central facility better than neighborhoods for asylum-seekers

Stop “playing whack-a-mole” and disrupting neighborhoods, Ald. Maria Hadden told the Sun-Times. “We need central locations. We need large spaces,” such as McCormick Place, Navy Pier or shuttered big-box stores.

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To business leaders, Dem convention’s real payoff is in civic promotion

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.

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22 of the best costumes we saw at C2E2 in Chicago

A look at the people behind some of the best costumes on the second day of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place.

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Reality intrudes on plans for esports gaming centers in and near downtown

A plan for a $30 million arena near McCormick Place for virtual contests has been scrapped, while prospects have dimmed for a proposal to put esports and student housing in the Loop.

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Chicago Auto Show guard tackles man who dropped gun, cash at McCormick Place

Oscar Luiz, 22, of Indiana, allegedly dropped a loaded gun and cash and ran Sunday at the Chicago Auto Show. An officer tackled Luiz and took him into custody.

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Picture Chicago: Check out 14 must-see photos from the last week in news

Monday was the first day of in-person early voting in Chicago for the Feb. 28 election, the country’s first major auto show of the year kicked off at McCormick Place, and more from Sun-Times photographers’ best recent photos.

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Chicago Auto Show returns to pre-COVID size, offering EVs, hybrids — and puppies

Twenty-seven manufacturers are showing off their latest vehicles through next Monday. There’s also a record-setting seven test tracks, and lots of entertainment for non-car enthusiasts.

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Hotels in Chicago are getting close to pre-pandemic business levels, and more convention travelers in 2023 could close the gap

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.

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