Mccormick Square News Today

Nearly a decade after holding its first Microsoft Ignite event in Chicago — and then abruptly pulling up stakes for other cities — the software giant’s annual information technology conference

Massachusetts first annual climate report card shows that the state is making good progress in key sectors, but needs to ramp up decarbonization efforts.

What do cows, gas pipelines and landfills have in common? CH4, an organic molecule better known as methane. While the effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions has long focused on carbon dioxide,...

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.

McCormick Place is hoping to find an alternative redevelopment plan that would revitalize Lakeside Center amid declining convention attendance.

With our hotels, museums, culinary and cultural attractions — well, we know how to put on a good show for the thousands of delegates and guests who would attend the convention.

Though no official request for proposal has been issued yet, NBC News has learned that the city of Chicago is weighing a potential bid to host the 2024...

Illinois Democrats are weighing a potential bid for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

The Inspired Home Show, the first major trade show to cancel at McCormick Place in March 2020, returned earlier this month as the city’s convention center looks to recover from the pandemic.

Chicago is often described as a city of neighborhoods. Despite that moniker, the city doesn’t recognize or use any neighborhoods for official purposes and uses community areas instead. Here’s what you need to know.