Chicago Auto Show Could Return In 2021 The Chicago Auto Show and many other big events could return to Chicago this year. The city of Chicago lost the annual Auto Show this year due to the pandemic. It's usually held every February at the McCormick Center by the lake. It is a MASSIVE event that takes place over 10 days. It's been held every year since 2005 and was growing bigger every year. We used to do remotes there. I'm not a big car guy at all but it was still pretty cool to see all the new stuff. There was basically every car manufacturer in the world there showing off their best stuff. There was stuff there for the car nerds as well but I just ignored that stuff.