At a glance

LAK
E S
HO
RE
41
McCormick Place

DR
IVE
North

T
Northerly
Island
he 102nd Chicago Auto Show, Feb. 12-21 in McCormick Place
North and South, features hundreds of U.S. and imported
passenger cars and trucks, commercial and recreational
South Burnham
vehicles and concept cars, along with auto accessories and related Park
exhibits. Here’s a guide to help you get to McCormick Place and navigate
the exhibits once you’re there. 55

1/4 MILE

FACTS AND FIGURES

WHEN: Feb. 12 through Feb. 21

HOURS: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 22)

WHERE: McCormick Place North and South, 23rd Street and Lake Shore Drive Chicago Fire Dept.
Drive Chicago Tuner Cars American Red Cross
SPONSOR: Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Pipefitters’ Assoc.
Local 597 Tailgate Alley
ADMISSION:
Adults (13 and older) $11 Children 7–12 $7
Senior citizens (62 and older) $7 Children 6 and younger with paying adult FREE
Chicago
Rt. 66
Region Model T
Raceway
SCCA Club
U.S. Army
HOW TO GET THERE Cook County Sherriff’s Dept.

CAR
FROM THE NORTH: Take the Edens
Expressway (I-94) or the Jane Addams
Tollway (I-90) to the Kennedy Expressway
(I-90/94). Continue south to the Dan Ryan.
Stay right and exit at the Stevenson
Expressway (I-55) north to King Drive. Take
King north to the garage at 23rd Street. Or
continue to Lake Shore Drive. Exit south to
31st Street or north to 18th Drive.
FROM THE WEST: Take the Eisenhower
Expressway (I-290) east to the Dan Ryan.
Exit south and continue to the Stevenson.
Exit north and continue to King Drive. Take
King north to the garage at 23rd Street.
Or continue north to Lake Shore
Drive. Exit south to 31st Street or
north to 18th Drive.
FROM THE SOUTH: Take the Bishop Ford
Freeway (I-94) or Interstate 57 north to the
Dan Ryan (I-90/94). Continue north to the
Stevenson. Exit north to King Drive. Take
King north to the garage at 23rd Street. Or
continue to Lake Shore Drive. Exit south to
31st Street or north to 18th Drive.
Illinois State
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Police
■ Chicago Transit Authority buses
on Routes 3, 21 and 129 serve
McCormick Place. Illinois Sec. of State Chicago Police
■ The CTA runs special buses on Fleet & commercial
Route 127 between McCormick 35TH
Place and Union Station. They
board on Canal Street. The bus
then proceeds north to the Ogilvie 1/4 MILE
Transportation Center. The bus to
McCormick Place will board on the
Washington Street side and return
to the Madison Street side. The Suzuki
buses run every 6 minutes, starting
1 hour before the show opens and
ending 1 hour after it closes. Buick
■ The CTA Red Line elevated train
has a stop at Cermak near Clark
Street, about five blocks west of
McCormick Place. A shuttle from
the CTA Orange Line at Halsted
Street will run every 10 to 15 Cadillac
minutes on weekends.
■ CTA cash fares are $2.25.

FROM INDIANA: Take the Indiana Toll ■ The Metra Electric line from the Volo
Bridgestone Auto
Road and Chicago Skyway (both I-90) to south suburbs serves McCormick Museum
the Dan Ryan. Continue north to the Place at its 23rd Street Station in
Stevenson. Exit north to King Drive. Take the hall. One-way fares range from
King north to the garage at 23rd Street. Or $2.25 to $8.50. Call 836-7000 or Best
continue to Lake Shore Drive. Exit south to visit www.transitchicago.com or of Show
31st Street or north to 18th Drive. www.metrarail.com. MCCORMICK Ticket
P L AC E sales
NORTH

FLOOR PLAN KEY

Exhibits Stairs GRAND CONCOURSE

Food service Elevators

Restrooms Escalators

100 FEET N

PARKING
Parking is
available at all the BMW Volkswagen
lots that directly Toyota
Audi
serve McCormick
Place.

■ Rates at Lot A
at 23rd and King Shell Porsche Explorer
Drive, Lot B at 31st vans
Street and Lake
Shore Drive and Scion
underground Lot
Acura
C are $19. (To
access the
underground lot,
exit Lake Shore
Airstream

Drive at 31st Chevrolet

Dealers/
Street. Go east to
Family Honda
Fort Dearborn Fun Mercury
Drive. Turn north
to the entrance.)
Lamborghini
■ Soldier Field Lotus
Mercedes-Benz/
and Burnham Maybach Lincoln
Harbor lots cost Fisker
$19.

■ Weekend rates
at Millennium Lexus
Mitsubishi
Park garage are
$14 per day.

■ A free shuttle Taste Chrysler

bus will run from of
Chicago Infiniti
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Auto
weekends from
Show
Millennium Park.

State
Farm
Dodge

WHEELCHAIR
ACCESS
McCormick Place Best of Show
is wheelchair Child safety Chicago Auto
accessible. MCCORMICK
Show history Newport convertible
Scooter rental P L AC E SOU T H
costs $50 and
wheelchairs are
$15. Call
888-441-7575 for
reservations.
Pickup is at the
concierge desk
near Gate 4.

SOURCES: Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, Electronic Industries

Association, Chicago Automobile Trade Association, Metropolitan Pier & Exposition
Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace, Chicago Park District. TRIBUNE GRAPHIC