McCormick

Attending the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place is a consistently enjoyable experience, thanks to the venue's thoughtful amenities and strategic layout. One standout feature is Parking Lot C, located at 2227 Fort Dearborn Drive, Chicago, IL 60616. This underground garage offers 1,900 parking spaces and is directly adjacent to the Lakeside Center, making it a convenient choice for attendees. The parking rate is a flat fee of $30 per day, with no in-and-out privileges. Navigating to Lot C is straightforward. For those approaching from Lake Shore Drive, exit at 31st Street and follow the signs to Fort Dearborn Drive; Lot C will be on your left. The facility is well-maintained, with clear signage and clean premises, ensuring a hassle-free parking experience. Inside McCormick Place, the cleanliness and organization are commendable. The venue boasts numerous pedestrian promenades and sky bridges, enhancing the overall experience and making it easy to explore the vast array of exhibits. The staff is attentive, ensuring that facilities are spotless and that visitors have access to necessary amenities. In summary, McCormick Place's strategic design, especially the convenience of Parking Lot C, combined with its commitment to cleanliness, significantly enhances the experience of attending the Chicago Auto Show.

This place is big! For me it took a while to get to the Auto Show from Parking Lot A. Although it was cloudy the walk bridge view of Cermak road and of McCormick square is nice. Also it’s nice that there is a train too. The place is cleaner than I expected. Lastly I got to the Auto Show and had fun.

2025 Chicago Auto Show: - Really cool red LEGO pickup truck; - The hilarious sign next to the breathtaking (ref: the Seinfeld episode where a guest character refers to both a baby and Elaine as "breathtaking") Cyber Truck which is meant to let you know there are these really great federal tax incentives for buying this EV, while at the same time the White House and the owner of Tesla are trying to immediately end all incentives for buying an EV; - equally as cool vehicle wrap with an amazing blue-ish color all around, done aftermarket and not a factory color unfortunately; - a sticker on a vehicle somewhere in the show that caught my eye and I plan to research it a little later; - and the odd phones placed where payphones used to be many years ago.

I go there for the Boat show, car show, c2e2. For those times, I never had a problem. Parking is up to you and when you go for what reason. For the car show and the Boat an RV show ( this is an updated review, just found out there moving the Boat show and the RV show to Rosemont 😔 ) on the 4th level Parking garage is where you want to be. 4the level kinda gave you direct access to where you got to go.by it bing in the winter, the less time you are in the cold the better. If the weather isn't bad. I would suggest parking lot C . It's cheaper and you can walk to the building, less than a 10 minute walk. Also for that parking lot they do have transportation for you to drop you off at the door. The bus would be parked on the street at the front of the lot, can't miss it. When I go there for c2e2 I park in the lot c. I know I will buy a lot of things, and I don't want to walk around with all that stuff. So I either wait till the end of my day ( you run the risk of things being sold out) or buy the things first, then walk to the car drop them off, and walk or catch the bus back.. car show and c2e2 they have this severice . So it all depends on what you're going there for. There is a coat check, one is for the hotel and one is for McCormick it self.both are downstairs. Or should I say by the front door. It's a big place, bring comfortable shoes, and you will be fine.