Chicago Shoe Expo
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To find hotels in the area:
Hotel Distance From Area Transportation:
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 14 miles SE
MIDWAY AIRPORT - 11 miles NE
DIRECTIONS
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 14 MILE(S)
Take I-190 to I-90 East to Downtown Chicago. Exit Ohio Street. Turn left on State
Street. The hotel is located on the left side of State Street.
MIDWAY AIRPORT - 11 MILE(S)
Exit Midway and proceed north on Cicero Ave. to I-55 North. Take I-55 North to I-90/94
West (Dan Ryan Expy). Exit Ohio Street. Turn left on State Street. The hotel is located
on the left side of State Street.
FROM THE SOUTH (Kankakee, Champaign/Urbana):
I-55 North to I-94/90 West (Dan Ryan Expressway). Follow to Downtown. Exit Ohio
Street to State Street (5 blocks). Turn left on State Street. Embassy Suites is on the left.
FROM THE SOUTHEAST (Northwest Indiana, Indianapolis, IN):
Take I-65 North to I-90 West (Indiana Toll Road). I-90 West to I-94/90 West (Dan Ryan
Expressway). Follow to Downtown. Exit Ohio Street to State Street (5 blocks). Turn left
on State Street. Embassy Suites is on the left.
FROM THE WEST (Iowa, Western Suburbs):
Take I-88 East to I-290 East. Follow to I-94/90 West (Wisconsin). Exit Ohio Street to
State Street (5 blocks). Turn left on State Street. Embassy Suites is on the left.
FROM THE NORTHWEST(Rockford, O'Hare Airport, Northwestern Suburbs):
I-90 East merges into I-94/90 East (Kennedy Expressway). Follow to Downtown
"Loop". Exit Ohio Street to State Street (5 blocks). Embassy Suites is on the left.
FROM THE NORTH (Wisconsin, Northern Suburbs):
Take I-94 East (Edens Expressway) to I-94/90 East (Kennedy Expressway). Follow to
Downtown. Exit Ohio Street to State Street (5 blocks). Embassy Suites is on the left.
TAXI SERVICE
O'Hare International Airport - one way to Hotel $30.00-$40.00
Midway Airport - one way to Hotel $20.00-$30.00
AIRPORT EXPRESS
Continental Air Transport services downtown hotels from both O'Hare and Midway
Airports. Buses depart every 15 minutes from baggage claim area. (Departing O'Hare
- $23.00 per person/$42.00 round trip; Departing Midway - $18.00 per person/$32.00
round trip)
To arrange service from the Hotel, call the Hotel concierge or Continental Air
Transport at 1-888-284-3826 twenty-four to forty-eight hours prior to flight departure.
Online reservations available for Continental Air Transport
SUBWAY
Fare is $1.75 one way. Trains run every 10 minutes (Schedules change slightly after
midnight and on weekends).
From Midway: Take orange line to State and Lake. Go through turnstile and get free
transfer. Walk 1/2 block south on State to Howard Line North. Exit at State and Grand
Avenue. Walk one block North to Hotel. Approx. 45-50 minutes.
From O'Hare: Take O'Hare - Congress line to Washington Street. Exit train and follow
stairwell down to signs for the Howard - Dan Ryan Train. Take Howard Train North to
Grand Avenue. Hotel is one block North. Approx. 45 minutes.
All Rates listed above are subject to change.
Parking
Valet parking at the Embassy Suites Hotel is $22/night for hotel guests or $17/day for
buyers with our special Shoe Expo rate. Be sure to tell the valet that you're with the
Chicago Shoe Expo.
If you are staying at the Four Points Sheraton, Overnight guests self-park for just $30
per night.
If you choose not to park at either hotel, there is additional parking in the areas
around the hotels