Chicago has been voted Best Big City in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler readers for a record-breaking 7 years in a row! 🙌🏆 Over 520,000 travelers from around the world cast their votes and once again crowned Chicago as the nation’s Best Big City. ✨ Share the news with #ChicagoBestBigCityx7 We'd like to give a special shoutout to our incredible partners in the tourism and hospitality industry. Thank you for being a welcoming beacon to our city to make visitors (and residents) feel at home in Chicago. 🔗 Read what keeps Chicago on top year after year: https://bit.ly/31gAJbh
Choose Chicago
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Chicago, IL 23,497 followers
Choose Chicago is the official destination marketing organization for Chicago, Illinois.
About us
Choose Chicago is the official destination marketing organization for Chicago, Illinois. Our mission is to bring regional, national and international business and leisure visitors to Chicago for the economic benefit of the City, the community and our membership. For information about membership with Choose Chicago or services for meeting professionals, please go to www.ChooseChicago.com.
- Website
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http://www.choosechicago.com
External link for Choose Chicago
- Industry
- Leisure, Travel & Tourism
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2012
- Specialties
- meetings, conventions, tourism, trade shows, conferences, and special events
Locations
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Primary
301 E. Cermak Rd.
Chicago, IL 60616, US
Employees at Choose Chicago
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Nina Grondin
Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Curioso
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Angela Hearn
Vice President of Marketing, Choose Chicago
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Michelle Abram Gonzalez
Vice President, Media Relations at Choose Chicago
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Roz Stuttley, CMP, CDE
Director, Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Choose Chicago Foundation/Choose Chicago
Updates
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Great opportunities for our hotel and restaurant partners tomorrow. Still time to register for these valuable virtual training sessions!
To make sure Chicago is ready for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, we will be offering Zoom trainings on serving customers with disabilities in hotels and restaurants. These training sessions are open to the public and offered at no charge. Sign up today: https://lnkd.in/g5yQRqJR
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Our Interim President and CEO Richard Gamble joined Chicago 2024 Host Committee Executive Director Christy George on Fox 32 Chicago this morning to talk about all the ways our city is rolling out the red carpet for the 50,000+ visitors coming to town for one of the biggest events of the summer. Watch the full segment here: https://lnkd.in/g7kvHw59
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This evening, our board chair Glenn Eden moderated a panel discussion with the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee and Chicago 2024 Host Committee leadership teams in front of an audience of National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) members at Hue. Chicago. Christy George, Jaime Harrison, Minyon Moore, and Keiana Barrett shared updates on the planning process for the 2024 DNC at United Center and McCormick Place later this month. It was an insightful and informative conversation and a glimpse into all of the work that goes into planning such a significant event. Thanks to this amazing group and their respective teams for bringing what is sure to be an incredible event to Chicago!
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Congratulations to Choose Chicago Board Member and MPEA CEO Larita Clark on this wonderful and well-deserved feature in Trade Show Executive magazine! Responding to a question on what has kept her at MPEA and in Chicago over a decades-long career, she says: "I love Chicago. I was born and raised in Chicago. The diversity of people, restaurants, culture and opportunities are unparalleled in Chicago. I am honored to work at a place charged with introducing millions of people annually to the city that I love." Couldn't have said it better ourselves. Thank you for your continued leadership and partnership! 🤝 Full article available here: https://lnkd.in/gJh2RgtS
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We are proud to support the Chicago Alliance of Film Festivals through our partnership with the Chicago Film Office and the Sundance Institute. Independent film festivals are an integral component of Chicago's cultural fabric, and supporting the work of local filmmakers and film curators is critical to ensuring a bright future for this art form in our city.
We had a great screening last night of Greta Gerwig's Barbie as part of the #MillenniumPark Summer Film Series! There's more FREE film screenings in the Park to come and you can find them at MillenniumPark.org. DCASE + the Chicago Film Office were proud to host a special moment in which Choose Chicago presented the Chicago Alliance of Film Festivals (CAFF) with a check for $20,000 to support all of the work they do for the city's amazing film festival sector! These funds were generated by ticket sales from last month’s groundbreaking Sundance Institute x Chicago 2024 partnership between Choose, the City of Chicago, and Sundance Institute. Learn more about them and the 40+ member festivals at ChicagoScreens.org and sign up for festival alerts today!
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The Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament is coming back to Chicago in 2026!🏀🙌 Choose Chicago and the Chicago Sports Commission joined the United Center and Big Ten Conference in making the announcement this morning. 2026 will mark the 12th time that Chicago has hosted the tournament at the United Center and the fifth since the creation of the Chicago Sports Commission in 2011. More details here: https://lnkd.in/gk2XnA7Z
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This just in: Chicago has been selected to host The Premier League and NBC Sports' 10th Premier League Mornings Live Fan Festival! 🎉⚽️ Mark your calendars for September 21-22, for a free, two-day event celebrating Premier League soccer. Fans will enjoy live broadcasts of Premier League matches, meet club mascots, and participate in family-friendly activities. Learn more and sign up to receive event updates at the link below! https://lnkd.in/gV3cN69h
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We are excited today to release a series of twelve DNC Guides curated for visitors in town for the 2024 Democratic National Convention August 19 – 22. In true Chicago Style, the guides showcase our neighborhoods, cultural institutions, local businesses, music scene, family-friendly attractions, and more. They will be shared directly with delegates and others in town for the DNC to encourage the 50,000+ visitors to explore all that our city has to offer. Check out these guides and other resources on our official DNC landing page at the link below! #ChicagoStyleSummer https://lnkd.in/gb7Ad54c
Chicago Democratic National Convention 2024 | Choose Chicago
choosechicago.com
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We are partnering with Art Institute of Chicago to sponsor Project Windows 2024, celebrating the current exhibit "Georgia O'Keeffe: My New Yorks." These visual display contests first launched in 2012 as a way for local retailers to leverage the Art Institute’s world-class exhibitions that routinely attract tourists from around the globe. Project Windows has developed into a city-wide celebration of art and creativity, allowing small businesses to create beautiful displays and tap into Chicago's cultural energy. Pictured here are just a handful of the many gorgeous participating storefronts. Check out more here: https://lnkd.in/gk9Yzs2T And vote for your favorites here: https://lnkd.in/gKABG8qY
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