Plan Your Visit

Chicago Build 2025 is free to attend and will take place in Hall D2, Lakeside Center Level 3, McCormick Place.

OPENING TIMES:

Wednesday, Oct 29 2025 - 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday, Oct 30 2025 - 9:30am - 4:30pm

VENUE ADDRESS:

McCormick Place, 2301 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616, United States

PARKING: Find out all parking options available near McCormick Place. Lot C is the designated parking spot for the event. Spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Book online to secure your spot.

McCORMICK PLACE WEBSITE

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BY BUS

Getting to McCormick Place made very convenient by riding the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) transit system. The CTA provides the following bus service and runs approximately every 15 minutes, with drop off located at 2301 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, between the main North/South and West Building entrances.

You can take the following routes: #3 King Drive bus, #21 Cermak bus, or alternatively #4 Cottage Grove bus, #X4 Cottage Grove Express bus, #1 Bronzeville/Union Station bus.

CTA JOURNEY PLANNER

BY TRAIN

The nearest CTA “L” train station to McCormick Place is the Green line Cermak-McCormick Place station, located at the intersection of E. Cermak Road and S. State Street, 2 blocks (0.15 mile) from the northwest corner of the McCormick Place West Building.

One-way CTA “L” train fare is $2.50 (additional fare if coming directly from O’Hare Airport). It’s best to buy a Ventra card or download the Ventra app before riding the CTA, but you can also tap to pay with a credit card on all buses and trains.

CTA JOURNEY PLANNER

BY CAR

McCormick place offers various parking options. For Chicago Build taking place in the Lakeside Center, Lot C is the designated the primary parking location. It is in close proximity and walking distance to the convention complex and is ADA accessible.

Address: McCormick Place Lakeside Center and Arie Crown Theater
2301 S. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
Parking Lot C: 1801 Fort Dearborn Drive, Chicago, IL 60616

See all car park locations here.

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FROM THE AIRPORT

By CTA:

From O’Hare: Take the CTA Blue Line to Clark/Lake, then transfer to a southbound Green Line train.
From Midway: Take the CTA Orange Line to Roosevelt, then transfer to the elevated Green Line and ride one stop south to Cermak-McCormick Place.

The Cermak-McCormick Place Station is about a 2-block (0.15 mile) walk from the northwest corner of McCormick Place West.

Taxi options are also available from both airports directly to McCormick Place.

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