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Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-026 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

News release, 'McCormick Place Moves Closer to Reopening' (May 26, 2021)

Announcement of reopening schedule for the second half of 2021; 122 events scheduled July 2021 through December 2022

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (CEO Larita Clark; General Manager David Causton) · Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McCormick Place), Illinois (State-created public authority, City of Chicago) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McCormick Place), Illinois (State-created public authority, City of Chicago) · Illinois
Level
State
Authority
70 ILCS 210/5
Issued
2021-05-26 May 26, 2021
Effective
2021-05-26
End
Reopened July 2021 (Ex. 027) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
May 26, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureEvents and venues
Addressees
  • show organizers, exhibitors, contractors, hotels
Functions reached
  • MC meetings and conventions
  • EV trade shows
  • LG hotel demand (Marriott Marquis, Hyatt Regency McCormick)
  • SC decorators, exhibit builders, AV and catering contractors
  • WF trade-show labor
Character
context
Collection
Local districts and authorities AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES

Operative words

Today, McCormick Place, North America's largest convention center, announced that the facility is moving closer to reopening with a robust schedule of events during the second half of 2021 and beyond.... 'We are thrilled to announce between July 2021 and December 2022 that there are 122 events scheduled at McCormick Place with an estimated attendance of 1,941,239.'

Enforcement

Operating decision of the Authority under the State and City gathering orders

Notes

Documents that no events were held from March 2020 until July 2021 (see Ex. 027).

Retrieval note

The Authority's own release.