Yeah I think hotels are iffy. So much of Chicago's hotel business is driven by McCormick Place conventions, not even typical tourism or business travel.
I have to imagine that the trade show-industrial complex will be reeling from Covid for years even if a successful vaccine/drug comes along - firms are finding other ways to network and market their products/services that don't involve pricey airfares, hotel stays, and expense-account-fueled debauchery.
If that's the case, then good riddance... turn McCormick Place into a year round venue for youth and amateur-adult sports, turn the hotels into housing, and turn the ridiculous McCormick Busway into a CTA asset.
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