Are you planning a meeting, special or corporate event in Chicago?

Your source to find Chicago’s top party locations, meeting spaces, corporate & special event venues, group outing ideas and event services

Here’s Chicago is celebrating 15 years as Chicago’s most trusted source by meeting and event planners for researching Chicago’s Planner Preferred™ meeting venues, special event spaces, restaurants with private function space, hotels and meeting and event services.

We make it easy for event and meeting planners to research and contact Chicago’s top event venues and event service providers.  Plan & find your corporate business meeting, convention or tradeshow, corporate event, private party, holiday party, wedding reception, rehearsal dinner, client event or special event is easy.  We promise that we’ll only showcase Chicago’s Planner Preferred™ meeting venues, event spaces, private dining rooms, event management companies & event service providers.

It’s free to use, fast and at no additional cost to you as a meeting, party or event planner to find & connect directly with venue group event managers representing Chicago’s top venues & event services!

So whether you’re looking to plan a small or large corporate event, company meeting, private party, convention, conference, product launch, client event, special event, birthday or bachelor/bachelorette party, rest assured that if you plan an event with one of our Planner Preferred™ listing members listed with us, you are working with the BEST in Chicago.

Metropolitan Chicago areas served

Downtown Chicago, River North, West Loop, South Loop near McCormick Place, Wrigleyville, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, Lakeview, Schaumburg, Ravenswood, Wicker Park/Bucktown, locations on the Chicago River, River East, Streeterville, Rosemont/O’hare, North Suburbs, West Suburbs, South Suburbs & Northwest Suburbs.

Find a meeting or event venue that will accommodate your event’s guest count:

0-50 guests 50-100 guests 100-150 guests 150-200 guests 200-250 guests 250-300 guests

300-400 guests 400-500 guests 500-100 guests 1000-2000 guests 2000 + guests

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Here’s what meeting planners & our current listing members say…

  • Jim Grillo is the boss of Chicago. He knows everybody and everything and Here’s Chicago is a great tool for my business. Jim and the website are both great connectors.

    David Goldstein

  • Here's Chicago is dedicated to providing the best meeting & event venues, services and team building to meeting planners and Marketing professionals from all industries in Chicago.

    Marianne Kerrigan

  • We were Hereschicago.com’s FIRST client 19 years ago and have remained with them due to the pre-qualified corporate planners that are actively interested in booking our Teambuilding programs including our Scavenger Hunts and Summer Picnics at our premier venue, UIC Picnic Grounds and across the Chicagoland area. We stay with Hereschicago.com due to Jim Grillo, CMP, the founder and owner of Hereschicago.com. Jim takes the time to make sure that we receive an ROI from our investment with them. He guaranteed we would grow our business with him and he has delivered. In addition, we have multiple listings featuring our team building programs, scavenger hunts and our picnic location on Hereschicago.com. No matter what level of advertising you select with Jim, we have found the exposure to his meeting and event professional subscribers extremely valuable. We just celebrated our company’s 25th anniversary and Hereschicago.com as a marketing partner has contributed to our sustainability and revenue growth throughout our 19 years.

    Here's Chicago's First Client

  • As I mentioned, I truly enjoy and look forward to your monthly emails. It’s one of my favorite resources for researching restaurants and venues for my local groups. Thanks again for all you do to make my life a little easier!

    Mary C. Kos, Gas Technology

  • “We have wanted to come to Chicago with our clients, but, we couldn’t find a site that put us over the top until we saw your site and all of the wonderful vendors! I love the videos and makes me want to do more in Chicago with my large client events . As an event professional, you have a lot I can utilize and will definitely be giving the vendors I found on your site a call on Monday or Tuesday. I would like to see your site in all states! It is user friendly, very interactive and displays unique Chicago venues and features great videos such as Fado Irish Pub, etc. video site tour.”

    Amy Kratich, Account Executive Manager, Galaxy Productions

  • Thank you Jim Grillo and Here's Chicago! Our venue, Lakeshore Sport & Fitness, has been listed on the site for a year. We have had a great experience and have generated more leads/revenue events, as a result. Not only has the site led to more business, but we were also proud to play host venue for Hospitality Fest 2016. It was a pleasure working with Jim and his team of professionals. The event was a huge success! We look forward to continuing our partnership with Here's Chicago.

    David Klein, Lake Shore Sport & Fitness event space

  • "As I mentioned, I truly enjoy and look forward to your monthly emails. It’s one of my favorite resources for researching restaurants and venues for my local groups. Thanks again for all you do to make my life a little easier! "

    MARY C. KOS, Meeting & Program Coordinator, Gas Technology

  • Hereschicago.com is the best online resource directory for event planners and I think it will be a continued success. Thanks for creating an online tool that helps find the best venue/vendors in the Chicagoland area.

    Irene Fry, ESP Events

  • “Here’s Chicago” is an amazing site and I will definitely tout it to all my fellow event planners and clients who have a need for planning events in the Chicago area. The site really is a planners dream because not only is it robust but it’s comprehensive and well organized. I would think every credible venue, entertainer and transportation company would clamor to be a part of your site. Chicago Tourism should be indebted to you for creating such a great tool! "

    Gail Orfanos, CMP, Director of Details, Freeland Meeting Professional Director of Details | Freelance Meeting Professional

  • I am so impressed by how you go above and beyond to help people succeed. I am so glad that our industry is so small and intimate to do this.
    I know my Boss was also very impressed with your kindness and generosity.

    Laurie Cohn, Catering and Special Events

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