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…

  • I am a relatively new customer of Here’s Chicago and have had great success with our advertisement thus far! I have found that we have received consistent, quantified leads from groups that we would not otherwise have had access to– and these groups have booked! The cost for our annual listing is well worth the price for the return that we have received. Be sure to utilize the promotions option as well as they are great resources to get the most out of your money.

    Levy Restaurants

  • “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, Event Planner, ESP Events

  • Working with/through HeresChicago has been a great time. They make you feel welcome and they do fun things! I hope to volunteer for them as long as I can! They’re great for meeting and event venues, services, team building, and planning - whatever you need, they can accommodate! I recommend them for all of your events needs in Chicago!

    Réjane Pierre

  • We listed our company's venue (downtown Chicago) on HeresChicago.com and consistently receive high-quality leads, several of which turned into bookings this past year (success!) On some referral sites, we get an abundance of leads that often go nowhere; on HeresChicago.com

    The leads don't feel mass-produced - emphasis on quality over quantity, which we will take every time. Once listed, the site runs itself by feeding you referrals, but if you do need help, the founder Jim is incredibly personable and eager to help. He will make sure you aren't lost in a sea of businesses but will do everything within his power to ensure you are getting the most out of your membership. Highly recommend working with Jim and the team at HeresChicago.com

    Melanie Mapes

  • 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

  • Great company! If you are planning a corporate, association, meeting or a special event in the Chicago area, I highly recommend Here's Chicago. Great service and very responsive too!

    Melissa Hahn

  • "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

  • "We're very pleased with the response and corporate leads we're receiving from your site. "

  • I have had the pleasure of working with Jim and his team on many different events and have always found them to be professional, detail orientated and the best that the City of Chicago has to offer in hospitality and in the connecting of people from different cultures and businesses. Thanks for all that you do Jim!

    Kieran Aherne

  • 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

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