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Northern Suburbs

  • Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore (847.679.8900; www.ichotelsgroup.com) in Skokie recently finished updating its guest rooms. The 244-room hotel offers 15,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center Chicago North Shore (847.769.7000; www.hilton.com) in Skokie renovated its fitness center in 2009. The property features 369 guest rooms and 22,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • Hilton Chicago/Northbrook (847.480.7500; www.hilton.com) recently wrapped up a renovation of its grand ballroom and added brand-new equipment to its complimentary business center. The property also renovated its guest room bathrooms and added 32-inch flat-screen TVs to all guest units. The property has 248 guest units and 20,000 square feet of function space.
  • Wingate by Wyndham Prospect Heights/Northbrook (847.419.3600; www.wingatehotels.com) finished a guest room upgrade in fall 2009. Located in Prospect Heights, the property offers 108 guest units and 5,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • Lake Zurich welcomed a new Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (847.726.7500; www.ichotelsgroup.com) in March. The property offers 800 square feet of meeting space and 86 guest rooms.
  • Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago Deer Park (847.726.0500; www.hamptoninn.com) opened in July. The property features 104 guest rooms and a meeting room for up to 80 people.
  • Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-Libertyville (847.680.8828; www.hamptoninn.com) opened in July. The hotel boasts 96 guest rooms and a meeting room for up to 25 people.

Northwestern Suburbs

  • The Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove (847.290.1600; www.starwoodhotels.com) recently finished a multimillion-dollar upgrade. The property offers 255 guest rooms and 5,500 square feet of function space.
  • Hyatt Regency Woodfield-Schaumburg (847.605.1234; www.hyatt.com) recently completed a $32 million renovation of its public space and guest rooms. The hotel features 470 guest rooms and more than 30,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • Located in Rosemont, the 1,096-room Hyatt Regency O’Hare (847.696.1234; www.hyatt.com) completed a guest room renovation in spring 2009. The property offers more than 110,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Elgin (847.426.6400; www.countryinns.com) finished a guest room upgrade in 2009. The property offers 97 guest rooms and two meeting rooms.

Western Suburbs

  • The Carleton of Oak Park Hotel (708.848.5000; www.carletonhotel.com) recently completed a guest room upgrade. The historic property offers 153 guest rooms and 6,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • The 339-room Chicago Marriott Oak Brook (630.573.8555; www.marriott.com) recently finished a renovation. The property boasts 339 guest rooms and 18,600 square feet of meeting space.
  • Hotel Arista (630.579.4100; www.hotelarista.com) recently debuted in Naperville as the first Illinois hotel to receive LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The AAA Four Diamond property, which bills itself as an "eco chic" hotel, is the centerpiece of CityGate Centre, a 1 million-square-foot, mixed-use lifestyle center. Highlights of the 144-room property include 10,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 5,000-square-foot grand ballroom, and SugarToad, its signature restaurant. A 12,000-square-foot spa is scheduled to open at the hotel this year.
  • Candlewood Suites Aurora-Naperville (630.907.9977; www.ichotelsgroup.com) opened in Aurora in February with 83 rooms and meeting space for up to 10 people.
  • Pheasant Run Resort (630.584.6300; www.summithotels.com) in St. Charles finished a renovation of its courtyard guest rooms last spring and unveiled its new Jambalaya restaurant last February. The 250-acre property offers 473 guest rooms and 100,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • Hotel Baker (630.584.2100; www.hotelbaker.com) in St. Charles finished a renovation of its guest rooms in November. The property offers 53 guest rooms and four meeting rooms accommodating up to 300 people.
  • The Hickory Ridge Marriott Conference Hotel (630.971.5000; www.marriott.com) in Lisle recently completed a $2.5 million upgrade. The 26-acre property offers 80,000 square feet of meeting space and 363 guest rooms.
  • Hyatt Lisle (630.852.1234; www.hyatt.com) renovated its lobby bar in 2009. The hotel features 316 guest rooms and 13,200 square feet of meeting space.
  • Hilton Lisle/Naperville (630.505.0900; www.hilton.com) in Lisle recently renovated its guest room bathrooms and added 32-inch flat-screen TVs to guest units. The property also updated its 24-hour business center with complimentary new computers and other equipment. The hotel has 309 guest units and 18,000 square feet of function space.

Chicago Southland

  • Construction is under way on an expansion of the Tinley Park Convention Center (708.895.8200; www.visitchicagosouthland.com). Located in Tinley Park, the project is slated for completion by mid-2011 and will include the addition of 24,000 square feet of exhibit space, 7,450 square feet of meeting space and 450 parking spaces. As part of the project, the attached Holiday Inn Chicago-Tinley Park-Convention Center (708.444.1100; www.ichotelsgroup.com) will add 68 guest rooms to its inventory. When the project is finished, the convention center will offer 60,000 square feet of exhibit space, 24,000 square feet of meeting space and 1,500 parking spaces, and the hotel will feature 270 guest rooms.
  • Located in Alsip, Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Alsip (708.371.7300; www.chicagoalsip.doubletree.com) recently finished a guest room update. The property offers 193 guest rooms and 15,000 square feet of meeting space.
  • Situated a few miles from Midway Airport, Hilton Oak Lawn (708.425.7800; www.hilton.com) spruced up its meeting space, public space and guest rooms. The property features 20,000 square feet of meeting space and 184 rooms.
  • The Best Western Oak Forest Hotel (708.687.4800; www.bestwestern.com) opened in Oak Forest in spring 2009. The property offers 60 guest rooms and meeting space for up to 50 people.
  • Located in Bolingbrook, aloft Bolingbrook (630.410.6367; www.starwoodhotels.com) opened in October. The new hotel features 155 guest rooms and 500 square feet of meeting space.
  • Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge (630.986.4100; www.marriott.com) recently upgraded its fitness center. The property boasts 184 guest units and 10,760 square feet of meeting space.