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Chicago rents thousands of empty hotel rooms for people who can’t isolate at home

Those diagnosed with COVID-19 or are awaiting test results will be housed in hotels to alleviate strain on hospitals.

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These 18 hotels are packed with Chicago history

From boutique mansions to historic renovations

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12 historic Chicago buildings reborn as hotels

Outdated office towers, private clubs, and industrial warehouses get second chances as trendy guest rooms.

Coworking gets cozy at the Hoxton hotel in Fulton Market

London’s "anti-hotel" group expands into the red-hot coworking market in Chicago.

Stay in a plant-filled hotel suite modeled after the Garfield Park Conservatory

The Kimpton Gray rooms are inspired by conservatory houses.

Two hotel projects would bring more than 700 rooms to Fulton Market

The developments include no on-site parking, sparking traffic concerns.

High-rise hotel pitched for vacant site near Cabrini Green

The 24-story proposal calls for 219 guest rooms and parking for 90 cars.

In River North, stalled condo project turns to apartment-style hotel rooms

The five-story proposal replaces earlier plans for a skinny 12-story tower.

In Streeterville, Harry Weese condos tapped for hotel conversion

The 1956 building features a mix of midcentury design and classic Chicago School architecture.

Two more hotel towers planned for booming Fulton Market

Developers pitch glassy high-rises for 920 and 800 W. Lake Street.

Hotel project near Union Station sits dormant

The 24-story, 615-room Toyoko Inn Hotel development broke ground last spring.

Extended-stay hotel for McDonald’s trainees opens in West Loop

The new Hyatt House offers 200 guest rooms, including 67 suites for Hamburger University attendees.

Glassy hotel pitched for narrow lot across from Palace Theatre

The 13-story project would contain 310 rooms and no on-site parking.

West Loop’s Nobu Hotel gets opening date, new renderings

The highly anticipated project will open its doors in October.

Hoxton Hotel brings midcentury vibes to Fulton Market District

The 182-room boutique development is an effortlessly cool place to stay, eat, and work.

Historic Motor Row building eyed for 200-room hotel conversion

The adaptive reuse project is the latest hotel development headed to the McCormick Square entertainment district.

56-story Essex on the Park opens along Michigan Avenue

The South Loop project offers sweeping views of Grant Park, the city, and the lake.

University of Chicago hotel aims to blend hospitality and education

The 167-room Study Hotel hopes to break ground in the next few months.

West Loop Hotel commissions local artists to paint guest rooms

Find art at Hotel Chicago from JC Rivera, Asend, and Elloo.

Some hotels ratify contracts, 17 still have workers on strike

The strike peaked with 26 hotels and began September 7.

Why are Chicago hotel workers on strike?

26 downtown hotels are affected

Mag Mile hotel brings ‘urban glamping’ experience to downtown Chicago

You need not leave they city to glamp out in style this summer.

Logan Square hotel plan revealed ahead of public meeting

The proposal for 2618 N. Milwaukee Avenue calls for 44 guest rooms, two restaurants, and a rooftop deck.

Millennial-focused Moxy Hotel opens in River North

The 156-room boutique hotel brings a hip attitude and new public art to the corner of Grand and LaSalle.

Construction resumes on Fulton Market’s Nobu Hotel

The troubled project halted work in November and changed developers.

Downtown hotel breaks ground despite alderman’s move to strip zoning

Construction on the 24-story Toyoko Inn is underway at 320 S. Clinton Street.

A closer look at Hyde Park’s upcoming Sophy Hotel

The 98-room project at 53rd and Dorchester will open this summer.

A look inside River North’s newly opened Found Hotel

Previously an SRO, the 60-room boutique hotel offers both private and shared accommodations for travelers on a budget.

Long-dormant 24-story project hotel near Union Station shows signs of life

It’s been six years since the downtown’s proposed Toyoko Inn Hotel was approved by the city.

Wrigleyville’s new 21-room hotel channels neighborhood vibe

The Wheelhouse is a 3 minute walk from Wrigley Field

Wrigley’s Hotel Zachary now taking reservations

Get a room for $209 per night

Record-breaking number of tourists visit Chicago in 2017

Eight hotels are scheduled to open in 2018

Chicago’s new Midtown Athletic Club hotel prepares to open

The 55-room establishment is the latest boutique hotel to crop up outside of Chicago’s downtown core.

Another boutique hotel proposed for the Fulton Market District

A developer plans to remodel and expand the building at Wayman and Peoria into 28 guest rooms.

Chicago’s Equinox hotel to rise 58 stories above the West Loop

The proposed high-rise would top out at an impressive 680 feet.

Long-delayed Clybourn Corridor hotel project looking to move forward

The proposed Aloft Hotel project would replace a gravel parking lot at 1523 N. Fremont Street.

Historic Carbide & Carbon Building repositioning as St. Jane Hotel

The Art Deco high-rise will no longer house the Hard Rock Hotel

Hotel plan emerges for Logan Square

The old Grace’s Furniture building on Milwaukee Avenue is preparing for a hotel transformation.

Hyde Park boutique hotel project gets a name

Now known as ‘Sophy,’ the seven-story hotel is replacing a parking lot and two-story commercial building at 53rd and Dorchester.