Chicagoland Convention and Visitors Bureaus

Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

43 West Galena Blvd.
Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: 800-477-4369
630-897-5581
Fax: 630-897-5589

Email: Sue@enjoyaurora.com
Web: www.enjoyaurora.com

• Group rates/discounts
• Consumer brochures
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Group tour manual
• Toll free telephone numbers
• Photographs/slides available
• Tour planning

Only 37 miles from Chicago's Loop, the Aurora area offers great value, service, and fun! Visit the newly remodeled Hollywood Casino, Walter Payton's Roundhouse, the Paramount Theatre, and the new Sunken Garden at Phillips Park. There are plenty of historic and cultural attractions, unique shopping, dining, and affordable lodging for every type of group!

Chicago Plus Regional Tourism Development Office

2301 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago, Illinois 60616
Phone: 312-795-1700
Fax: 312-795-1703

Email: info@chicagolandtravel.com
Web: www.chicagolandtravel.com

Chicagoland Travel provides access to hundreds of unique attractions (including world-class museums, championship golf courses, historic downtown districts, horse racing and casino gambling, scenic nature areas and family-friendly venues), diverse shopping, events, packages and itineraries, all within 60 minutes of Chicago.

Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

2304 173rd St
Lansing, IL 60438
Phone: 888.895.8233
708-895-8200
Fax: 708-895-8288

Email: kristy@cscvb.com
Web: www.visitchicagosouthland.com

• Group rates/discounts
• Consumer brochures
• Brochure shells
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Group tour manual
• Toll free telephone numbers
• Photographs/slides available
• Tour planning

The Chicago Southland, just 30 miles south of downtown Chicago, features many unique attractions including the Pullman Historic District, the Midwest Carvers Museum, riverboat casinos, horse racing, gaming adventures, antique shopping districts, theatres, affordable hotels, and outstanding restaurants. Easily accessible from major interstates and highways. Call 888-895-8233.

Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

Old Orchard Center
Arcade Level, 125 D
Skokie, IL 60070
Phone: 847-763-0011 x22
Fax: 847-763-0022

Email: asekhar@cnscvb.com
Web: www.visitchicagonorthshore.com

• Group rates
• Familiarization Tour Opportunities
• Itineraries & Themed Tours
• Consumer Brochures
• Ample FREE motorcoach parking & hot breakfast at most of our hotels
• Step on Guide assistance
• Photographs downloadable on website
• Toll free number: 866-369-0011
• Complimentary policy for accomodations/admissions/meals for excorts

Bordering Chicago along Lake Michigan, Chiacgo's North Shore is the most picturesque region in the metropolitan Chicago area, boasting a scenic byway along the lakefront rich in natural beauty and homes and gardens of distinction. The region features Northwestern University, Chicago Botanic Garden, the only Bahai House of Worship in the Western Hesisphere, the Holocaust Foundation of Illinois, the North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie and the Charles Dawes Gates House home to the Evanston Historical Society. Chicago's North Shore is only 20 minutes from downtown Chicago and its 12 lodging options offer a broad variety of accomodation options - from five star luxury to affordable rooms for the budget traveler. In addition, some of the most famous chefs have honed their trade in our award winning restaurants, and two major shopping centers, Westfield Old Orchard and Northbrook Court, offer most of the renowned retailers in the United States. Both of these shopping centers offer special group amenities and discounts to groups. The downtown hubs of Evanston and Wilmette offer unique and outdoor dining options to those that favor shopping along tree-lined streets for unique gifts and finds. Chicago's North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau offers several guided tour itineraries, including a Culinary Tour, North Shore Stained Glass Sparkle and Chicago's North Shore-Naturally. Self-guided tour itineraries include Family Friendly Fun, Shop 'til You Drop, Nature's Pleasures and much more! Visit us online to submit a Request for Proposal for any of these tours or call us. We will provide you with personalized and customized assistance to help make your North Shore tour special.

Chicago’s North Suburbs, Prospect Heights Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

664 N. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 213
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Phone: 800-955-7259
Phone: 847-577-3666
Fax: 847-590-8490

Email: m.lobell@chicagonorthsuburbs.com
Web: www.chicagonorthsuburbs.com

• Group rates/discounts
• Cooperative advertising
• Consumer brochures
• Complimentary policy for accommodations/admissions/ meals for escorts
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Group tour manual
• Group tour video
• Toll free telephone numbers
• Photographs/slides available
• Tour planning

Located only 9 miles north of O’Hare Airport and 19 miles northwest of Chicago, the Prospect Heights area offers the ideal central location in north suburban Chicago. Surrounded by unique attractions, incredible shopping, and quality, affordable accommodations, Chicago’s North Suburbs are the perfect stop on your way to everywhere.

Downers Grove Tourism and Events

(Team Illinois Participant)

801 Burlington
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Phone: 630-434-5921
Fax: 630-434-5573

Contact: Mary Scalzetti
Email: mscalzetti@downers.us
Web: www.visitdownersgrove.com

Chicagoland Travel provides access to hundreds of unique attractions (including world-class museums, championship golf courses, historic downtown districts, horse racing and casino gambling, scenic nature areas and family-friendly venues), diverse shopping, events, packages and itineraries, all within 60 minutes of Chicago.

DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

915 Harger Rd, Ste 240
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone: 800-232-0502
Fax: 630-575-8078

Email: julie@Dupagecvb.com
Web: www.dupagecvb.com

• Friendly faces!
• Interactive CD Rom Planning Guide!
• Destination Video/Website CD
• Personal service for customizing itineraries
• Easy access to Interstate 80, 90, 94, 294, 88, 55, 355
• Free Coach Parking
• Great hotel rates for 100+ group-friendly hotels
• Quick, easy commute to downtown Chicago
• Secure Suburban Location

The “Magnificent Mile West of Chicago” TM Chicago’s Western Suburbs offers shopping from the opulent Oakbrook Center to antique shops in quaint villages. Tour opportunities from high tech (Argonne and Fermi Lab) to yesteryear (Naper Settlement and Graue Mill). Museums honoring famous artworks (Elmhurst Art Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright architecture) as well as famous Americans (Billy Graham and Ernest Hemingway) and trees and plants from around the globe (Morton Arboretum). Though there is more than enough fun in DuPage County to capture your group’s interest the wonders of Chicago are just moments away!

Elgin Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

77 Riverside Dr
Elgin, IL 60120
Phone: 800-217-5362
Fax: 847-695-7668

Email: pgarlock@northernfoxrivervalley.com
Web: www.northernfoxrivervalley.com

• Group rates
• Consumer brochures
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Photographs/slides available
• Complimentary policy for accommodations/admissions/ meals for escorts
• Cooperative advertising
• Toll free telephone numbers
• Tour planning

The Elgin Area Convention and Visitors Bureau can provide assistance with all types of tour group itineraries/ programs, including: lodging, meeting logistics (audio visual, banquet, hospitality), off site dining, entertainment, meeting space, spouse tours, and promotional items.

Greater Woodfield Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

1430 N Meacham Rd, Ste 1400
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Phone: 800-VISIT-GW
847-490-1010
Fax: 847-490-1212

Email: fbolsom@chicagonorthwest.com
Web: www.chicagonorthwest.com

• Cooperative advertising
• Consumer brochures
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Group tour manual
• Group tour video
• Toll free telephone numbers
• Tour planning

Grab your bags and get ready to explore Greater Woodfield, 13 thriving communities in Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs! The Greater Woodfield area offers unique, fun filled attractions, scores of fabulous restaurants, and a wide range of hotels from first class to economy with affordable rates, and free motor coach parking all conveniently located just 15 miles northwest of O’Hare International Airport and 35 minutes from downtown Chicago. Call for your Destination Guide today!

Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

175 W Rennington Blvd
Bolingbrok, IL 60440
Phone: 800-535-5682
Phone: 603-226-1764
Fax: 815-727-2324

Email: janiel@HCCVBIL.com
Web: www.heritagecorridorcvb.com

• Group rates/discounts
• Cooperative advertising
• Consumer brochures
• Complimentary policy for accommodations/admissions/ meals for escorts
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Group tour manual
• Group tour video
• Toll free telephone numbers
• Photographs/slides available
• Tour planning

At the Crossroads of I 55 and I 80, only 45 minutes south of Chicago, we offer casinos, historic mansions, restored vaudeville theater, Soft Adventure, Hiking/Biking, Nascar, Paintball, extreme Tour packages and itineraries are sports, and more for Youth groups to Seniors available from the Heritage Corridor Visitors Bureau, your “one stop shopping” bureau in the Chicagoland area.

Joliet Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

150 W Jefferson St
Joliet, IL 60432
Phone: 815-723-9045
Fax: 815-723-9212

Email: bbenson@jolietcity.org
Web: www.cityofjoliet.info

Bureau Services:

• Competitive group rates available
• Customized group packages
• Welcome reception available
• Step-on guides
• Familiarization tours
• Day trips
• Consumer brochures
• Color photography/slides/digital
• PowerPoint presentation
• Themed tours itineraries, including Victorian Holiday, Joliet’s Mystery Tour, Antique Style Show, Bringing History to Life, River Casino Express, Take Me Out to the Ballpark, Wit and Wisdom, and An Afternoon at the Mansion
  

Joliet offers something for everyone, with great group trips just 45 minutes south of Chicago. Enjoy the architecture of Joliet’s magnificent historic mansions and relish in the history of the city of Steel and Stone, take in a ball game on a beautiful day, or be entertained by classic characters, magnificent mysteries or beautiful tunes. There’s so much to see and do, one trip is never enough!

Lake County, Illinois Convention and Visitors Bureau

5455 W Grand Ave, Ste 302
Gurnee, IL 60031
Phone: 800.LAKE NOW
847-662-2700
Fax: 847-662-2702

Email: jayne@lakecounty.org
Web: www.lakecounty.org

Bureau Services:

• Group rates/discounts
• Consumer brochures
• Complimentary policy for accommodations/admissions/ meals for escorts
• Familiarization tours
• Group tour manual
• Photographs/slides available
• Tour planning

Located half an hour north of Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, is the perfect group tour destination. Top attractions include Gurnee Mills with Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Rainforest Cafe, and 220 outlet and specialty retailers; Six Flags Great America; Cuneo Museum & Gardens; Tempel Lipizzan Stallions; Ravinia Music Festival; Marytown/Kolbe Shrine; Great Lakes Naval Training Center; and Historic Long Grove Village; Long Grove Confectionery Factory tours; and Libertyville Sports Complex.

Lisle Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

4746 Main St
Lisle, IL 60532
Phone: 800-733-9811
630-769-1000
Fax: 630-769-1006

Email: slade@stayinlisle.com
Web: www.StayInLisle.com

• Group rates/discounts
• Consumer brochures
• Complimentary policy for escorts
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Group tour manual
• DVD/photos/slides available
• Toll free telephone numbers
• Photographs/slides available
• Personalized tour planning

Lisle, Chicago’s affordable alternative, has all the charm of a weekend resort with a wide variety of attractions. Home of the Morton Arboretum and four world class hotels, Lisle is centrally located in the Western suburbs of Chicago between O’Hare and Midway airports.

Naperville Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

212 S. Webster Street, Suite 104
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: 630-305-7701
Toll Free Number: 877-23-NAPER (2737)
Fax: 630-305-7793

Email: cstanovich@naper.org
Web: www.visitnaperville.com

We Provide Assistance with:

• Site Selection
• Bid Proposals
• Site Inspection
• Event Coordination, Leisure Activities and Spouse Tours
• Visitor Guides, Welcome Banner, Name Badges

Naperville offers unique and exciting attractions, restaurants and shopping in a charming and historic downtown. Stroll the Riverwalk, step back in time at the award-winning Naper Settlement or be a kid again at the DuPage Children's Museum. Hotel packages are available. With 16 hotels, Naperville meets the needs of every traveler. Take advantage of the complimentary event-planning services provided by the Naperville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Oak Park Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

1118 Westgate
Oak Park, IL 60301
Phone: 888-OAK PARK
708-524-7800
Fax: 708-524-7473

Email: info@visitoakpark.com
Web: www.visitoakpark.com

• Group rates/discounts
• Consumer brochures
• Complimentary policy for accommodations/admissions/ meals for escorts
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Group tour manual
• Group tour video
• Photographs/slides available
• Tour planning

Oak Park and the 19 adjacent communities are all approximately 20 minutes away from downtown Chicago and are convenient to both O'Hare International and Midway airports. Oak Park and its surrounding communities have features and services that you, as a tour operator, will appreciate from world renowned Frank Lloyd Wright architecture to a world renowned zoo.

Rosemont Convention Bureau

9301 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: 847-993-4635
Fax: 847-696-9700

Email: gbailey@rosemont.com
Contact: www.rosemont.com

There is plenty to see and do in Rosemont. From exciting sports and musical entertainment, to unique shopping, everyone enjoys a visit here. Whether it’s events at the Rosemont Theatre or the Allstate Arena, we have the show for everyone. Don’t forget to stop for dinner at our fine and casual dining restaurants.

St Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Team Illinois Participant)

311 N Second St, Ste 100
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: 800-777-4373
630-377-6161 x113
Fax: 630-513-0566

Email: info@visitstcharles.com
Web: www.visitstcharles.com

• Group rates/discounts
• Consumer brochures
• Familiarization tour opportunities
• Photographs/slides available
• Tour planning
• “Garden Tours” for garden clubs!

St. Charles, Illinois is located one hour west of Chicago along the Fox River. In October, visit the annual Scarecrow Festival, voted one of ABA’s Top 100 Events for 2000! Enjoy historic downtown shopping, paddlewheel riverboat cruises, the monthly Kane County Flea Market, Pheasant Run Resort & Dinner Theatre & The Steel Beam Theatre. Itinerary planning, visitors guides, and step on tours available for overnight groups.