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Meeting and event venues in Illinois

The Langham, Chicago
Hotel · Chicago, United States
Up to 260 guests3 event spaces
The hotel fills the lower floors of Mies van der Rohe's last American building, the former IBM tower on the Chicago River.
Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
Hotel · Chicago, United States
300–2,000 guests4 event spaces
50,000 sq ft of event space for 10 to 2,000 attendees, with a 400-guest ballroom, in an 1893 hotel facing Grant Park
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
Hotel · Chicago, United States
Up to 250 guests1 event space339 rooms to stay
Adrian Smith's 98-storey tower on the Chicago River rises 423 metres, second in the city only to Willis Tower, with the hotel on its lower floors.
Bank of Springfield Center
Event space · Springfield, United States
50–6,459 guests6 event spaces
A 44,000 sq ft column-free hall and a 9,100 sq ft ballroom for conventions and receptions in Springfield, Illinois
The Drake Hotel
Hotel · Chicago, United States
18–900 guests8 event spaces
Ballrooms for up to 900 guests at a reception and 30,000 sq ft of meeting space on Chicago's Magnificent Mile
Hotel Baker
Hotel · St. Charles, United States
200–350 guests6 event spaces53 rooms to stay
Meetings for 10 to 350, a 200-seat 1928 ballroom and 53 bedrooms on the Fox River in downtown St. Charles, Illinois
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Hotel · Chicago, United States
Up to 700 guests4 event spaces792 rooms to stay
Built in 1929 as the Medinah Athletic Club, with a 14th-floor swimming pool where Johnny Weissmuller trained and a gold dome over Michigan Avenue.
Salvage One
Event space · Chicago, United States
60–250 guests4 event spaces
A 60,000 sq ft salvage warehouse with a courtyard, a ceremony hall for 250 standing and a reception floor for 250 seated
Starved Rock Lodge
Hotel · Oglesby, United States
30–200 guests5 event spaces
A 1930s log lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Starved Rock State Park, with spaces for 200 and over 60 rooms
Danada House
Historic house · Wheaton, United States
90–250 guests8 event spaces
Grand Atrium for 250, 19 mansion rooms for breakouts and seven ceremony sites on a historic horse estate in Wheaton
Palmer House
Hotel · Chicago, United States
Capacity on request4 event spaces
Potter Palmer's first hotel burned 13 days after opening in 1871; the third Palmer House of 1925 keeps Louis Pierre Rigal's painted lobby ceiling.
Alhambra Palace Chicago
Event space · Chicago, United States
50–1,200 guests6 event spaces
Six event spaces for 50 to 1,200 guests in a palace-style venue in Chicago's West Loop
Acquaviva Winery
Winery · Maple Park, United States
100–230 guests5 event spaces6 rooms to stay
Weddings and private events for up to 230 guests at a family winery on an 85-acre estate in Maple Park, Illinois, with six suites
Castle Ridge
Event space · Centralia, United States
150–1,200 guests5 event spaces
A Great Hall for up to 1,200 guests, a rooftop for 200 and lakeside ceremony sites for 150 to 500 in Centralia, Illinois
The Lincoln Lodge
Event space · Chicago, United States
20–120 guests4 event spaces
Three theaters for 45, 50 and 120 guests, plus classrooms, for meetings and private events in Chicago
Wake 'n Bacon
Restaurant · Chicago, United States
Up to 80 guests1 event space
Lakeview brunch restaurant in Chicago for private events of up to 60 seated or 80 standing
Kinowerks
Event space · Chicago, United States
60–125 guests6 event spaces
A 50-seat screening theater, a 1,500 sq ft black box for 125 and a skylit conference room in a Chicago creative hub renovated by the Wachowskis
The Venue CU
Event space · Champaign, United States
100–400 guests4 event spaces
Restored downtown Champaign building with a ballroom for 400 theater style or 300 at dinner, plus a 100-guest lounge
Galleria Marchetti
Event space · Chicago, United States
250–900 guests2 event spaces
Two ballrooms for up to 450 seated or 900 standing, with a garden courtyard, run by the Marchetti family in Chicago since the 1990s
Morgan's on Fulton
Event space · Chicago, United States
100–200 guests2 event spaces
Two levels in Chicago's Fulton Market for up to 200 guests, with a retractable glass rooftop used in all four seasons
Alto Vineyards
Winery · Alto Pass, United States
8–250 guests5 event spaces
A 5,000 sq ft tasting room for up to 250 guests, a pond-side pavilion and vineyard ceremonies for 70 in Alto Pass, Illinois
International Banquet
Event space · Arlington Heights, United States
Up to 150 guests1 event space
A private banquet hall for 50 to 150 guests in Arlington Heights, with an in-house Italian kitchen and free parking
Howl at the Moon Chicago
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 400 guests2 event spaces
Live music bar in Chicago taking 20 to 400 guests, by semi-private space or full buyout
Crystal Sky Banquets
Event space · McCook, United States
Up to 400 guests4 event spaces
Four banquet rooms for 50 to 400 guests in McCook, less than 10 miles southwest of Chicago
Alto Vineyards Champaign
Winery · Champaign, United States
50–200 guests4 event spaces
Festival Hall for 120, an Outdoor Shade House for 200 and a wine deck for 50 at a family winery's tasting room in Champaign
Sky on Nine
Event space · Rosemont, United States
Up to 300 guests1 event space
Ninth-floor event room by O'Hare with skyline windows on three sides, up to 300 guests and in-house catering
PianoForte Studios
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 75 guests3 event spaces
Recital hall for seminars and meetings of up to 75 in Chicago's South Loop, with AV and live streaming
Rockwell on the River
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 500 guests4 event spaces
A 16,000 sq ft riverfront hall for 500+ guests in a converted Chicago tannery, with a river deck, a courtyard and boat access
Von Jakob Winery & Brewery
Winery · Alto Pass, United States
Capacity on request4 event spaces
Two ballrooms for weddings and company events, in-house catering and two guest cottages at a winery and brewery in the Shawnee Hills
Vertiport Chicago
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 300 guests2 event spaces
A working helicopter hangar with 18,400 sq ft of indoor and outdoor event space for groups of up to 300, near downtown Chicago
Epiphany Farms Estate
Estate · Downs, United States
Up to 120 guests4 event spaces
A climate-controlled Clubhouse for 120, a barn, a vineyard and a 70-acre working farm in central Illinois
Elements at Water Street
Event space · Naperville, United States
100–230 guests5 event spaces158 rooms to stay
A 4,200 sq ft ballroom for 230 and meeting rooms for 10 to 100 on the second floor of Hotel Indigo, above the Naperville Riverwalk
Schweinfurth House at Cedarhurst
Event space · Mount Vernon, United States
Up to 150 guests3 event spaces
Meetings for 75 and receptions for 150 in a contemporary house on the 80-acre Cedarhurst arts campus in Mount Vernon, Illinois
The Outlet Event Center
Event space · Edwardsville, United States
150–350 guests2 event spaces
4,200 sq ft indoors for 200 guests, a patio and lawn for 150 more, a stage, games and an in-house chef in Edwardsville
Georgios Banquets
Event space · Orland Park, United States
Capacity on request7 event spaces
Six banquet rooms, on-site ceremonies and an attached hotel in Orland Park, 22 miles from Midway Airport
Chicago Theater Works
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 200 guests4 event spaces
Event hall in Lakeview, Chicago, for up to 200 guests with stage, sound and weekday meeting rental
Carbon
Restaurant · Chicago, United States
90–350 guests3 event spaces
Two levels in Chicago's Fulton Market for up to 350 guests standing or 120 seated, with full buyouts and Monday and Tuesday kept for private events
Catalyst Ranch
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 125 guests2 event spaces
Furnished meeting and event rooms for 30 to 125 people in Chicago's West Loop, open since 2002
Schaumburg Convention Center
Event space · Schaumburg, United States
Up to 6,500 guests3 event spaces500 rooms to stay
Nearly 150,000 sq ft, 30 meeting rooms and a 98,000 sq ft exhibit hall, linked to a 500-room hotel in Chicago's northwest suburbs

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39 venues in Illinois host meetings and corporate events, ordered by renown and by how fully each is documented. Of those that publish a capacity, the largest, The Drake Hotel, hosts up to 900 guests. 39 of them list their event spaces by name. Each page has the key facts and a request form for the events team.

Wedding venues in Illinois

Questions and answers

Which venues in Illinois can host 100 guests or more?

34 of the 39 venues publish a capacity of 100 guests or more: The Langham, Chicago, Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, Bank of Springfield Center, The Drake Hotel, Hotel Baker, and 28 more.

Which venues in Illinois list their meeting rooms?

39 of the 39 venues name their meeting and event rooms, with capacities where published: The Langham, Chicago, Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, Bank of Springfield Center, The Drake Hotel, Hotel Baker, and 33 more.

What kinds of venues are listed in Illinois?

23 event spaces, 8 hotels, 4 wineries, 2 restaurants, 1 historic house, and 1 estate.

How are these venues chosen and ordered?

By documented renown first, then by how fully each venue is documented (photographs, rooms, capacities), never by payment: venues do not pay to appear and the guide takes no commission. How we select venues.

List updated on November 10, 2026.