GOING PLACES

BREAKING GROUND Construction began this summer on a new 32-story hotel linked to Chicago's McCormick Place convention complex. When completed two years from now, the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place will offer 750 guest rooms, 50 hospitality suites, a 12,000-square-foot ballroom, and two boardrooms. The hotel will be connected to the center's Grand Concourse, which links to all three of the center's exposition buildings (including the new South Building, slated for completion in December).