Ion and Shannon have a very cool restored four-story brownstone just south of the south loop/McCormick place. Very close to IIT. The room is on the bottom floor with its own bathroom. The family and dog are friendly. The only drawback is that the room is under the family’s kitchen, which is well used for eating, homework, and hanging out. It can be noisy. The family doesn’t stay up late, however, so you may not notice. One feature I loved is that the bedroom and bathroom floors are heated! Very cozy. I spent a quarter of what my fellow conference attendees spent per not at the Marriott Marquis near the Wintrust Arena. Lyft drivers appeared in less than two minutes and rides were quite cheap. I’d stay here again. Ps. Al Capone owned this house and used secret passageways to dodge the police!