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Military Attractions/Sites Reunite in the Chicago So uthland! ReuniteInTheChicagoSouthland.com Reunite in the Chicago Southland On behalf of the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau, we invite you to hold your military reunion here in the Chicago Southland. The Chicago Southland includes the 62 south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, encompassing nearly 400 square miles of urban and open areas, only 30 minutes from downtown Chicago. With a variety of shopping and cultural opportunities, one of the world’s largest outdoor amphitheatres and restaurants offering an array of diverse cuisine, the Chicago Southland has everything you need to make your reunion a success. The Chicago Southland is Chicago's most affordable region, offering hotel brands you can trust with over 5,000 sleeping rooms. Major interstates transverse our region, including Interstates 55, 57, 80, 94, 294 and 355, making our area easily accessible. The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau offers reunion planners help in finding the perfect location to host your reunion, as well as services needed to ensure the event’s success! We hope you find this planning summary helpful, as you plan your military reunion! Attractions/Events Chicago Southland Chicago Attractions Attractions • Adler Planetarium • Balmoral Park Race • American Girl Place Track • Art Institute • Chicago Fire Soccer • Blue Man Group Club / Toyota Park • Buckingham Fountain • Children’s Museums • Chicago White Sox • Dave & Busters • Field Museum • Frankfort Fall Festival • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home & Studio • Gaelic Park Irish Fest • Hancock Observatory • Historic Downtown Frankfort • Millennium Park • Historic Pullman District • Museum of Science & Industry • Homewood Railroad Platform & Park • Navy Pier’s Gardens, Rides, Children’s Museum and shops • Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center • Shedd Aquarium & Oceanarium • Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens • Sightseeing / Architectural Cruises and Tours • Lincoln Highway Murals • Skydeck Ledge at Willis Tower • Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park • Nature Centers Attractions Just Beyond the • Odyssey Fun World Chicago Southland • Orland Square Mall • Park Forest Railfan Park • Argonne National Laboratory • Performing Arts Centers • Brookfield Zoo • The Pickwick Society Tea • Fair Oaks Farms Room, Gifts & Antiques • Horseshoe Casino • Windy City ThunderBolts • Little Red Schoolhouse • Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Shrine of Christ’s Passion The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau will be happy to provide a list of park Picnic Locations districts to assist you in securing the perfect picnic location for your reunion. Reunite in the Chicago Southland Military Attractions/Sites Chicago Southland Military Memorials • Beecher Community Veterans Memorial, Beecher • Chicago Heights Veterans Memorial, Chicago Heights • Civil War & Military Legacy, Blue Island • First Responders Memorial, Oak Lawn • Lansing Veterans Memorial, Lansing • Oak Forest Veterans Memorial, Oak Forest • Oak Lawn Veterans Memorial, Oak Lawn Military Reunion Affiliations • Palos Heights 9/11 Memorial, Palos • Military.com Heights • Palos Hills Veterans Memorial, Palos Hills • South Holland Memorial Exhibits, South Holland • Tinley Park Veterans Memorial, Tinley Military.com Park • Veterans Plaza, Alsip • Reunion Friendly Network (RFN) • VFW Post 450 Iraqi Memorial, Alsip • Worth Veterans Memorial, Worth Military Attractions – FREE Chicago and Surrounding Area Admission Top Military Attractions (with Military ID, some restrictions apply) • Battle of Midway Memorial, Chicago • Adler Planetarium • Chicago Cultural Center – Grand Army of • Chicago Art Institute the Republic Rotunda, Chicago • Chicago White Sox • Chinese American Veterans Memorial, • Field Museum ReunionFriendly.com Chicago • Hancock Observatory • Elks Veteran Memorial, Chicago • Museum of Science and Industry • Your Military Reunion Connection (YMRC) • Eternal Flame in Daley Plaza, Chicago • Rosehill Cemetery and Civil War Museum • First Division Military at Cantigny, • Shedd Aquarium Wheaton • Willis Tower • Great Lakes Museum, Chicago • John Alexander Logan Monument, Chicago Southland Advantage Chicago • Hotel rates often less than Chicago area YourMilitaryReunions.com • Manuel Perez Memorial Plaza, Chicago hotels • Museum of Science and Industry • Free parking at all locations (Submarine Exhibit), Chicago • Short distance to all attractions (almost all • National Veterans Art Museum, Chicago 5 minutes to 1 hour) • Navy Pier, Chicago • Complimentary planning services • Pritzker Miltary Museum, Chicago • Rosehill Cemetery and Civil War Museum, Chicago Area Military Bases Chicago • Arlington Naval Outer Landing Field, • Russell Military Museum, Russell Arlington • Soldier Field, Chicago • Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul (closed) • Victory Monument, Chicago • Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, • Libertyville Naval Outer Landing Field, Chicago Libertyville • Naval Station, Great Lakes, North Chicago • Naval Air Station, Glenview The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau will supply the following items Event Services FREE of charge for military reunions: Visitors Guides Traveler Maps Table Tent Cards Coupon Books Stick-on Name Badges Hotel Incentives Festivals & Events Guides Plastic Bags Picnic Locations Seasonal Hotel Incentives available, contact [email protected] or 888-895-8233 for details. OÕHARE AIRPORT MIDWAY AIRPORT Multiple Hotels At T. H S This Site 95T BRIDGEVIEW BURBANK OAK LAWN CALUMET PARK WORTH DOLTON CALUMET CITY PALOS ALSIP HILLS CRESTWOOD SOUTH HOLLAND H A R MIDLOTHIAN L LANSING E HARVEY M AV HALSTED E . OAK FOREST MARKHAM EAST HAZEL ST. TH CREST S ORLAND PARK 159 T. C TINLEY IC HOMEWOOD GLENWOOD WY. E H R LN PARK O CO L FLOSSMOOR LIN A ORLAND AV G E R . A HILLS OLYMPIA N G CHICAGO W FIELDS E O R HEIGHTS L D F . R D PARK . HOMER GLEN FOREST CRETE MOKENA MATTESON UNIVERSITY PARK NEW LENOX FRANKFORT MONEE BEECHER PEOTONE Jane Bushong Sales Manager [email protected] Toll Free 888-895-8233 Accommodations The Chicago Southland offers a multitude of trusted hotel brands. 6/2014 - 100.
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