Donald E. Stephens Convention Center was formerly known as the Rosemont Convention Center. It is located in Rosemont, which just a few minutes away from the O'Hare International Airport. It spans a vast area of 840,000 square feet.

This convention center also houses the Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels. This convention center was renamed in honor of Donald E. Stephens who was the founder of the Rosemont Village and is also its mayor.

This convention center is situated along the 5555 North River road of Rosemont, to the immediate south of Kennedy Expressway.

This convention center has a good reputation and many shows, conferences, parties and other high-profile events take place at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

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The infamous Chicago traffic and rush hours can raid havoc on your daily schedule. It pays to be a little planned and organized in order to dampen the traffic effects on your schedule. Here is an idea of the daily rush hours:

Weekdays are the worst.

Try to push the travel plans within the city to weekends. On weekdays i.e. from Monday to Friday see maximum traffic from 6 to 9 in the morning and from 4 to 6 in the evenings. Also, what traffic you encounter on the routes that you take and your destination.

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