Millennium Park and Soldier Field Tour - Wednesday, June 25
Following lunch at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, ILLINOIS BANKPAC will take you on a one-hour guided tour of Millennium Park and a behind-the-scenes look at Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears.

An in-depth tour is sure to enhance your knowledge and experience of Millennium Park. Find out how top architects, artists and engineers collaborated with Chicago’s movers and shakers to transform an ugly railway and parking lot into a showcase that has thrilled millions and become the envy of cities throughout the world. Popular stops on the tour include the Cloud Gate, nicknamed the “Bean,” Crown Fountain, Jay Pritzker Music Pavilion and BP Bridge.

After a tour of Millennium Park, we will head to Soldier Field for a private tour of the new stadium. The tour includes a historic and modern-day journey through the South Courtyard, a look at the Doughboy Statue, Grand Concourse, Mezzanine Level, the Cadillac Club and Colonnades, Sky Suites, Visitor’s Locker Room and West Den.

Be sure to bring your cameras for this exciting tour!

Millennium Park and Soldier Field Tour Registration Only

The Best of Chicago Tour - Thursday, June 26
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
NOTE: Register for this tour when you register for the conference.
Wear comfortable walking shoes for this tour.

Taste of Chicago
A Fabulous Food Guide will meet the group in the lobby to embark on a walking tour of some of Chicago’s little known treasures; offbeat venues, hidden parks, historic mansions, and majestic row houses while sharing insight on local entertainment and restaurants. As we traverse Chicago's tree-lined streets, we'll prove to you why journalists across the world deem Chicago "America's secret garden."

The group heads to the trendy hip restaurant for a light lunch

Chicago Botanical Garden Tour
A historic trolley arrives to transport the group to the Botanical Gardens upon where the group will discover the beauty of the gardens on a narrated tram tour. The Chicago Botanic Garden offers 385 acres of beauty and serenity, awe and wonder. Only at the Chicago Botanic Garden the group will find waterfalls, English walled and rose gardens, native prairies, water gardens, warm greenhouses, exhibitions and special events. The Chicago Botanic Garden offers an incredible value in a setting unmatched for beauty, relaxation and discovery. This will be a relaxing riding tour, approximately 40 min in duration.

For more information on the tours, contact Tamela Squires.