WHAT: State and City Officials gather at the Grand Opening of the 2026 Chicago Auto Show to help open the 118th Edition with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
WHEN: Saturday, February 7 at 9:45 a.m. – Chicago Auto Show Opening Day
WHO:
- Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
- Larita Clark, CEO, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
- Pat Allen, Interim General Manager, McCormick Place
- Kristen Reynolds, Choose Chicago President and CEO
- Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Board of Commissioners
- Chicago Auto Show General Manager Jennifer Morand
- Chicago Auto Show Chairman Jason Roberts
- CATA Chairman Ryan Kelly, Vice Chairman Steve Phillipos, Treasurer and Secretary Jerry Haggerty and fellow CATA directors
LOCATION:
McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
Grand Concourse, Outside Show Floor Entrance
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