The show is pretty far from the closest airport, which is O'Hare. There is a limousine company that you can order a car and get a much better rate than you can get from taxis at the airport. I believe the information has been posted on previous Chicago Show Threads by good friends Steven Chong and Brad Lewin (Jazzeum).
The best place to stay is the Hyatt Regency Chaumburg, which is where the show, and all of the preceding room trading, takes place.
The show itself is only Sunday, but that is the anticlimax. The heart of the fun at the OTSN is the room trading, which starts on Wednesday, and goes until Saturday. Many of the best bargains and rarest items change hands as peopel explore the maze of rooms open for browsing and selling on the 4th and 5th floors of the hotel. Many of the manufacturers, including King & Country, William Britains, John Jenkins Designs, etc., have rooms from Wednesday on, which are open most hours of the day and into the evening, where you can meet the manufacturers, pre-view the products, and see special dioramas made for the show. There is a lot of good fellowship, with people meeting for drinks and meals, and getting to see old friends or put faces to names on this forum.
There are many good places to eat. Chicago Style deep dish pizza at Lou Magnotti's, Chicago style Hot Dogs, steak houses, even trips into Chicago proper for really good meals at Carson's Ribs or Shula's steak house sometimes take place.
I hope this answers your questions.:smile2:
