Hotel near Chicago

I am looking for a hotel about a 1/2 from Chicago just for one night. I%26#39;ll be going through Chicago on my way to WI early in the morning about 4:30-5 that is why I need something close. Anyone know of any? Let me know the bad ones also!

Hotel near Chicago

Are your driving through? What direction are you coming from? Keep in mind, parking downtown is expensive - up to $50/night. Do you need to stay downtown?

There are a couple of hotel deal that include parking here - http://hotels.travelzoo.com/chicago-hotels/

Hotel near Chicago

Are you looking for something a 1/2 hour north of Chicago or south of Chicago?

I%26#39;m a little confused. Are you planning to leave Chicago at 4:30-5 a.m. to continue your trip? Where in Wisconsin are you heading, i.e. Milwaukee and points north, in which case you might want to look along I-94, or Madison and points north and west of there? As a previous poster mentioned, are you looking for a hotel half an hour before Chicago or past Chicago?

We are headed toward Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin so we want to stay a half hour before Chicago coming in on I90 west. So far the only thing we%26#39;ve found is a Hilton in Oak Lawn.

Keep in mind a half hour before Chicago not in. I want to go through Chicago around 4:30-5 to beat the traffic so I want a hotel that is only a half hour or so away from Chicago.

Go to hotels.com and use the ';show hotels on a map'; feature. You can trace your route and figure out what stops will work for you. There are a few hotels in Hammond; check the Indiana board. Once you cross the Illinois/Indiana line, you are in Chicago, and there are very few hotels on the south side of Chicago. You could go west to the Lansing area, but this would take you out of your way and shift you towards the 294 tollway. It%26#39;s better to keep going through the city in the evening.

It seems you are going through downtown Chicago and taking 90/94 north, but you will switch to 94 on the north side of Chicago and then to 294 on the ';spur'; near Northbrook, and take that through Milwaukee. You may want to look at Skokie, the first large suburb north of the city along 94, or Deerfield, 15-20 minutes farther north, which has a cluster of hotels; all are easily accessible to the highway. Check IDOT and the Wisconsin DOT for construction updates; you will encounter a few work areas on your route.