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Visiting CME Group: The Business Traveler’s Guide

By Rachel Julian, Editor-in-Chief · · 3 min read

A complete business-travel guide to CME Group’s Chicago headquarters — where to stay, how to get there, and how to make the meeting count.

Direct answer: Visiting CME Group (the world's largest financial-derivatives exchange) in Chicago: the HQ is at 20 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606. Fly into Midway (MDW) ~25 min · O'Hare (ORD) ~40 min; stay at JW Marriott Chicago or another verified option nearby; on the ground, the l — the blue or orange line drops you downtown for a few dollars. The full stay and getting-there guides are below.
Company
CME Group — the world's largest financial-derivatives exchange
Headquarters
20 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Submarket
downtown Chicago, on Wacker at the CME Center
Airport
Midway (MDW) ~25 min · O'Hare (ORD) ~40 min
Top stay pick
JW Marriott Chicago

Everything a business traveler needs for a trip to CME Group’s Chicago headquarters — the hotel, the airport, and the ground game — in one place, drawn from our verified where-to-stay and getting-there work.

Where to stay near CME Group

The go-to pick is JW Marriott Chicago — Luxury in a landmark building on Adams, in the heart of the financial Loop near Willis Tower — the room for hosting or an executive visit.. The office sits in downtown Chicago, on Wacker at the CME Center, so book to that submarket rather than defaulting to “downtown.” See the full verified shortlist for CME Group →

Getting there

Midway (MDW) ~25 min · O'Hare (ORD) ~40 min. On the ground it is the l — the blue or orange line drops you downtown for a few dollars. The full airport-to-office guide for CME Group →

Making the meeting count

The logistics are only half of it — how you show up in the room is the rest. See the Meet playbook for onsite prep, and score the trip itself with the Trip ROI Scorecard before you book.

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Sources: CME Group’s HQ address is its published corporate address; hotel and airport guidance is reused from our verified where-to-stay and getting-there guides for CME Group. The Sales Traveler’s own assessment, not paid placements.
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