On a Chicago show floor, attention is the whole game — and a live press is the loudest quiet thing in the hall. Put a working printing station in your booth at McCormick Place and the foot traffic turns into a queue, with attendees waiting for a custom shirt they watched get made.
That wait is the point: it's time your team spends talking to qualified leads instead of chasing badge scans. We fit the station to your booth footprint, run your branding on every piece, and keep the line moving so your space stays busy from open to close.
Why exhibitors book a live press in Chicago
- Booth traffic that converts — the line is your captive audience.
- Memorable swag — a shirt they watched get printed doesn't get left in the hotel.
- Fits your footprint — from a 10×10 to a 50-foot island at McCormick Place.
- Lead-friendly flow — we run the station so your team can sell.
A favorite for McCormick Place trade shows. Pair it with printed totes so attendees carry your brand across the floor all day.
Working Chicago's show floors
Chicago is one of the busiest trade-show cities in the country, and most of the big ones land at McCormick Place — the West, South, North, and Lakeside buildings host shows like the National Restaurant Association Show, IMTS, PACK EXPO, and the RSNA radiology meeting, each filling the halls with tens of thousands of badge-holders. We plan every booth around the realities of that venue: drayage and material handling billed by weight, booth electrical ordered separately through the venue's contractor, and tight union move-in and move-out windows. Tell us your hall and booth number and we spec the station to your footprint, from a 10×10 inline to a 50-foot island. Not every show is downtown, though — the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, right by O'Hare, draws a steady run of regional expos, and we staff those too, often for exhibitors who like keeping load-in close to the airport. On a busy floor where attention is the whole game, a working station is one of the few things that physically stops traffic, and the wait for a custom piece becomes the time your team spends with a qualified lead instead of chasing badge scans. For the full booth playbook, see our guide to live merch at McCormick Place.