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Coronavirus Impact Decimates Chicago’s Downtown Hotel Occupancy

Figure Sinks to Record Low 5.9% — a 91% Drop From Previous Week
Hotel Essex, which used to be called Essex Inn, is one of only a handful of hotels still open in downtown Chicago. The hotel is being used as a refuge for first responders who might not want to go home between shifts. (CoStar)
Hotel Essex, which used to be called Essex Inn, is one of only a handful of hotels still open in downtown Chicago. The hotel is being used as a refuge for first responders who might not want to go home between shifts. (CoStar)
By Jennifer Waters
CoStar News
April 2, 2020 | 5:00 P.M.

Chicago’s downtown hotel industry is on the brink of short-term occupancy extinction as the conference, travel and hospitality industries all but roll up amid the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation.

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