ILM+E | SUMMER 2019

Summer 2019

FEATURE

Find out the winners of the Illinois M+E Best of 2019 readers’ choice awards.

By Melissa Sersland

6 EDITOR’S LETTER

18 EVENT PROFILE An inside look at NACE Chicago and ILEA Greater Chicago’s joint “Westworld”-themed event.

By Megan Gosch

20 DESTINATION The Quad Cities plays host to a surprising number of international conventions and regional

events. By Roger Gordon

48 PEOPLE PROFILE Chicago nightlife and hospitality guru Arturo Gomez returns to The Underground with a few new enterprises under his

belt. By Josephine Werni