McPier floats new hotel plan -- chicagotribune.com
Mystery Reader sent this link to a video and print story about the latest expansion plans of McPier, which is the nickname for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, a Chicago development powerhouse that has been doing multi-gazillion dollar projects on the Lake Michigan waterfront. You know, $882 million here, a 1500 room hotel there, and pretty soon it starts to add up to some real money.