Looking for the right event venue for your Chicago, Illinois party? Whether you're looking for romantic Chicago wedding locations, or a good place to deck in blue and orange for a Chicago Bears victory party, looking at event venues is the first step towards making your celebration exactly the way you dreamed it would be.

There is a wealth of choices when it comes to event venues and wedding locations in the Chicagoland area. Whether you want an informal gathering at Promontory Point in Hyde Park, or a grandiose wedding reception on the Armour Stage at Symphony Center, it's good to start looking for wedding locations early. Popular Chicago wedding locations fill quickly, and you want to make sure you get first choice of your favorite event venues.

Are you looking for Chicago banquet halls, meeting facilities, party locations, reception sites, or other types of event venues? As you make your decision, keep in mind the nature of your event. A traditional, elegant wedding, for example, would fit well in a lushly-decorated ballroom, whereas a corporate networking event would do well in an open gallery-style space. Ask potential event venues whether they have hosted your type of event before, and whether they have photo albums. Pictures can give you a good idea of how to best use the space.

Wedding locations can be religious venues, community spaces, or one of Chicago's parks. If you're worried about weather ruining your outdoor event, look for wedding locations with nice landscaping and large indoor areas, like Garfield Park Conservatory. You may also decide to rent tents to transform any outdoor event space into a rain-free location at the first sight of rain clouds.