Editing McCormick Place (section)

==Public transit==
McCormick Place is served by the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]'s bus and [[Chicago "L"|"L"]] (rapid transit) systems; by [[Metra]], Chicago's [[commuter rail]] network; and by the [[South Shore Line]], an [[interurban]] passenger rail service that runs between Chicago and [[South Bend, Indiana]].

[[Metra Electric District|Metra Electric]] trains—which run between the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] and points south—stop at an [[McCormick Place station|eponymous station]] underneath McCormick Place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Transportation |url=https://www.mccormickplace.com/getting-here/public-transportation/ |website=McCormick Place, Chicago |date=May 31, 2018 |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref> South Shore trains also stop here, but only during special events, and will not board northbound nor discharge southbound passengers due to a [[non-compete clause|non-compete agreement]] with Metra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mysouthshoreline.com/images/ADA-Accessibility-.pdf|title=ADA Accessibility|publisher=Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>

At the street level, CTA's no. 3 and no. 21 bus routes—which run north-south and east-west through the [[South Side (Chicago)|South]] and Southwest Sides, respectively—serve McCormick directly. [[Cermak–McCormick Place station|Cermak–McCormick Place]], a station on the "L"'s [[Green Line (CTA)|Green Line]], lies two blocks west of the convention center's westernmost entrance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Transportation |url=https://www.mccormickplace.com/getting-here/public-transportation/ |website=McCormick Place, Chicago |date=May 31, 2018 |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>