Helping Your Family Find Home Away from Home 

Hotel Amenities | Nursing Moms | Family Restaurants | Local Parks | Drugstores and Walk-in Clinics | Hospitals

MPSA CHILDCARE AWARDS

Learn more about childcare options available during the conference.

HOTEL KID-FRIENDLY AMENITIES

Palmer House Hotel

Call (312) 726-7500 to add any of these family-friendly amenities to your reservation:

• Children's Menu at Lockwood Restaurant
• Cribs, cots and high chairs
• Microwaves on the 8th, 12th, 17th and 20th floors in the ice machine areas
• Pool: Unfortunately, the pool is currently closed for renovations.
• Room Service: Room service is available for dinner only.
• Family Tour: History is Hott!! Tour
• Concierge Desk (312) 917-3477

Chicago Hilton

Call (312) 922-4400 to add any of these family-friendly amenities to your reservation:

• Children’s menu at 720 South Grill and other menus.
• Cribs, cots and high chairs
• Pool: Hours are M-Thurs 5am- 9pm, Sat 6am-10pm, Sun 6am-9pm
• Concierge Desk (312) 786-6210

MPSA NURSING MOTHER’S ROOM

We have set aside a room for nursing mothers during the conference. If you wish to use the room, please check in at the conference registration desk for room location and access information when you arrive onsite. The nursing mothers room is located only at the Palmer House hotel. Room amenities include:

• Boppy Pillow
• Baby Wipes
• Lansinoh Disposable Nursing Pads
• Disposable Diaper Sacks/Diaper Bags, Unscented, Anti-Mircobial
• Medela Pump and Save Breastmilk Bags
• Disposable Changing Pads
• Lanolin Cream
• Water 

NEARBY FAMILY RESTAURANTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Restaurants

Here are listings of family-friendly restaurants to make your family night out easier:

• Restaurant List 1
• Restaurant List 2

Chicago Activities for Kids (pdf)

NEARBY PARKS

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Millennium Park
241-299 E Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 742-1168
Millennium Park is located on the east side of downtown, bordered on the west by Michigan Avenue, on the east by Columbus Drive, on the north by Randolph Street, and on the south by Monroe Street. Primary Chicago public transportation to the park is either the Michigan Avenue CTA bus #151, or the Red Line subway train, Randolph stop. Admission to Millennium Park is free, and is open daily from 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Lake Shore Park
808 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 742-7891
Lake Shore Park offers extensive outdoor recreational opportunities - including tennis courts, a quarter mile soft surface running track, softball diamonds, and a playground. Inside is a full-size gymnasium, a fitness center, and meeting rooms. Admission to Millennium Park is free, and is open daily from dawn to dusk. 

Maggie Daley Park
337 E Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 552-3000
The former Daley Bicentennial Plaza site has been transformed into Maggie Daley Park, a magnificent lakefront recreation center. Visit maggiedaleypark.com to learn more about the park and all its features and center operating hours. Park Hours: 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Park 574
2540 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612
This colorful play lot boasts fun for all ages. Big kids will love the zipline, 22-foot slide and pummel horses, while little ones will appreciate the rubbery surface, raised play structures and various things to climb on. Adults aren't left out, either: There's a walking path complete with fitness circuit equipment. When warm weather hits, there is also a natural stone water-spray area.

NEARBY DRUGSTORES AND WALK-IN CLINICS

NEARBY HOSPITALS

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 227-4000

Mercy Hospital & Medical Center
2525 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 567-2000

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 926-2000

Rush University Medical Center
1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 942-5000

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
(866) 600-2273

University of Chicago Medicine
150 E Huron St #900, Chicago, IL 60611
(773) 834-4150

Revised 3/10/2020