"Hope and Change" Didn't Help The Wyndham O'Hare

No doubt you've read the news at the Monster Zero message board and in the media that the Wyndham O'Hare is shutting its doors on January 1. This was to be the 2010 hotel for G-FEST. According to the article below, the cause was the rotten economy.

The Daily Herald wrote:

The suburban hotel industry took another major hit Tuesday as the Wyndham O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont prepares to close by Jan. 1.

The quick shutdown surprised the Unite Here Local 450 union, which received written notice that its 107 workers will be out of a job due to a lack of financing, said Bill Biggerstaff, secretary/treasurer for the union that represents workers at the Rosemont hotel and two others that have or will close in Arlington Heights and Oak Brook.

"Talk about a kick in the stomach," Biggerstaff said. "We had about 250 members out of work in just a blink of an eye."

The property is independently owned and operated under a franchise agreement with Wyndham Hotels and Resorts in Parsippany, N.J., said Wyndham spokeswoman Evy Apostolatos.

While this is not good news for G-FEST, it is not so bad that we are left without alternatives. We can go back to the Crowne Plaza if we choose. But we are looking at other area hotels who have facilities comparable to the Crowne Plaza or Wyndham O'Hare. I just got off the phone with J. D. and he's on top of the situation.

There's no need for panic. The show will go on. One way or another. Any announcements will be from J. D. Lees. The next issue of G-FAN will contain news about our special guest. It is going into the mails this coming week.