Microsoft canceling conference a 'significant loss' for Chicago in 2016.will affect 50 hotels and cost the city about 90,000 room nights
Chicago's tourism industry was already facing a challenging 2016, with 200,000 fewer convention room nights booked than last year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces new products and updates at Microsoft Ignite, the company's conference for IT professionals, in Chicago &#111&#110 May 4, 2015. 6:44 am, October 15, 2015 In a major blow to Chicago's technolog..