Dell Rhea, a prominent Chicago businessman who operated the Stevens Hotel and was the executive director of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, purchased the building in 1963.
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For the past several years, Midwest has used the following venues simultaneously: Hilton Chicago, Palmer House Hilton, Congress Plaza Hotel, and the Merle Reskin Theatre in downtown Chicago.