Chicago, IL

Live event production in Chicago.

Conferences, sales meetings, and general sessions in Chicago deserve more than the house AV team. BËTR brings senior crew, broadcast-grade gear, and the software that runs the room — audio, video, lighting, presentation management, and recordings — to McCormick Place and venues across the Chicago metro.

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The alternative to in-house AV in Chicago

Don’t settle for the house team.

Most Chicago venues will hand you their in-house AV — marked up, staffed by whoever’s on the rotation that week, and incentivized to upsell. BËTR is the outside production partner you bring instead: one accountable team that learns your show, often for less than the in-house rate, and coordinates with your Chicago venue so load-in is their problem, not yours.

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What we bring to Chicago

A full production team, on the road.

AV technology

Audio, video, lighting, LED, and Room Control — the broadcast-grade kit and the operators who run it without dropping a cue.

Breakout rooms

General session and every breakout in Chicago on one system — clean rooms, fewer techs, no missed cues.

Presentation management

Speakers upload decks ahead of time; we review, approve, and put the right slide on the right screen.

Recordings

Every session in every Chicago room captured automatically and back to your speakers fast.

Speaker management

A speaker-ready room on site, the custom Presenter View, and a team that keeps your Chicago presenters calm and on time.

Whole event, or one part

Hire BËTR for all of Chicago’s AVL, just presentation management, or anything in between.

Chicago venues

We know the rooms.

From McCormick Place, Navy Pier to hotel ballrooms, theaters, and corporate spaces across Chicago, we’ve loaded in, powered up, and run the show. Tell us your venue and we’ll handle the rest.

Chicago event production — FAQ

Do you have an office in Chicago?

No — and that's the point. BËTR is a traveling production company. We bring our senior crew and broadcast-grade gear to your Chicago venue, so you get the same A-team here that we'd send anywhere. No local B-team, no per-market quality lottery.

Are you an alternative to in-house AV in Chicago?

Yes. Hiring BËTR is the alternative to a venue's in-house AV — typically for less than the marked-up in-house rate, with a crew that learns your show instead of a rotating roster. We coordinate directly with your Chicago venue on power, rigging, and load-in.

Can you work at McCormick Place and other Chicago venues?

Yes. We regularly produce events at McCormick Place, Navy Pier and other Chicago-area venues — convention centers, hotel ballrooms, theaters, and corporate spaces. We handle the venue's technical requirements so you don't have to.

Do you handle breakout rooms and presentation management in Chicago?

That's our specialty. We run the general session and every breakout on one system: speakers upload decks ahead of time, our team reviews and approves them, and the right slides are on the right screen in every room — automatically recorded.

Producing an event in Chicago?

Tell us about your Chicago show. We’ll bring the team, the gear, and the software that runs the room.

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