Yes, be vaccinated and boosted. Also, if you are arriving by plane, please wear a mask. Long covid is terrifying.
YES! You can find a union hotel following this link, remember to tip your housekeeper! https://www.fairhotel.org
There are two airports in Chicago, O'Hare and Midway. O'Hare is on the northwest side of the city, the far bigger airport and assessable by the Blue Line Train while Midway is in the southwest and assessable by the Orange Line Train. Either airport is an hour commute into the city by public transit and half hour by lyft/uber.
There is plenty of free street parking on Elston, the street the venue is on, though we suggest taking public transit or lyft. The Blue line stop, irving park, is the closes stop about a fourteen minute walk to the venue.
Yes ,optional if you are over 40 or have zero dignity and no self respect.