• 4 Ballrooms of Entertainment
• Premium Open Bar 9 pm-1am, Party till 2 am
• 45 Bars and Bartenders, fully staffed to serve you better (No long wait for drinks)
• Gourmet Hors d'oeuvres
• Special Guest performance by Your Villain My Hero Chicago's hottest top 40 Cover Band, plus a special guest DJ spins Top 40 Dance in the Gold Coast Room
• DJ Jernell Geronimo(Y-Bar, CRESCENDO) with Miro on Drums will be performing in the Grand Ballroom
• DJ JEM (Lumen, Cuvee) and Marty Kane are the newest DJ/Drummer Duo to hit the scene will be performing live in the VIP French Ballroom
• Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez will spin Retro/Disco Music in The Drake Room
• Incredible Sound and Lights in all Ballrooms
• Champagne Toast at Midnight
• Balloon Drop at Midnight In the Gold Coast Room & The Grand Ballroom
• Dessert & Coffee Service After Midnight
• Registration & pick up wristbands, Doors Open to party at 7:30 with a Cash bar till 9PM to ease the rush of people all coming in at 9PM

• The New VIP French Room lounge will be hosted by Lonnie Rodriguez and Vince Anzalone of Genuine Entertainment .
• Admittance to Raised VIP areas in the Gold Coast Ballroom & Drake Room
• Private Seating area and Servers
• VIP Bar, Don't waste time getting your drinks, let our servers bring them to you and spend more time enjoying the party.

If you would like to save money you can purchase 10 tickets online and the 11th is FREE, just click on th link below type in "11" in the field to the right of: New Years Eve General Admission click add to Cart and it will only charge you for 10 tickets. Please give us all of the names you will want the tickets under at check in.

• Yes, the party will sell out.
• Yes, the ticket price increases as the party sells out.
• Yes, People buy & sell tickets on Craiglist.org before and after the party sells out.
• If you think you are going to be in Chicago for New Years and you are reading this then buy tickets now and sell them later if you can't go. (See 3rd party will call)
• 3rd Party Will Call: If you'd like to set your tickets up with an Alternate Pick-Up Name (3rd Party Will Call) please contact Anderson at FanFueled.com Ph. 312-399-9327. Please make sure the 3rd party brings an ID & has the confirmation number. Changes will be accepted until December 30, 2009 at 3 pm. If you would like to have Anderson@FanFueled.com
• Tickets will not be mailed to you, registration is 100% Will Call only, Valid ID and credit card used for purchase will be required at check in.
• Check in will be Alphabetical via Will Call the night of the event beginning at 7:30 pm on the street level of the hotel. You will then be given a wristband to enter the party.
• Yes we have several coat check areas.
• Valet parking is available. Call 312 787 2200 for rates.
• The Drake Hotel Sells out so get your room/Party Packages early.
• One of the best reasons to come to our party at the Drake Hotel is getting home, we have plenty of taxi's, buses, trains and hotels rooms in the area. You don't have to worry about getting stuck out in the cold in the middle of nowhere at 3AM freezing your tush off.