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Churchill I, II, III & IV at Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside

Published dimensions

Churchill I, II, III & IV is 25.6 x 11 m (84 x 36 ft), 282 m² (3,031 sq ft), with a 3.7 m (12 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 3 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 25.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 40 x 3 (8000 x 600 px, 936 kg, 19.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	34 x 5 = 170	20.4 x 1.7 m	26112 x 2160	765 kg / 1,687 lb	15 kW, 72 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	40 x 3 = 120	20 x 1.5 m	8000 x 600	936 kg / 2,064 lb	19.2 kW, 92 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	40 x 3 = 120	20 x 1.5 m	5120 x 384	936 kg / 2,064 lb	16.8 kW, 81 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Churchill I, II, III & IV holds about 439 theater seats, 179 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 123 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 18.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside

Churchill25.6 x 21.9 m (84 x 72 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Lafayette22.3 x 10.4 m (73 x 34 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Churchill II & III, or III &IV17.1 x 11 m (56 x 36 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Jefferson17.4 x 8.5 m (57 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Lafayette I or II11 x 10.4 m (36 x 34 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Jefferson I, II, or III11.6 x 8.5 m (38 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Jefferson I & II or II & III11.6 x 8.5 m (38 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Churchill II, III or IV8.5 x 11 m (28 x 36 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Mark Twain5.8 x 8.5 m (19 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside · Venues in Chicago