Marriott Rewards - AmeriSuites becoming SpringHill Suites?

On my way to ORD yesterday I noticed that the AmeriSuites that is just off of I-90 and about two miles south of ORD had a small sign in front of it stating something like 'SpringHill Suites Coming May, 2003'.

Is this just an individual property changing management companies, or did Marriott make a move for the AmeriSuites brand? I haven't seen anything to indicate the latter here or in the news.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UA835:
On my way to ORD yesterday I noticed that the AmeriSuites that is just off of I-90 and about two miles south of ORD had a small sign in front of it stating something like 'SpringHill Suites Coming May, 2003'.

Is this just an individual property changing management companies, or did Marriott make a move for the AmeriSuites brand? I haven't seen anything to indicate the latter here or in the news.</font>

No...we have not/are not buying that brand...it's an individual property reflagging