Thanks for the links - appreciate the reading. I found a few of those, but was still trying to find any newer info, as one of these threads was 11 yrs old and one 5 yrs old.... lots can change. Just wondered what the general consensus on these was now.
Thanks again.
Look a little closer maybe jump ahead to the last page and work your way forward. Just because the first post was from 11 years ago doesn't mean the last post was! The Park Hyatt thread was started 11 years ago as you point out but the latest trip report is from a few days ago! I don't think much has changed in the last week. The Four Seasons thread, though started 5 years ago, has a report from two weeks ago and several from last year.
Enjoy your visit to Chicago.