Now that Cubs have broken their 108-year drought, the city will be lit up like a Christmas tree. With the Cubs winning the World Series, the city of Chicago is about to get an economy boost at just the right time. With the holiday season just around the corner, more people will be traveling, shopping, and enjoying the winter events. Chicago will be flooded with holiday festivities and wintery activities. Storage…
New hotel room construction in Chicago has jumped more than 56 percent in the past year. The city is booming with the added 8 million visitors in just three years and is hoping to increase that number to 55 million people by 2020. With such a high demand, new hotels are popping up everywhere. Currently, there are 2,500 rooms in development. Travelers will have an abundance of new choices, especially…
Chicago’s Cook County Health and Hospitals system has had a record of being known as a provider of last resort. Last month, they applied with state regulators to build an outpatient center with a modern design that would cater to a wide variety of patients. Cook County Health is one of the largest hospital networks in the nation. The narrow corridors and outdated infrastructure, this 60-year-old outpatient facility is from…
With fall sneaking up, Labor day weekend usually marks the end of summer for most people. It is one last chance to get out of town and enjoy the three day weekend. Chicago will be buzzing over labor day weekend, so it is time to enjoy the final days of summer. Whether you want to have some family fun or drink and dance the night away, Chicago has it all this…
Summer is the time to get outside and enjoy fun in the sun. People take work off and head to the beach or a park to enjoy the beautiful weather. Time to cram all the festivals, concerts, fairs, lazy beach days, and road trips you can in the four short months of summer. It is time to take that the summer vacation that you have been looking forward to all…
Summer is here and now that the weather is warmer, there is no better time to tackle that long list of home remodels that you made during the winter. That also means that home remodelers are getting ready for these improvements projects, everything from new kitchens to additional rooms. When remodeling your home, things can get dirty and messy. Dust, paint, and debris will be flying around your home. But…
Moving… but I’m not sure what kind of storage solution I need.” This is among the most common comments storage professionals hear from prospective clients. With plenty of options available, customers don’t always know what solution will best fit their needs. Often, they will seek your expertise and guidance in helping them find a solution that will make their move a little bit easier. For this reason, you need to put…
Great Lakes Kwik Space is having a special on 20′ ONE TRIP gray storage containers. The 20’ storage containers are one of our most popular and versatile sizes. These 20′ units are small enough to fit in a parking space but are large enough to offer an impressive 1,161 cubic square feet of storage space. Our containers are constructed of the most durable corten steel and feature lockable cargo doors on one end….
Many of our clients contact us overwhelmed by all of the different storage options available to them or unsure of what option will best suit their needs. At Great Lakes KWIK SPACE (GLKS), we offer storage containers and shipping containers in sizes ranging from 10ft to 48ft for rent or purchase. Deciding whether to rent or to buy a container is a hard decision for many of our customers. Renting…
Once a standard ISO shipping container has been loaded it with all of your valuable items, they are only accessible through a single set of cargo doors located on one end of the storage container. Careful planning is required to make sure that you won’t need the one thing that has been placed at the very back of the storage container, hidden behind 20ft or 40ft worth of stored items….