Graph Expo, Hall of Fame Tops Chicago

CHICAGO—As summer fades and leaves on the trees begin to change colors, it can mean only one thing on the calendars of commercial printers: it's time to pack those bags and head off to the Windy City.

The annual pilgrimage to McCormick Place South returns after a year's hiatus (of sorts) as the Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2002 exhibition comes to town October 6 to 9. More than 400 exhibitors filling 360,000 net square feet of exhibit space could draw up to 40,000 people.