Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, commonly known as McPier or MPEA, is a corporation that owns and manages Navy Pier and McCormick Place in Chicago.

McPier was created by the Illinois General Assembly in 1989 by the "Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act". The authority's responsibilities in the McCormick Place campus include the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel.

McPier is currently building the 10,000-seat Wintrust Arena. When it opens in 2017, it will be home to the men's and women's basketball teams of DePaul University.