Chicago: Tuesday has the lowest Booked Occupancy (Nov 9–15, 2026)

A basketball showcase and a midweek federal holiday give Chicago, Illinois, prominent calendar dates this week. For Hosts & Operators, the question is whether those occasions stand out in the rental market as much as they do on the calendar.

Tuesday has the lowest citywide Booked Occupancy in Chicago for November 9, 2026–November 15, 2026. Wheelhouse data as of November 7, 2026 shows Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 17.1% Booked Occupancy, compared with 30.1% on Friday, November 13, 2026. The State Farm Champions Classic takes place Tuesday, but the weekend leads this dated market view.

Wheelhouse data shows that the State Farm Champions Classic falls on the stay date with Chicago’s lowest citywide Booked Occupancy.

The United Center lists the State Farm Champions Classic for November 10, 2026, within the analyzed stays of November 9, 2026–November 15, 2026. Yet Tuesday, Nov 10, sits at the bottom of the week’s citywide Booked Occupancy readings.

That makes Tuesday a useful reminder to distinguish a notable event from a standout rental date. The schedule identifies an occasion to investigate; it does not explain the citywide reading. Wednesday, Nov 11, brings Veterans Day, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and has Booked Occupancy of 17.5%. Neither calendar occasion coincides with the week’s highest Booked Occupancy.

Friday, Nov 13, and Saturday, Nov 14, each have Booked Occupancy of 30.1%. Their shared lead is the counterpoint to the midweek calendar: the dates with the most visible occasions are not the dates with the highest reserved share in this observation.

For an operator deciding where to concentrate attention, that supports keeping the weekend in view rather than automatically making Tuesday the priority. It does not settle whether the Champions Classic matters to a particular property. Comparing Tuesday with past Tuesdays—not with a Friday—would help distinguish an unusual Tuesday result from an ordinary weekday difference.

Use Wheelhouse Performance Analytics to examine bookings for Tuesday, Nov 10, against past Tuesdays, checked the same number of days before arrival with the same nights open for booking. If your Tuesday bookings exceed those comparisons, keep that date in focus despite its low citywide Booked Occupancy; if they match or trail those comparisons, the event listing alone is not a reason to put Tuesday ahead of the weekend.

Wheelhouse Market Reports track bookings and advertised prices across short-term rental listings in Chicago. This article uses Wheelhouse data as of November 7, 2026.

Booked Occupancy is the share of nights already reserved for each stay date as of November 7, 2026. Asking Rate is the nightly price listings advertise for each date, fees included.

Figures come from Wheelhouse Market Reports, dated as shown in this article.

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