you get what you pay for
I did not pay much for this stay at Travelodge and that is good. On the plus side: the location of the hotel is very convenient and the room was outdated but very clean. On the minus side: the clerk did not have my reservation (good thing I had my print out of the reservation), my room was not made up between day 1 and day 2, one bed creaked badly, and the trains' noise seeped loudly through the very leaky window. Still, Chicago hotels are expensive and this one gave me a basic room for a rather cheap price (booked on Hotwire).