Check out this hotel:
http://www.hardrockhotelchicago.com/
They appear to have a weekend rate of $209 that weekend.
This is a COOL building. The building used to have one of the largest Louis Comfort Tiffany Stained glass windows in existence.I believe the window is in one of the real expensive suites now, not sure. Free Internet, plasma or wide screen TV's in every room. The rooms have awesome views of the river and Mag Mile from the south. Yeah, I like this hotel. After the demise of the original Nikko this was a welcome addition and saved a very important building.
November 12 & 13 are in my PDA, on the Calendar and in the phone. Train reservations are in the works.
The BEARS are home that weekend so Grant/Millenium Park and the Loop may be a little busy.
More soon regarding activity suggestions. I've got a load of good places to eat in Chicago.