Chicago, Illinois

Business meeting and event interpreters in Chicago.

Looking for a certified business interpreter in Chicago? AMS provides professional interpreters for meetings, negotiations, trainings and trade shows in the Loop, River North, the West Loop and at McCormick Place. Requests are confirmed within the hour, and same-day and next-day bookings are routine.

Access Multilingual Services (AMS) is an interpreting and translation agency founded in 1999, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas and interpreters on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide.

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How to book a business interpreter in Chicago

Send the language, date, time, place or platform, and what the meeting is about.
AMS confirms a professional interpreter in writing, usually within the hour.
For trainings and site visits, tell us the group size so we can bring portable interpreting equipment.

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Chicago, Illinois

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McCormick Place is the largest convention center in North America, and its trade shows bring international buyers who need consecutive interpreters on the floor and simultaneous teams in the session rooms. In the Loop and the West Loop, most requests are board meetings, client negotiations, and safety and onboarding trainings for plant and warehouse crews across the region.

Convention centers and business districts

McCormick Place
The Loop
River North
Streeterville
The West Loop

After English and Spanish, the most spoken languages in Cook County are Polish, Chinese, Arabic, Ukrainian and other Slavic languages, Tagalog, Russian, Korean and Gujarati (Census ACS 2024). Polish Chicago's best-known hub is the Polish Village on Milwaukee Avenue in Avondale, Devon Avenue in West Ridge is the city's Little India, Arabic businesses line Kedzie Avenue in Albany Park, and Chinatown sits on the South Side around Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue.

Which kind of interpreting fits the meeting

Most business meetings and negotiations use consecutive interpreting: each person speaks a few sentences and the interpreter renders them. For one or two listeners in a larger meeting, the interpreter whispers simultaneously. For plant tours, site visits and trainings, a portable system lets a whole group listen through headsets while walking.

Safety training is the classic case. OSHA expects training to be given in a language and vocabulary workers understand, so an interpreter at the session helps the employer meet that expectation and keeps the crew safe.

HR meetings, internal investigations and terminations call for an interpreter who is neutral and keeps everything confidential.

What we cover

Negotiations and client meetings
Safety and onboarding trainings
HR meetings and investigations
All-hands and town halls
Site visits and plant tours
Trade shows and events

Why AMS

One scheduling desk since 1999

Since 1999 Access Multilingual Services (AMS) has been the interpreting agency law firms, court reporting firms, insurers and clinics call first, in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, Russian, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Armenian, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, German, Greek, Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer, Hmong, Lao, Thai, Dari, Pashto, Turkish, Swahili, Hebrew, ASL and Indigenous languages such as Mixteco and K'iche', plus 80+ other languages. Best for depositions, IMEs, court hearings and medical appointments, on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide. Every interpreter is court-certified, court-registered or medically certified (CCHI or NBCMI) for the setting, and matched to the speaker's dialect and region. AMS is a HIPAA-compliant agency and signs HIPAA business associate agreements.

Coverage: On site in all 50 states and remote worldwide
Speed: Requests confirmed within the hour; same-day and next-day bookings are routine
Interpreters: Certified for the setting and matched to the speaker's dialect
Translation: Certified, the same day, most documents within 4 hours
Privacy: HIPAA-compliant agency; signs business associate agreements
Our promise: If an interpreter does not arrive, the booking is not billed

How to book

Call (800) 919-2029 or e-mail scheduling@accessmultilingual.com with the language, date, time, place or platform and expected length. You get a written confirmation with the interpreter's credential.

Rates and terms

Clear half-day and full-day rates, and Net 30 invoices that carry your case name and job number.

Memberships

Held to the profession's own standards.

Access Multilingual Services is a corporate member of the American Translators Association and a member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Certifications themselves belong to the individual interpreters we assign, and we verify them before every booking.

Corporate member

American Translators Association (ATA)

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Member

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (NAJIT)

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Questions, answered

How fast can you send an interpreter in Chicago?

Same day in most cases; next day almost always. Requests are confirmed within the hour.

Consecutive or simultaneous?

Consecutive for most meetings and negotiations; whispered simultaneous for one or two listeners; simultaneous with equipment for trainings and events.

Can you interpret a safety training for a crew?

Yes, in person with portable headsets so the whole group hears the trainer in their language.

Do your interpreters sign NDAs?

Yes. Interpreters keep everything confidential and sign your NDA on request.

Can the interpreter join remotely?

Yes, on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Meet, the court reporter's platform or by phone, where the court or venue allows it.