 In August 1987, plans were announced for the property to be managed by Inter-Continental Hotels and split into two hotels.The 1961 North Tower would reopen first as the 547-room Forum Hotel (the budget-priced division of Inter-Continental), while the historic 1929 South Tower would be restored as the 346-room Inter-Continental Chicago.A former Medinah Club member read of the renovation and donated the first anniversary edition of the club's magazine, "The Scimitar".