When analyzing the convenience to the parties, courts assess the parties' "respective residences and abilities to bear the expense of trial in a particular forum." Biomet, Inc., 2004 WL 769358 at *5 (quoting Von Holdt v. Husky Injection Molding Sys., Ltd., 887 F. Supp. 185, 188 (N.D. Ill. 1995)); see Teich v. US Foods, Inc., 2018 WL 497368, *4 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 22, 2018) ("The Court considers the convenience of the parties, particularly the residences and resources of the parties—in essence, their ability to bear the expense of trial in a particular forum." (citations and corrections omitted)).