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Driving
to Evanston
Driving to Evanston from Chicago
• Take Lake Shore Drive north.
• Where Lake Shore Drives ends at the Sheridan Road and Hollywood Avenue intersection, turn right to go north on Sheridan.
• Take Sheridan Rd. north to South Blvd. in Evanston.
• Follow Sheridan Rd. north by making right turns at traffic lights (at South Blvd and just before Dempster St.).
• Proceed through the traffic lights at Chicago Ave. and Foster St.
• Just after going through the traffic light at Foster St (right in front of Kellogg's main building -- Jacobs Center), make a right turn in Parking Lot D but continue going straight to the second parking lot on where you see the Allen Center.
• Pick up your parking pass in front of the Allen Center from our student volunteers and then follow the signs through the parking lot near the soccer field north of the Allen Center.
• After going through the parking lot just north of the Allen Center, make a right when you are at the stop sign in front of SPAC / Aquatics Center. The primary parking conference lot (#108-Larc) will be on your left.
Driving
to Evanston from from O'Hare International Airport
• Follow outbound traffic to get on the Tri-State Tollway (1-294) north and follow the "To Milwaukee" signs.
• Exit at Dempster east until Dempster St. and drive until Dempster ends in Evanston near Lake Michigan
• Make a left onto Forest Ave. and continue north driving. The road changes name to Sheridan Rd.
• Just after going through the traffic light at Foster St (right in front of Kellogg's main building -- Jacobs Center), make a right turn in Parking Lot D but continue going straight to the second parking lot on where you see the Allen Center.
• Pick up your parking pass in front of the Allen Center from our student volunteers and then follow the signs through the parking lot near the soccer field north of the Allen Center.
• After going through the parking lot just north of the Allen Center, make a right when you are at the stop sign in front of SPAC / Aquatics Center. The primary parking conference lot (#108-Larc) will be on your left.
Driving
to Evanston from Midway Airport
• Turn left out of the airport to go north on Cicero Avenue.
• Travel north for two miles to get on the Stevenson Expressway.
• Take the Stevenson Expressway (1-55) to Lake Shore Drive.
• Take Lake Shore Drive north.
• Where Lake Shore Drives ends at the Sheridan Road and Hollywood Avenue intersection, turn right to go north on Sheridan.
• Take Sheridan Rd. north to South Blvd. in Evanston.
• Follow Sheridan Rd. north by making right turns at traffic lights (at South Blvd and just before Dempster St.).
• Proceed through the traffic lights at Chicago Ave. and Foster St.
• Just after going through the traffic light at Foster St (right in front of Kellogg's main building -- Jacobs Center), make a right turn in Parking Lot D but continue going straight to the second parking lot on where you see the Allen Center.
• Pick up your parking pass in front of the Allen Center from our student volunteers and then follow the signs through the parking lot near the soccer field north of the Allen Center.
• After going through the parking lot just north of the Allen Center, make a right when you are at the stop sign in front of SPAC / Aquatics Center. The primary parking conference lot (#108-Larc) will be on your left.
Driving
to Evanston from from the North
via 1-94 (Edens Expressway):
• Take I-94 south to Skokie Blvd
• Follow southbound Skokie Blvd approximately 2 miles to Dempster St
• Turn left at the traffic light onto eastbound Dempster St.
• Drive eastbound until Dempster ends in Evanston near Lake Michigan
• Make a left onto Forest Ave. and continue north driving. The road changes name to Sheridan Rd.
• Just after going through the traffic light at Foster St (right in front of Kellogg's main building -- Jacobs Center), make a right turn in Parking Lot D but continue going straight to the second parking lot on where you see the Allen Center.
• Pick up your parking pass in front of the Allen Center from our student volunteers and then follow the signs through the parking lot near the soccer field north of the Allen Center.
• After going through the parking lot just north of the Allen Center, make a right when you are at the stop sign in front of SPAC / Aquatics Center. The primary parking conference lot (#108-Larc) will be on your left.
Parking
Visitor parking for the conference is available at several lots on campus. The primary parking lot is a new lot called #108-Larc just north of the soccer field and east of SPAC/Aquatics Center. It is at most a 5-minute walk from this parking lot to the Allen Center. Secondary parking lots include the South Beach Parking lot located off of Sheridan Road on the south side of campus and lots 104 and 105 just west of SPAC on the north side of campus. Parking passes will be available at the Allen Center all day and will also be available at the #108-Larc lot and the South Beach Parking lot from 7am to 9am. Once you get on campus, please follow the conference parking signs. A representative from the conference will be at the lot and will provide you with a visitor parking permit when you arrive on campus. Shuttle bus service will be available to the #108-Larc Lot and South Beach Parking Lot to the Allen Center from 7am to 9am. It will also operate from 12pm to 2pm and 3pm to 5pm.
If you arrive after 9am, please stop by the Allen
center to pick up a visitor parking permit.
Lodging
Hotel Orrington,
1710 Orrington Ave (847-866-8700), www.hotelorrington.com
North Shore Doubletree, 9599 Skokie
Blvd (847-679-7000)
Holiday Inn, 5300 Touhy Ave (Skokie
Blvd) (847-679-8900)
Allen Center, Northwestern University
Campus (847-864-9270)
Hilton Garden Inn, 1818 Maple Ave
(847-475-6400), www.hiltongardeninn.com
Other
transportation options
Best Taxi Service,
847-864-2500
Better Cab Phone, 847-328-2515
N S Taxicab Service, 847-869-0200
Norshore Cab Association, 847-864-7500
Northshore Cab, 773-275-8703
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