Directions to Best Western Grant Park Hotel; Columbia College/ACUBE Meeting site; etc.

Hotel:

From Midway Airport: take CTA Orange Line (public transportation, with terminal at Midway) to Roosevelt Road stop (corner of Roosevelt and State St.) if arriving early. Walk two blocks east (to Michigan Ave.), turn left, then one block north (11th St.), and you’re there.

By car from north: take I-94 into downtown, and exit at the Congress St. exit, east into downtown. At Michigan Ave., turn right, and continue down Michigan to 11th St. Voila!

By car from west: take I-290 (Eisenhower Expy) into downtown, where it becomes Congress St. Continue east to Michigan Ave., turn right, and continue down Michigan to 11th St.

By car from south: take I-94 towards downtown, but exit at the I-57/Lakeshore Drive exit. Take the Lakeshore Drive option, and get onto Lakeshore Drive northbound. Exit Lakeshore Drive at Roosevelt Road (it only goes west, so you have no wrong choices here). Follow Roosevelt to Michigan Ave., where you will turn right, for one block, arriving at 11th St and Michigan. Home, at last.

By car from southwest: take I-57 towards downtown, continuing all the way to its endpoint at Lakeshore Drive, northbound. Exit Lakeshore Drive at Roosevelt Road (it only goes west, so you have no wrong choices here). Follow Roosevelt to Michigan Ave., where you will turn right, for one block, arriving at 11th St and Michigan.

 

Meeting site — Columbia College Wabash Campus, 623 S. Wabash Ave., 5th floor (Science and Mathematics Department).

From Midway Airport: take CTA Orange Line to Roosevelt Road stop. Walk one block east, to Wabash Ave., then six blocks north to 623 S. Wabash (on the east side of the street). Come up to the 5th floor, and be welcomed by your colleagues.

By car from north: take I-94 into downtown, and exit at the Congress St. exit, east into downtown. At Wabash Ave., turn right, and continue down Wabash two blocks to 623 S.

By car from west: take I-290 (Eisenhower Expy) into downtown, where it becomes Congress St. Continue east to Wabash Ave., turn right, and continue down Wabash two blocks to 623 S.

By car from south: take I-94 towards downtown, but exit at the I-57/Lakeshore Drive exit. Take the Lakeshore Drive option, and get onto Lakeshore Drive northbound. Exit Lakeshore Drive at Roosevelt Road (it only goes west, so you have no wrong choices here). Follow Roosevelt to Wabash Ave., where you will turn right and continue down Wabash six blocks to 623 S.

By car from southwest: take I-57 towards downtown, continuing all the way to its endpoint at Lakeshore Drive, northbound. Exit Lakeshore Drive at Roosevelt Road (it only goes west, so you have no wrong choices here). Follow Roosevelt to Wabash Ave., where you will turn right and continue down Wabash six blocks to 623 S.

There are several nearby public parking facilities, both indoor and outdoor; see parking notes below.

 

Hotel to main meeting site:

From the hotel, walk west one block to Wabash Ave., turn right, then five blocks north to 623 S. Wabash.

 

Parking:

Parking at the hotel is extra, at $20 for overnight, with in and out privileges. This is very competitive compared to other parking in the neighborhood. Best price can be found at the South Wabash Garage, at 710 S. Wabash (between Michigan Ave. and State St.), who charge $16 for overnight parking, and $7.75 as their all-day rate (no in-and-out). They are also very close to our main session sites (just down the block to 623 S. Wabash for technical sessions, and only another block east to the Congress Plaza for the Friday evening banquet) but somewhat further from the hotel (4 blocks south, then 1 block east). Take your pick.