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If you're bringing a car to campus, please indicate this in the
registration form.
Permits will be provided for free parking in the
A4 visitor parking lot,
directly across State St. from the Life Sciences Bldg.
Also, the A4 lot is free on weekends.
People attending MUTAC afterward can pick up a car downtown Wednesday
evening, drive to Fermilab, and drop it off at
O'Hare or
Midway for no
additional charge (Hertz, Avis and possibly others).
However, you should make your reservations soon as that's a busy
convention week in Chicago.
If you arrive during non-traffic hours, a cab ride from O'Hare or Midway is a
good option.
At other times, the fastest way to get around in Chicago is by
train
(referred to as "the L" by Chicagoans since portions of the system are on
elevated tracks).
For other options, see
this page.
People driving in from western suburbs should leave an hour earlier than
normal with morning rush-hour traffic in mind.
The downtown area is known as "the Loop" since the elevated tracks form
a loop there.
Train routes are identified by colors and you can buy a fare card at
the airport station.
The stations and hotels mentioned below are marked on the
maps on the right.
- Airports to hotels:
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To get to Best Western Grant Park Hotel
at 1100 S. Michigan Ave. (11th Street and Michigan Avenue),
- from
O'Hare,
take the blue line to
Clark&Lake
and transfer to the
orange line
(toward Midway)
or the green line
(toward Ashland/63rd or
East/63rd-Cottage Grove)
south.
- from Midway, take the
orange line north.
Get off at Roosevelt.
- To get to Comfort Inn and Suites Chicago
at 15 E. Ohio St. (Ohio and State Streets),
- from
O'Hare,
take the blue line to
Washington.
- from Midway,
take the orange line to
State&Lake.
Transfer to the red line north
(toward Howard)
and get off at
Grand.
- To get to Essex Inn at 800 S. Michigan Ave.
(Michigan Avenue and 8th Street),
- from
O'Hare,
take the blue line to
Washington or Jackson.
Transfer to the red line south
(toward 95th/Dan Ryan)
and get off at
Harrison.
- from Midway, take the
orange line north and
get off at Roosevelt.
- Hotels to IIT:
- The meeting will be in Room 111 of the Life Sciences Building
(31st and State Streets, see campus map on the right).
- From Best Western (Michigan and 11th), take the
green
line south
(toward Ashland/63rd or
East/63rd-Cottage Grove)
at Roosevelt,
get off at the first stop
(35th Bronzeville-IIT),
walk down to State Street at the north (toward downtown skyline) end of the
platform and 2 blocks north to the Life Sciences Bldg on the left.
- From Comfort Inn (Ohio and State),
take the
red line south
(toward 95th/Dan Ryan)
at Grand,
transfer to the green
line south
(toward Ashland/63rd or
East/63rd-Cottage Grove)
at State&Lake (1st stop),
get off at
35th Bronzeville-IIT,
and follow the directions above.
You can also stay on the red line
train, get off at
Sox-35th
(after Cermak/Chinatown),
walk up to 33rd Street at the north end of
the station
(toward downtown skyline), 2 blocks east to State Street and 1 block north to
Life Sciences Bldg on the left.
- From Essex Inn (Michigan and 8th), take the
red line south
(toward 95th/Dan Ryan)
at Harrison to
Sox-35th,
or the green line south
(toward Ashland/63rd or
East/63rd-Cottage Grove)
at Roosevelt to
35th Bronzeville-IIT
and follow directions above.
- IIT to airports:
-
Take the green line north
(toward the Loop) from the
35th Bronzeville-IIT
station (State and 34th).
- For O'Hare,
get off at Clark&Lake and transfer to the
blue line to the airport.
- For Midway,
get off at Roosevelt and transfer to the
orange line (south)
to the airport.
- Other:
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Installation is the reverse of removal.
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