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The conference will take place in the Orange and Blue Room at the Illini Center, conveniently located in Chicago's Loop at 200 South Wacker Drive. The Illini Center extends the outreach of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to the Chicagoland area with conference rooms and services for faculty, students, and alumni.
The Illini Center is on the first floor of the 200 South Wacker Drive Building, located in the heart of the loop. The Center is just across the street from the Sears Tower, at the intersection of Adams Street and Wacker Drive. The Center is easily accessible from all major expressways.
- From the west, follow the Eisenhower Expressway (290) east to where it becomes Congress Avenue. Exit Wacker Drive and follow the signs that read Upper Wacker Drive. You will be driving north. The Illini Center will be on your left just before Adams Street.
- From the south, follow the Kennedy Expressway (90/94) west and exit on Monroe Street. Turn right (east) on Monroe and follow it to Wacker Drive and turn right (south). The Illini Center will be on your right just after Adams Street.
- From the north, follow the Kennedy Expressway (90/94) south and exit on Jackson Street. Turn left (east) on Jackson and follow it to Wacker Drive and turn left (north). The Illini Center will be on your left just before Adams Street.
- The Union Station Metra station is just
across the street from the Illini Center, if you are coming from outside the city.
Union Station also handles Amtrak trains.
- Sears Tower Self Park: entrance located on Adams Street between Franklin and Wells Streets. Cost is approximately $12-14 per day, depending on the length of your stay.
- Union Station Self Park: entrance located on Clinton Street between Jackson and Van Buren. Cost is approximately $12 per day, depending on the length of your stay.
- Jackson Canal (surface lot): entrance is also located on Clinton Street between Jackson and Van Buren. Cost is approximately $9 per day, depending on the length of your stay.
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