Visitor Information
The GMR office is located in the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health
Sciences (LHS) on the West Campus of UIC at 1750 West Polk Street. NN/LM GMR and the National Training Center and
Clearinghouse
conduct training sessions and presentations in
the GMR computer classroom in room 303 on the third floor of LHS. See the following map of the UIC West Campus;
the Library of the Health Sciences is labeled LHS. For an area map and directions, see
Library of the Health Sciences - Chicago Location
.
Airports
The City of Chicago is served by O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. For Chicago Airport System
information, see FlyChicago.com.
Taxi from the airports
Taxi fares from the airports average about $40 from Midway and about $50 from O'Hare. The GMR office is inside the standard shared ride taxi boundaries.
Elevated trains from the airports
O'Hare is served by the Blue Line Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) elevated-subway trains. Take the Blue Line Forest Park train from O'Hare to the Clark/Lake CTA stop. Transfer to the Pink Line and continue on to Polk. Note: The Polk Street stop is no longer served by the Blue Line.
Alternately, take the Forest Park Blue Line from O'Hare to the Illinois Medical District stop, approximately one-half mile northwest of the GMR office. Transfer to CTA Bus #7, Harrison Eastbound at Harrison and Wood, to Polk CTA. If walking from the Illinois Medical District stop, walk east on the long skywalk to the turnstiles, turn right, then walk to the crosswalk. Continue across the cancer center driveway. Go across the street then turn right. Walk until you see the Rush/Presbyterian hospital driveway. Turn left, walking through the driveway towards Polk Street. The library is at 1750 W. Polk Street.
Midway is served by the Orange Line elevated train. Take the Orange Line to the Clark/Lake stop and transfer to the Pink Line to Polk. For more details, see the instructions for the Elevated below.
Bus
There are a number of CTA bus lines that access the Library of the Health Sciences:
- No. 7, Harrison Street
- No. 37, Taylor Street
- No. 48, South Damen Avenue
- No. 50, Damen Avenue
- No. 12, Roosevelt Road
- No. 9, Ashland Avenue
For more information about public transportation in Chicago, call the RTA Travel Information line
at 312-836-7000 or see the CTA web site, Chicago Transit Authority
.
Use the Trip Planner for step-by-step travel options. Note: Transfers by cash are no longer accepted on the CTA;
fare cards in various amounts may be purchased at CTA stations or by mail from the CTA website.
Car
- From the north
- Take the Kennedy Expressway (90/94) to the Eisenhower Expressway (290) west bound and keep to the right; take the second exit from the Eisenhower Expressway (290), which is Ashland Avenue; take Ashland Avenue south to Polk Street; then go west on Polk Street to the library.
- From the south
- Take the Dan Ryan Expressway (90/94) and exit at Roosevelt Road; go west on Roosevelt Road to Wood Street; then go north on Wood Street to the library.
- From the west
- Take the Eisenhower Expressway (290) to the Ashland Avenue exit; take Ashland Avenue south to Polk Street; then go west on Polk Street to the library.
- From the east
- Take Harrison Street or Roosevelt Road west to Wood Street. If you take Harrison Street, go south on Wood Street to the library, or from Roosevelt Road go north on Wood Street to the library.
Parking
The GMR is on the West Campus of UIC. For more information about parking at UIC, see
UIC Parking Services Lot Locations and Maps
. UIC Parking Services
contact information is also located on the page.
Elevated Train
The GMR is served directly by the Pink Line and indirectly by the Blue Line elevated-subway trains. The Pink Line runs from 54/Cermak to the Loop (downtown) and back. Take the 54/Cermak Pink Line train to the Polk Street stop, which is directly across the street from the Library of the Health Sciences.
The Forest Park Blue Line to the Illinois Medical District stop is approximately one-half mile northwest of the GMR. When taking the Forest Park Blue Line to Illinois Medical District, walk east on the long skywalk to the turnstiles, turn right, then walk to the crosswalk at Congress Parkway. Cross Congress at the light. Walk across the cancer center driveway. Go across the street then turn right. Walk until you see the Rush University Medical Center hospital driveway. Turn left, walking through the driveway towards Polk Street. The UIC Library of the Health Sciences is at 1750 W. Polk. Note: The Polk Street stop is no longer served by the Blue Line.
For more information about Chicago Transit Authority
trains, call the Regional Transit Authority Travel Information Department at 312-836-7000. Note: Transfers by cash are no longer accepted on the CTA;
fare cards in various amounts may be purchased at CTA stations or from the CTA website.
Lodging
If you are attending a GMR-scheduled meeting, you may book a room at one of the Club Quarters hotels by contacting the GMR office at 1-800-338-7657 and press one (1) for the Regional Network Office or 312-996-2464.
For more information about traveling to Club Quarters Central Loop, see Travel Information for Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop
.
Another option closer to campus is the Marriott
Chicago Downtown at Medical District/UIC (312-491-1234). It
is located at 625 South
Ashland Avenue which is about three blocks from the GMR Office.
More Information
More information may be obtained from
Google Directory for Chicago, the Chicago
Transit Authority and the City of Chicago web sites. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
newsletter, the Chicago Flame, has a compilation of
Bar and Restaurant Guide Articles
online.
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