The Engineering Research Facility is located on UIC’s East Campus, at the corner of Halsted Street and Taylor Street. ERF is a card access secured building. During regular business hours, enter ERF through the main Taylor Street entrance lobby and proceed through two sets of double doors to the corridor. Turn right and walk down the hall to the gold elevators. Take an elevator to the second floor and call 312.996.3002 from your cell to notify us of your arrival. You will be met in the second floor lobby.

Getting Here

From O'Hare International Airport: A cab from the airport takes 30 minutes during non-peak hours and up to 1.5 hours during peak hours. Approximate cab fare is $40. The CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) Blue Line train takes 45-80 minutes from the O’Hare terminal to the UIC/Halsted Station. The delays are unpredictable and effected by CTA construction and slow zones. The fare is $2. See CTA tips below.

From Midway Airport: A cab from the airport takes 30 minutes during non-peak hours and up to one hour during peak hours. There is no direct train from Midway (Orange Line) and UIC (Blue Line), so the commute takes about one hour and requires a transfer at the Lake Street Station. The Orange Line is elevated and the Blue Line is underground in the Loop. Exit the Orange Line at Lake Street (James R. Thompson Center) and proceed down the stairs and escalators to the underground Blue Line station. See CTA tips below.

From Downtown/Loop: EVL is a 15-minute cab ride. See CTA tips below.

CTA Tips:

CTA System Map
UIC is on the CTA Blue Line. The station is UIC/Halsted. The westbound Blue line splits after the UIC/Halsted stop, so you can take either the 54/Cermak or Forest Park train from O’Hare or the Loop. Look for signs to CTA Train or Subway in the airport baggage claim areas. The one-way fare is $2 and may be purchased at the ticket machines near the platforms. Exit the train at the UIC/Halsted street station, take the east ramp (toward the city), exit the station and proceed south on Halsted Street toward the UIC campus. Turn right when you reach Taylor Street and enter the Engineering Research Facility from Taylor Street.

By car: Take the Dan Ryan (90/94) expressway to the Roosevelt/Taylor exit. Traveling south, turn right on Taylor. Traveling north, the first traffic light is Roosevelt -- go straight, and move to the right lane (the left goes back onto the expressway). At Taylor, turn left. You are on an overpass, going over the expressway. Immediately after the overpass, there is a UIC parking facility on your right. Turn into it and park. The parking facility is on the northeast corner of Taylor and Halsted. Our building is on the northwest corner of Taylor and Halsted. From the parking lot, walk on Taylor, cross Halsted (going west), to our building at 842 W. Taylor.

Hotel Information:

UIC is a state (government) institution and our visitors are eligible for government rates at hotels. Typically, we recommend the following hotels, and if you call and ask for government rates, provided there's not a major convention in town, the cost is about $119-$129/night.

Chicago hotel information

Near Navy Pier and the StarLight facility, we recommend:

Chicago City Centre A Holiday Inn Hotel
This hotel is situated within walking distance of Northwestern University’s downtown campus and the StarLight facility.

The Best Western River North Hotel

In the Loop, we recommend:

Hyatt Regency Chicago

Palmer House Hilton

Near EVL's main lab at Halsted & Taylor, we recommend:

Chicago Marriott Downtown at Medical District/UIC
This hotel is on our campus about one mile from our facility.

Club Quarters
University of Illinois is a member of Club Quarters. Reserve rooms by calling Club Quarters Member Services at 212.575.0006 or visit the web site. There are two Club Quarters locations in downtown Chicago: Central Loop (111 West Adams Street) and Wacker at Michigan (75 E. Wacker Drive).