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Directions to Mccormick Place – North Building and Marshalling Yard ______________________________________________________________ Directions to McCormick Place – North Building and Marshalling Yard The McCormick Place Complex is located south of downtown Chicago at 23rd Street and South Lake Shore Drive. The phone number to the Standard Parking office located in the Marshalling Yard is 312-791-6200. Parking lots are located at the following locations (see McCormick Place Area Map): Lot A - McCormick Place/Martin Luther King Lot (Cottage Grove Ave. access) $16.00/day** – Phone: 312.567.8360 Lot C - McCormick Pace East - Underground Garage (Ft. Dearborn Dr. access) $16.00/day** – Phone: 312.567.8152 Exhibitor Reserved Parking – For $20.00/day**, exhibitors are allowed in-and-out privileges. You must request this by Thursday, December 20 th , 2007. To obtain this parking pass, a form can be found under the OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER FORMS TAB in this kit. For further questions, please call 312-595-5201. ** Parking prices subject to change. TRAVELING TO MCCORMICK PLACE (LOT A) BY CAR: (For parking at the South, North and West Buildings) FROM O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NORTHWEST OR THE NORTH: Follow I-190 East to I-90 East. This turns into I-90/94 East (Dan Ryan Expressway). Keeping to the right, follow to I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway). Exit at Martin L. King Drive (Exit #293D) and follow signs to Lot A entrance ramp located immediately to your left. FROM THE WEST: Take I-290 East (Eisenhower Expressway) to I-94 East (Dan Ryan Expressway). Keeping to the right, follow to I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway). Exit at Martin L. King Drive (Exit #293D) and follow signs to Lot A entrance ramp located immediately to your left. FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT OR SOUTHWEST: Take I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway). Exit at Martin L. King Drive (Exit #293D) and follow signs to Lot A entrance ramp located immediately to your left. FROM THE SOUTH OR INDIANA via I-80/94: From I-80/94, exit at I-94 West (Bishop Ford Expressway) and proceed on I-94 West (Dan Ryan Expressway). Follow to I- 55 North (Stevenson Expressway). Exit at Martin L. King Drive (Exit #293D) and follow signs to Lot A entrance ramp located immediately to your left. FROM INDIANA-SKYWAY: Take I-90 West (Indiana Tollway turns into the Chicago Skyway). Merge onto I-90/94 West (Dan Ryan Expressway). Exit at I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway). Exit at Martin L. King Drive (Exit #293D) and follow signs to Lot A entrance ramp located immediately to your left. FROM NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE (US-41): From Lake Shore Drive, exit at 31st Street and turn right (West). Turn right again on Martin L. King Drive. Turn left on 24th Place. Follow signs to Lot A. FROM SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE (US-41): From Lake Shore Drive, exit at 31st Sreet. and turn left (West). Turn right on Martin L. King Drive. Turn left on 24th Place. Follow signs to Lot A. FROM CONGRESS PARKWAY: From Congress Parkway, turn right onto Michigan Avenue Proceed south to Cermak Road. (E. 22nd Street). Turn left on Cermak Road, to Martin Luther King Drive. Follow signs to Lot A. TRAVELING TO MCCORMICK PLACE (LOT C) BY CAR: (For parking at Lakeside Center and Arie Crown Theatre) FROM O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NORTHWEST OR THE NORTH: Follow I-190 East to I-90 East. This turns into I-90/94 East (Dan Ryan Expressway). Keeping to the right, follow to I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway) onto US-41 South (Lake Shore Drive). Exit at 31st St. and turn left over the Lake Shore Dr. Bridge to Ft. Dearborn Drive. Turn left and follow signs to Lot C. FROM THE WEST: Take I-290 East (Eisenhower Expressway) to I-94 East (Dan Ryan Expressway). Keeping to the right, follow to I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway) onto US-41 South (Lake Shore Drive). Exit at 31st St. and turn left over the Lake Shore Dr. Bridge to Ft. Dearborn Drive. Turn left and follow signs to Lot C. FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT OR SOUTHWEST: Take I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway) to Lake Shore Drive South. Exit at 31st Street and turn left over the Lake Shore Dr. Bridge to Ft. Dearborn Drive. Turn left and follow signs to Lot C. FROM THE SOUTH OR INDIANA via I-80/94: From I-80/94, exit at I-94 West (Bishop Ford Expressway) and proceed on I-94 West (Dan Ryan Expressway). Follow to I- 55 North (Stevenson Expressway) to US-41 South (Lake Shore Drive). Exit at 31st St. and turn left over the Lake Shore Dr. Bridge to Ft. Dearborn Drive. Turn left and follow signs to Lot C. FROM INDIANA SKYWAY: Take I-90 West (Indiana Tollway turns into the Chicago Skyway). Merge onto I-90/94 West (Dan Ryan Expressway). Exit at I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway) to US-41 South (Lake Shore Drive). Exit at 31st St. and turn left over the Lake Shore Dr. Bridge to Ft. Dearborn Drive. Turn left and follow signs to Lot C. FROM NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE (US-41): From US-41 (Lake Shore Drive), exit at 31st St. and turn left over the Lake Shore Dr. Bridge to Ft. Dearborn Drive. Turn left again and follow signs to Lot C. FROM SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE (US-41): From US-41 (Lake Shore Drive), exit at 31st St. Stay to the right onto Ft. Dearborn Drive. Follow signs to Lot C. FROM CONGRESS PARKWAY: From Congress Parkway, turn right onto Columbus Drive (South). Merge with US-41 South (Lake Shore Drive). Exit at 31st St. Turn left over the Lake Shore Dr. bridge to Ft. Dearborn Drive. Turn left again and follow signs to Lot C. FOR THE MARSHALING YARD: Follow above directions to Lake Shore Dr. Take the 31 st St. exit. Bear west towards Moe Dr., which is parallel to Lake Shore Dr. EXHIBITORS TRAVELING TO MCCORMICK PLACE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Via the Metra: Please call 312-322-6777 on during business days/hours and 312-836-7000 evenings/weekends for further schedule information or visit www.metrarail.com to plan your trip from the Chicagoland suburbs. Via the RTA: Please call 888-968-7282 or 312-836-7000 to get more information about the RTA, CTA and PACE transportation services and schedules or visit www.rtachicago.com to plan your trip. .
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