Allen Center
2169 Campus Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208
(847) 864-927
Take Lake Shore Drive north. Where Lake Shore Drive ends at the Sheridan Road and Hollywood Avenue intersection, turn right to go north on Sheridan. Take Sheridan north for five miles, following the green-and-white “Sheridan Road-Lake Michigan Circle Tour” signs posted where Sheridan bends. (Note that Sheridan Road traffic in Evanston travels north on Forest Avenue for a few blocks.)
Once you are on campus, refer to these directions.
Exit at U.S. 41, Skokie Road (exit 34A) south and continue south to Lake Avenue (the
second stoplight). Turn left onto Lake and travel east for three miles to reach Sheridan Road. Turn right to go south on Sheridan and follow the green-and-white “Sheridan Road-Lake Michigan Circle Tour” signs posted where Sheridan bends.
Once you are on campus, refer to these directions.
Follow outbound traffic to get on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) north and follow the “To Milwaukee” signs. Exit at Dempster east. At Potter Road (the first stoplight), turn left and follow Potter north one-half mile to Golf Road. Turn right at Golf and travel east about 10 miles to reach Evanston, where Golf becomes Emerson Street. Where Emerson ends at Sheridan Road, turn left to go north on Sheridan.
Once you’re on campus, refer to these directions.
Turn right out of the airport to go north on Cicero Avenue. Travel north for two miles to get on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55). Take I-55 north to Lake Shore Drive. Refer to the “From Chicago” directions above.
At Deerfield, I-294 splits. Follow the “To Chicago” signs to get on the Edens Expressway (I-94). Exit at U.S. 41, Skokie Road (exit 34A) south. Refer to the “From the north on the Edens Expressway” directions above.
Exit at Dempster east. Refer to the “From the O’Hare International Airport” directions above.
Exit at Dempster east. Travel east for five miles on Dempster to reach Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Turn left to go north on Chicago, which merges into Sheridan Road just north of the intersection of Chicago and Clark Street.
Once you’re on campus, refer to these directions.
Take Sheridan Road, the main street that runs through Northwestern’s Evanston campus, to Lincoln Street. Head east on Lincoln and follow Campus Drive to the north entrance of the building. Signage will direct visitors where to park. A permit for remote parking may be obtained at the reception desk in the Allen Center.
