School of Communication

Directions and Parking Information


Evanston Campus

Address
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Northwestern University
Frances Searle Building
2240 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL, 60208
Evanston Directions and Parking
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On weekdays, please drive to the front of the Frances Searle Building and wait for coordinator to come out with a parking pass.
On weekends, park anywhere and meet the coordinator in the lobby of the building.

Evanston directions

Chicago Campus

Address
Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CAMRI)
Northwestern University
Olson Pavilion (also called McGaw)
710 N. Fairbanks Ct. LC 0-225
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Downtown Directions
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From the North, Northern Suburbs and Wisconsin
I-94 south to the junction of the Edens Expressway (I-94) and Tri-State Tollway (I-294); south on the Edens to Kennedy Expressway (I-90 & I-94); Kennedy to Ohio Street Exit; Ohio Street east to Fairbanks Court; north (left) on Fairbanks to Northwestern Memorial campus.
or
Sheridan road south to Lake Shore Drive; Lake Shore Drive to Chestnut Street (stop light); right turn, then immediate left turn, onto southbound Inner Lake Shore Drive; south to Huron Street; west (right) on Huron to Northwestern Memorial campus.

From the Northwest, Elgin & Rockford Areas
Northwest Tollway (I-90) east to Kennedy; Kennedy to Ohio Street Exit; Ohio Street east to Fairbanks Court; north (left) on Fairbanks to Northwestern Memorial campus.

From the West, Western Suburbs, & Aurora Areas
East-West Tollway (I-88) east to Eisenhower Expressway (I-290); Eisenhower becomes the Congress Parkway; east on Congress to Columbus Drive; north (left) on Columbus (becomes Fairbanks) to Northwestern Memorial campus. From the Southwest, Southwest Suburbs & Joliet Stevenson Expressway (I-55) north to Lake Shore Drive; north on Lake Shore Drive to Illinois Street/Grand Avenue exit; west (left) on Grand to Columbus (becomes Fairbanks); north (right) to Northwestern Memorial campus.

From the South, Southern Suburbs
I-57 or Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) north to the Dan Ryan; north on the Dan Ryan to the Congress Parkway Exit; east on Congress to Columbus (becomes Fairbanks); north (left) to Northwestern Memorial campus. or Lake Shore Drive (Rte. 41) north to Illinois Street/Grand Avenue exit; west on Grand to Columbus (becomes Fairbanks); north (right) to Northwestern Memorial campus.

From Indiana
Borman Expressway (I-80 & I-94) west to the Bishop Ford Freeway; north on Bishop Ford to the Dan Ryan; north on the Dan Ryan to the Congress Parkway Exit; east on Congress to Columbus (becomes Fairbanks); north (left) to Northwestern Memorial campus.
or
Indiana Toll Road (I-90) to the Chicago Skyway; north on the Skyway to the Dan Ryan; north on the Dan Ryan to the Congress Parkway Exit; east on Congress to Columbus (becomes Fairbanks); north (left) to Northwestern Memorial campus.
or
Lake Shore Drive (Rte. 41) north to Illinois Street/Grand Avenue exit; west on Grand to Columbus (becomes Fairbanks); north (right) to Northwestern Memorial campus.

Downtown Parking
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Please park in the parking structure on Huron (between N St. Clair and Fairbanks).

  • Take the parking ticket from the machine. We will provide you with a parking pass when you get to CAMRI

  • If you are coming from the parking garage, take the pedestrian walkway across the street to the second floor of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Turn left, go all the way to the end of the hospital to the last skyway, and then turn left again. Upon arriving in Olson Pavilion, proceed to the elevators and go down to the basement level (LC), follow the signs to MR Research, and then ring the doorbell.

Chicago parking
Downtown Entrance
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When you arrive, use the North Fairbanks Ct. entrance for Olson Pavilion (McGaw), sign in at the security desk, and proceed to the elevators. Take an elevator down one level to the basement (LC), follow the signs to MR Research, and then ring the doorbell.

If you are coming from the parking garage, take the pedestrian walkway across the street to the second floor of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Turn left, go all the way to the end of the hospital to the last skyway, and then turn left again. Upon arriving in Olson Pavilion, proceed to the elevators and go down to the basement level (LC), follow the signs to MR Research, and then ring the doorbell.

Chicago entrance