Location

The school is located in the Board of Trade Building at 141 W. Jackson. After 5 pm, you will need to enter the building at the Van Buren entrance. Go to the security desk and they will buzz you into the elevators where you will then take an elevator up to the seventh floor.

 

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Parking

For those driving, note that there is a nice, big, open-air parking lot on the southeast corner of Financial and Congress. The cost is only $8 after 1:30 pm. To walk from the parking lot to the Van Buren street entrance of the Board of Trade building, do it like this:

Take Financial North to the Stoplight at Congress. Cross Congress and go until it runs into Van Buren. Cross to the North side of Van Buren and head East. You'll see a Starbucks and a restaurant called Wow Bao. Cross at the stoplight (this is Financial again). The Board of Trade building is on the Northeast corner of Financial and Van Buren. Head East a few steps on Van Buren and go to the revolving doors on your Left.

Driving Directions from South Lake Shore Drive:

Take Lake Shore Drive to Jackson. Turn Left (West). Go one block to Columbus and Turn Left (South). Go about one block to Congress and Turn Right (West). Stay in the Left Lane on Congress and go to State Street (One block past Wabash and the overhead EL tracks). Turn Left on State. Get in the Right Lane and turn Right on Harrison. Take Harrison to Financial (The stoplight just past the Metra train track underpass). Turn R on Financial. Park in the first parking lot on the Right.

From North Lake Shore Drive:

Heading south on LSD, turn R (West) on Jackson. Go one block to Columbus and Turn Left (South). Go about one block to Congress and Turn Right (West). Stay in the Left Lane on Congress and go to State Street (One block past Wabash and the overhead EL tracks). Turn Left on State. Get in the Right Lane and turn Right on Harrison. Take Harrison to Financial (The stoplight just past the Metra train track underpass). Turn R on Financial. Park in the first parking lot on the Right.

From the Kennedy heading south toward the loop:

Take the Congress / 290 exit. There are two exit lanes. Stay in the left exit lane and it will turn into Congress heading east. Take it over the bridge, past the stoplight at Wells street to the Stoplight at Financial. This is the last stoplight before you go under the underpass that says Chicago Stock Exchange. Make a Right (South). The parking lot entrance is immediately on your Left.

For those coming via the El:

If you are taking the Brown, Pink, Purple and Orange lines exit at LaSalle. Go down the stairs, go to the north side of Van Buren, head just a few steps West and enter one of the two big revolving doors. If you hit the stoplight at Financial, you’ve gone a few steps too far.

For those on the Red Line, get off at Jackson, go one block South to Van Buren and take Van Buren to just before Financial. Enter one of the two big revolving doors. If you hit the stoplight at Financial, you’ve gone a few steps too far.

For those on the Blue line, get off at LaSalle. When you come up from the subway, you will be on the north side of Congress and the east side of Financial. Take Financial north to Van Buren. Cross to the North side of Van Buren and head East. You'll see a Starbucks and a restaurant called Wow Bao. Cross at the stoplight (this is Financial again). The Board of Trade building is on the Northeast corner of Financial and Van Buren. Keep heading East on Van Buren and go to the revolving doors on your Left.