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Travel Tips<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Getting to Bloomington-Normal<\/span><\/b> Flying into Bloomington-Normal (BMI)<\/span><\/b> Flying into Chicago<\/span><\/b> If you’re renting a car, plan on approximately <\/span>2\u00bd\u20133 hours from the Chicago area to Bloomington-Normal.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Taking the Train from Chicago<\/span><\/b> Driving to Hyatt Place and the ISU Campus<\/span><\/b> 2\u20133 hours from Chicago<\/span><\/b> The Hyatt has complimentary parking, and we’ll share campus parking options as we get closer to the conference.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ISU Campus<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n 100 N University St<\/p>\n Normal,\u00a0IL 61761<\/p>\n Hyatt Place Bloomington\/Normal \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 200 Broadway Avenue<\/p>\n Normal, IL 61761<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Travel Tips\u00a0 Getting to Bloomington-NormalThe conference will be held at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, adjacent to Bloomington. Bloomington-Normal has its own airport (BMI), but since flight options can be limited, we have some alternate travel tips.\u00a0 Flying into Bloomington-Normal (BMI)Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI) is the closest and easiest option. The airport is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Travel Tips<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n Getting to Bloomington-Normal<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>The conference will be held at <\/span>Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois<\/span><\/b>, adjacent to Bloomington. Bloomington-Normal has its own airport (BMI), but since flight options can be limited, we have some alternate travel tips.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\nFlying into Bloomington-Normal (BMI)<\/span><\/b>\r\nCentral Illinois Regional Airport (BMI) is the closest and easiest option. The airport is less than 15 minutes to ISU and Hyatt Place Bloomington\/Normal. Rental cars and taxis are available, and the Hyatt offers a shuttle by appointment only. The shuttle is based on availability, so please contact the sales office to schedule at <\/span>309-454-9288<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFlying into Chicago<\/span><\/b>\r\nChicago O'Hare (ORD)<\/span><\/b> and <\/span>Chicago Midway (MDW)<\/span><\/b> are good options, with more flight choices and possibly better fares. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIf you're renting a car, plan on approximately <\/span>2\u00bd\u20133 hours from the Chicago area to Bloomington-Normal.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nTaking the Train from Chicago<\/span><\/b>\r\nAmtrak\u00a0is another option. Trains leave Chicago's Union Station and arrive at <\/span>Uptown Station in Normal<\/span><\/b>, located right next to campus and the Hyatt (BEA On-Location conference hotel). The train ride is approximately <\/span>2\u00bd hours<\/span><\/b>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n Driving to Hyatt Place and the ISU Campus<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>The Hyatt and Illinois State University\u00a0are\u00a0located near <\/span>I-55, I-74 and I-39<\/span><\/b>. Bloomington-Normal is approximately:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n2\u20133 hours from Chicago<\/span><\/b>\r\n2\u00bd hours from St. Louis<\/span><\/b>\r\n3 hours from Indianapolis<\/span><\/b>\r\n3\u00bd hours from Milwaukee<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Hyatt has complimentary parking, and we'll share campus parking options as we get closer to the conference.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5451","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5451"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5488,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5451\/revisions\/5488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/span>The conference will be held at <\/span>Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois<\/span><\/b>, adjacent to Bloomington. Bloomington-Normal has its own airport (BMI), but since flight options can be limited, we have some alternate travel tips.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI) is the closest and easiest option. The airport is less than 15 minutes to ISU and Hyatt Place Bloomington\/Normal. Rental cars and taxis are available, and the Hyatt offers a shuttle by appointment only. The shuttle is based on availability, so please contact the sales office to schedule at <\/span>309-454-9288<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)<\/span><\/b> and <\/span>Chicago Midway (MDW)<\/span><\/b> are good options, with more flight choices and possibly better fares. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Amtrak\u00a0is another option. Trains leave Chicago’s Union Station and arrive at <\/span>Uptown Station in Normal<\/span><\/b>, located right next to campus and the Hyatt (BEA On-Location conference hotel). The train ride is approximately <\/span>2\u00bd hours<\/span><\/b>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>The Hyatt and Illinois State University\u00a0are\u00a0located near <\/span>I-55, I-74 and I-39<\/span><\/b>. Bloomington-Normal is approximately:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
2\u00bd hours from St. Louis<\/span><\/b>
3 hours from Indianapolis<\/span><\/b>
3\u00bd hours from Milwaukee<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n