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Travel Tips<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nParking<\/strong> 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> ISU Campus Hyatt Place Bloomington\/Normal \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Travel Tips\u00a0 ParkingParking can be difficult to find on campus, so the best place to park is the Uptown Station Garage (also listed as the Hyatt Parking on the map).\u00a0 It’s located 123-199 W Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761.\u00a0 It’s a 5-minute walk to Stevenson Hall from the Uptown Station Garage. Getting to Bloomington-NormalThe conference […]<\/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":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5511,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5451\/revisions\/5511"}],"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}]}}
Parking can be difficult to find on campus, so the best place to park is the Uptown Station Garage (also listed as the Hyatt Parking on the map).\u00a0 It’s located 123-199 W Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761.\u00a0 It’s a 5-minute walk to Stevenson Hall from the Uptown Station Garage.<\/p>\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>\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
<\/span><\/b>100 N University St
Normal,\u00a0IL 61761<\/p>\n
<\/b>200 Broadway Avenue
Normal, IL 61761
(Complimentary parking for hotel guests is across the street.)<\/p>\n