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Travel Information

The conference will be held in the University Union on the Western Illinois University-Macomb campus.

Map: City of Macomb

To Macomb

Western Illinois University's residential campus is located in Macomb, Illinois, at the hub of Highways 67 (north-south) and 136 (east-west).

From the Chicago area:

  1. Travel west on I-88 or I-80.
  2. On I-88W, exit #1A to I-74 east to Peoria. On I-80W, exit I-74 east to Peoria.
  3. On I-74 east, exit #46A to U.S. 34 west to Galesburg/Monmouth.
  4. At Monmouth, travel Highway 67 south, 30 miles to Macomb.

Note: Amtrak provides swift, affordable rail service from Chicago to Macomb with nine stops en route. For more information visit Amtrak's home page.

From St. Louis and other points south:

  1. Travel U.S. 67 north to Macomb through Illinois; OR travel I-70 west or U.S. 40/61 north to U.S. 61 north.
  2. At Hannibal, travel U.S. 36 east to I-172/U.S. 336/IL 94 north.
  3. At Carthage,travel U.S. 136 east 25 miles to Macomb.

From Eastern Illinois:

Find the most convenient route to Highway 136 and travel west to Macomb.

From Champaign:

Take 74 West to Highway 136 and travel west to Macomb.

Other locations:

Consult Google maps

Getting Around

Shuttle: A shuttle service will be available for participants arriving and departing by Amtrak and will also be available in the mornings and afternoons for transport to and from hotels. GoWest is the WIU bus service that is also available, and schedules and routes may be found at http://wiuadm1.wiu.edu/gowest/ To sign up for the shuttle service, contact Emily Brackman, EN-Brackman AT wiu DOT edu.

Accommodations

On-campus accommodations may be obtained at the University Union (309/298-1941) or at the Olson Conference Center (309/298-3500). Olson is a dorm, but very reasonably priced.

Off-campus accommodations may be obtained at the:

We have blocked rooms at the Super 8 and Rodeway Inns, to ensure all attendees have a place to stay.

If you prefer a bed and breakfast, you can try:

Food

Here is a list of all the dining in macomb.

Maps

Here is a Map of Macomb's Campus for while you are here. There is also a pdf version of the campus map available.

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