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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

GoWest is the WIU bus service. Schedules and routes may be found at http://www.gowesttransit.com/

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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