Illinois State University is centrally located140 miles south of Chicago, Illinois, and 160 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri.
Several airlines with daily flights to Atlanta, Chicago, Orlando, Detroit and beyond serve Bloomington's Central Illinois Regional Airport. The two conference hotels will offer complimentary shuttles to and from the Central Illinois Regional Airport. Several rental car agencies also serve the airport.
There are two international airports in Chicago, just 140 miles North of Bloomington-Normal: O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport.
The Normal Amtrak train station is just two blocks from the Illinois State campus
The University is easily reached by car via Interstates 39, 55, and 74.
From the North: Exit Interstate 55 South at the Normal-Business 51 exit (#165). The exit ramp will take you to a stoplight, where you will turn left (south) onto Main Street. Continue traveling on Main. As you near the Illinois State campus, you should watch for, and continue past, stoplights at Raab Road, Orlando Avenue, and Gregory Street. The next stoplight will be at Willow and Main Streets. Turn left here. Go two blocks to Normal Avenue and turn right. Gates for the Bone Student Center parking lot, where you should park, will be directly in front of you.
From the South: Exit Interstate 55 North at the Normal-Business 51 exit (#165-A). The ramp exits onto Main Street (heading south). Continue traveling on Main. As you near the Illinois State campus, you should watch for, and continue past, stoplights at Raab Road, Orlando Avenue, and Gregory Street. The next stoplight will be at Willow and Main Streets. Turn left here. Go two blocks to Normal Avenue and turn right. Gates for the Bone Student Center parking lot, where you should park, will be directly in front of you.
From the East and West: Take Interstate 74 to Interstate 55 North. Exit Interstate 55 at the Normal-Business 51 exit (#165-A). The ramp exits onto Main Street (heading south). Continue traveling on Main. As you near the Illinois State campus, you should watch for, and continue past, stoplights at Raab Road, Orlando Avenue, and Gregory Street. The next stoplight will be at Willow and Main Streets. Turn left here. Go two blocks to Normal Avenue and turn right. Gates for the Bone Student Center parking lot, where you should park, will be directly in front of you.