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http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/busroute.aspx?RouteId=167
General notes:
* While the Crowne Plaza website touts “aiport transport” as a service, it does not have its own dedicated shuttle; they refer their guests to “Go Airport Express” for shuttle service. Details are below.
* If you plan to buy a 3-day or 7-day CTA pass, you should do so at the O’Hare or Midway stations (not all stations sell them, but the airport stations do). 3 day passes are $20 and 7 day passes are $28. For further information see http://www.transitchicago.com/airports/
'''O’HARE TO CROWNE PLAZA CHICAGO METRO'''
* CTA – BLUE LINE EL - It takes approximately an hour to take the blue line train from O’Hare to the UIC-Halsted stop, then either walk five blocks north on Halsted, or catch the north-bound #8 Halsted bus from the train stop to the hotel. The Blue Line runs 24 hours a day, but the bus stops at 12:30 AM. From O’Hare, you’ll catch the train bound for “Forest Park”"Forest Park". http://www.transitchicago.com/blueline/
* Taxi fare finder estimates about $35.00-$40.00 to catch a taxi cab from O’Hare to the hotel http://www.taxifarefinder.com
'''MIDWAY TO CROWNE PLAZA CHICAGO METRO'''
* CTA ORANGE LINE TO BLUE LINE EL – It takes about 1 hour to catch the orange line train to the Crowne Plaza hotel; you will need to transfer to another train or bus. A recommended route is to catch the Orange line train toward the Loop, get off at the Madison/Wabash station and take the westbound #20 Madison bus to the hotel. You can also easily hail a cab from Madison/Wabash, so you’ve got a good ‘plan B’ if you don’t want to wait for a bus.
** http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/busroute.aspx?RouteId=178
The hotel is in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood, due west of the loop – as has been noted in the list discussion, there are indeed Greek restaurants throughout the neighborhood. There is a large Dominick’s grocery store on one side of the hotel and a 24 hour Walgreen’s across the street from the hotel. There are Starbucks locations both in the Dominick’s and one block southwest of the hotel on Halsted St.
* Most preconference sessions are at the UIC Daley Library at 801 S. Morgan, with the exception of the Drupal session, which is at the UIC Forum.
* Specific room numbers for each session can be found on the specific preconference session pages at: http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/ Look on the right side bar for the room number from any session details screen. Room numbers are preceded by floor numbers, so “1-470” is Floor 1, room 470.
Further information about shuttles will be posted here soon.