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LOCATION The conference is held at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., a Chicago suburb. (This is not a function of Wheaton College.) Classes and general sessions are in the Billy Graham Center. Smoking and alcoholic beverages are not allowed on campus. Click here for campus map. TRANSPORTATION Airport Allow at least 45 minutes traveling time from O’Hare and 60 minutes from Midway. Wheaton College recommends the following limo/taxi companies that provide airport rides. Identify yourself as a conference participant at Wheaton College. Rates do not include driver gratuity. Check the Web sites for more information. West Suburban Travelers Limousine, 630-668-9600. Shared ride: $37 from O’Hare, $47 from Midway, each additional passenger $7. Due to increased gas prices, there is an additional $5 per trip fuel surcharge plus tax beyond the reservation rate. American Coach Limousine, 630-629-0001. Shared ride: $39 from O’Hare, $45 from Midway, each additional passenger $7. Toll and $2 airport tax not included. American Taxi, 847-255-9600. $38 from O’Hare, $46 from Midway, $2 for each additional rider. Train Amtrak trains let passengers off in Chicago at Union Station. To continue to Wheaton, transfer to the Metra Union Pacific West line at the Richard Ogilvie Transportation Center (formerly Chicago and Northwestern Station), located at Madison and Canal Streets, about one and a half blocks away. Taxi service is available. If taking the Metra train to Wheaton, get off at the College Avenue station, which is about four blocks from the main campus. For Metra schedules and prices, call Metra Passenger Services at 312-322-6777 weekdays or Travel Information Center at 708-836-7000 evenings and weekends; or visit the Metra website. Bus Greyhound and Trailways bus depots are located about one block apart and approximately eight blocks from the Ogilvie Transportation Center. Bus service is not available to Wheaton from Chicago. Taxi service is available. See above for train service. DRIVING DIRECTIONS Click here for MapQuest map to Billy Graham Center, 500 College Avenue. Click here for MapQuest map to Fischer Hall, 600 E. Harrison Street. From the north: Take North Avenue (Rt 64) to Schmale Road and turn south (becomes Main Street). Go about two and a quarter miles to Seminary Avenue and turn east for about three blocks. Seminary becomes College Avenue at the edge of the campus. From the south: Take I-294 to the East-West Tollway (I-88) and go west. Exit at Naperville Road (Wheaton/Naperville exit). Go north on Naperville Road to Roosevelt Road (Rt 38) for about three miles and turn east. Go one block to Washington Street and turn north for about three quarters of a mile. From the east: East-west I-80/90 becomes I-80/94 as you cross from Indiana into Illinois and within a few miles picks up to I-294. Take I-294 north to I-88 at the Oak Brook (to Aurora) exit. Head west on I-88 for several miles to the Naperville Road exit. Go north on Naperville Road, cross Butterfield Road, and continue on to Roosevelt Road. At Roosevelt turn right one short block and make a left on Washington Street. The campus is a few blocks ahead, just over the railroad tracks. From Chicago (east): Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to Roosevelt Road (Rt 38). Go about 10 miles west on Roosevelt and turn north on President Street. Go about one mile to College Avenue and turn west for about three blocks. From the west: Approaching Chicago from the west on I-88, exit at Winfield Road and go north for about three miles until you reach Roosevelt Road. Turn right at Roosevelt and travel another three miles into the city of Wheaton. Stay in the left lane and when you pass Naperville Rd. be prepared to turn left (north) at the first street on the left, Washington Street. The campus is a few blocks ahead, just two short blocks across the Chicago & Northwestern railroad tracks.