Hotels
The following hotels are convenient for conference participants. The hotels are approximately four miles from the University Center, the location of the Differentiation Conference.
Directions from Chicago: I-94 West or I-294 West, exit Grand Avenue (IL 132) in Gurnee.
Directions from Milwaukee: I-94 East, exit Grand Avenue (IL 132) in Gurnee
Directions from western Illinois: I-88 East to I-294 North. I-294 North becomes I-94 West, exit Grand Avenue (IL 132) in Gurnee.
Comfort Inn, 6080 Gurnee Mills Cir E, Gurnee. 847.855.8866
Exit Grand Avenue West (IL 132), hotel is on north side of Grand Avenue just west of I-294 inside Gurnee Mills.
Country Inn, 5420 Grand Avenue, Gurnee. 847.625.9700
Exit Grand Avenue East (Route 132), hotel is on north side of Route 132 east of Dilleys Road.
Gurnee Grand Hotel and Suites, 5520 Grand Avenue, Gurnee. 847.249.7777
This hotel is a totally non-smoking facility. Exit Grand Avenue East (IL 132)
Hampton Inn, 5550 Grand Avenue, Gurnee. 847.662.1100.
Exit Grand Avenue East (IL 132), hotel is on north side of Route 132 east of Dilleys Road.
Holiday Inn & Conference Center, 6161 W. Grand Avenue, Gurnee. 847.336.6300
Exit Grand Avenue West (IL 132), hotel is on south side of Route 132 just west of I-294.
Key Lime Cove Resort and Water Park, 1700 Nations Dr., Gurnee. 877.360.0403.
The room fee includes a pass to the water park (the water park is not open to the public).
Exit Grand Avenue East (Route 132), turn left onto Dilleys Road, turn left onto Nations Drive.
La Quinta Inn, 5688 Northridge Drive, Gurnee. 847.662.7600.
Exit Grand Avenue East (Route 132), turn right onto Dilleys Road, turn right onto Plaza Drive and another right onto Northridge Drive.
Directions from Grand Avenue to the University Center, 1200 University Center Drive, Grayslake:
Take Grand Avenue west to Hunt Club Road.
Turn south (left) onto Hunt Club to Washington Street.
Turn west (right) onto Washington Street (approximately 3.5 miles to Lancer Lane - stop light).
Turn south (left) onto Lancer Lane to University Center Drive. Turn left into parking lot.
Alternate parking is available in the lots west of Lancer Lane.