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College of Lake County will host GreenTown Lake County on March 18, 2010. Located in Grayslake, College of Lake County understands and promotes the value of sustainability through its unique partnerships with various organizations and resources established for the purpose of sustainability within the city of Chicago. We recommend that you consider carpooling or utilizing public transportation to the event. The event will be held at the following location:

College of Lake County
19351 W. Washington St. - Building C
Grayslake, Illinois 60030

(Google Map located at the bottom of this page)

A special rate of $69 for GreenTown attendees is available at the Comfort Suites in Grayslake. To guarantee this rate, please mention that you're a "GreenTown Conference" guest and book your reservations before March 5th. After that time, room availability and the special rate cannot be guaranteed.

Comfort Suites

1775 East Belvidere Road
Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone 847.223.5050

Group: GreenTown Conference

The hotel is at the southwest corner of US45 and IL120 (Belvedere Road) about 2 miles from the College of Lake County campus. Internet map providers such as Mapquest and Yahoo Maps are incorrect. Please call the hotel for directions if you have questions.

Alternative area hotels:

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
(6.4 miles to College of Lake County)

77 West Buckley Road
Libertyville, IL  60048
847.549.7878

Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-Libertyville
(4.4 miles to College of Lake County)

2061 Shell Drive
Libertyville, IL 60048
847.680.8828

Green hotel:

Hotel Indigo Chicago/Vernon Hills
(11 miles to College of Lake County)

450 North Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847.918.1400

For area Bed & Breakfasts, click here.

Attire

Business casual is appropriate for all functions. 

Maps and Directions

Driving Directions

From the southeast section of Lake County, (Highland Park and vicinity)

Take Route 41 north to Washington Street. Go west (a left turn) on Washington. Proceed through the stoplight at Route 45. The second stoplight at Lancer Lane is the entrance to campus.

From communities along the tollway (I-94)

Proceed north on the tollway (I-94) to the Belvidere Road (Route 120) west exit. Proceed west on Belvidere to the stop light at Route 45. Go north (a right turn) to the second stop light at Brae Loch Road and turn left to the college campus.

From the northwest section of Lake County (Antioch and vicinity)

Take Route 83 south to Washington Street and turn left. Take Washington Street to second stop light, Lancer Lane. Turn right onto the campus.

From the northeast section of Lake County, (Zion/Winthrop Harbor and vicinity)

Take Route 45 or 41 south to Washington Street. Turn right and proceed on Washington Street to second stoplight (past Route 45), Lancer Lane. Turn left into the campus.

From the southwest section of Lake County, (Lake Zurich/Wauconda and vicinity)

Take Route 12 to Route 120. Turn east on Route 120 and continue to the stop light at Route 45. At Route 45 turn left to second stop light at Brae Loch Road. Turn left and continue to campus.

Parking

Parking closest to Building C is available in Lots 7 and 7A if you arrive early. After that, Lots 4, 5 and 6 can be used.

View the CLC Campus Parking Map here.

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Public Transportation

We encourage you to take advantage of public transportation options using Metra or PACE.

Metra Train

You can take North Central Service (NCS) or Milwaukee District / North Line (MD-N) to the Prairie Crossing / Libertyville Station. The College of Lake County's (CLC) courtesy van will shuttle you between the station, the host hotel (Comfort Suites, Grayslake) and the college on Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday: arrivals at Prairie Crossing/ Libertyville Station
8:15 am        Pick up at station (MD-N 8:15 am and NCS 8:23 am) and hotel
9:48 am        Pick up at station (MD-N 9:48 am) and hotel
10:10 am      Pick up at station (NCS 10:10am) and hotel
10:48 am      Pick up at station (MD-N 10:48 am) and hotel

Wednesday: departures from College of Lake County
3:40 pm        Return to station and hotel (MD-N 4:04 pm)
5:00 pm        Return to station (NCS 5:25 pm) and hotel
7:20 pm        Return to hotel and station (MD-N 7:43 pm)
8:00 pm        Return to hotel and station (MD-N 8:21 pm)  


Thursday: to College of Lake County
7:15 am        Pick up at hotel

Thursday: arrivals at Prairie Crossing/ Libertyville Station
8:15 am        Pick up at station (MD-N 8:15 am and NCS 8:23 am)
10:10 am      Pick up at station (NCS 10:10 am)

Thursday: departures from College of Lake County
12:40 pm      Return to station and hotel (MD-N 1:04 pm)
4:45 pm        Return to station and hotel (NCS 5:25 pm)
7:00 pm        Return to hotel and station (MD-N 7:43 pm)

PACE Bus

Bus routes 570 and 572 provide service to and from the College of Lake County. Fare is $1.75 each way (less for students and seniors). Go to http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/default.asp and enter Keyword "College of Lake County" for schedules and maps.

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