Directions to the Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory

The Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory. Cost: 63 M$. Dedication: April 25, 1997.

CLS (Chemical and Life Science Lab) is shown in red. Full Campus map (PDF)

Our research group is located on the 4th Floor of the Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Ave.; Urbana, IL 61801. We're right across the street from the Krannert Center for Performing Arts.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From Chicago:

1. Use I-57S (From O'Hare take I-294S Tri State Tollway, look for signs for I-57S)
2. When you reach Urbana-Champaign, take I-74E to Lincoln Ave (about 2 miles)
3. Take Lincoln Ave. South to Green St. Green St. is a light about 1.6 miles down Lincoln. It is the sixth light. The traffic lights go in this sequence: Killarney, Bradley, Fairview, University, Springfield, Green.
4. Turn Right on Green St. Go to the next light, Goodwin Ave.. Turn Left on Goodwin.
5. We are on the right about 1 block down, 601 S. Goodwin, Chemical and Life Sciences Building, across the street from the Performing Arts Center.
6. There are two parts to the building. You want the south part (Building A) which runs parallel to Goodwin.

From St. Louis:

1. You reach Urbana-Champaign on I-72 going East
2. I-72 turns into University Ave.
3. Continue on University Ave. for about 4 miles. As you near the University, you will see the numbered streets, First, Second, ..... Sixth Street, then Wright St. (a light with a big gas station). A bit after Wright St. you will see a Hampton Inn and a Perkins. That is the sign you have reached Goodwin Av.. Turn right on Goodwin. Continue past the stop sign, two lights (the 2nd light is Green St.) Then 1 block on your right is our building.

From Indianapolis (airport):

1. The airport exits onto I-465.  Take I-465N about 5 miles to I-74W
2. It is about 115 miles on I-74W to Champaign-Urbana
3. The first Champaign-Urbana exit is University Ave.  Take the University Ave. exit going toward town (West)
4. About 1 mile on University, you will come to a stoplight with diagonal RR tracks. That is Lincoln Av. Continue a bit past Lincoln (across the RR tracks) to Goodwin Av. and turn left. Goodwin is where the Perkins is located. Continue past the stop sign and 2 stop lights and we are 1 more block on the right.

From CMI (Champaign-Urbana's Airport):

1. The airport is south of the Campus. Turn left out of the Airport onto Route 45 (Dunbar/Neil).
2. Go North three miles to Green St., turn right (East).
3. Continue on Green St. about 1 mile. As you near the University, you will see the numbered streets, First, Second, ..... Sixth Street, then Wright St. (a light with a big gas station). A bit after Wright St. you will see the Illini Union (big horseshoe drive to a large red brick building with big colonial white pillars).
4. The next light is Goodwin Av. Turn right (South) on Goodwin. Then 1 block on your right is our building.