Changing Medicine for Good

Address

University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary (EEI)
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
1855 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612

Lions of Illinois Eye Research Institute (LIERI)
1905 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612

The Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary is located in the West Side Medical Center District, one mile west of the junction of three major expressways: Kennedy (I-90), Eisenhower (I-290), and Dan Ryan (I-90-94).

Directions

Via Car
From the North

  • Take I-90/94 (Kennedy Expressway) to I-290 West (Eisenhower Expressway).
  • Exit the Eisenhower Expressway at Ashland/Paulina Street exit.
  • Turn south on Ashland Avenue.
  • Turn west on Taylor Street.

From the South

  • Take I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway), to I-290 West (Eisenhower Expressway).
  • Exit the Eisenhower Expressway at Ashland/Paulina Street exit.
  • Turn south on Ashland Avenue.
  • Turn west on Taylor Street.
From the West
  • Take East I-290, Eisenhower Expressway.
  • Exit the Eisenhower Expressway at Ashland/Paulina Street exit.
  • Turn south on Ashland Avenue.
  • Turn west on Taylor Street.

Parking

Parking is available on Wood Street, just south of Taylor and also at the corner of Taylor and Paulina. See the "P" symbols in the map below.

Via CTA elevated train (or "El")
Take the 54/Cermak train to the Polk Street stop. Walk west on Polk Street to Wood Street.
Walk south on Wood Street to Taylor Street. Walk west on Taylor Street.

Via CTA bus
Take the # 37 Sedgwick bus, or the # 9 Ashland bus to the Taylor Street stop. Walk west on Taylor Street.

Maps

Lions Building: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oae/bldgs_pl/957.html

Eye and Ear Infirmary: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oae/bldgs_pl/902.html

Map

Click map to view an enlarged printable map (PDF).