Conference Hotel Information

space is at a premium

Due to a huge manufacturing convention, hotel space in Chicago during the weekend of our conference is very tight. We expect rooms being held for the manufacuring conference will be released shortly and that we can contract for some of these for our conference. Once they are secured, we will list them here. We encourage you to book rooms quickly before all of the spaces are taken. We expect rooms go fast!

Please check out our HANDY TIPS on getting a room. When calling for rooms, remember to say that you are with Creating Healthy Lives to get the conference rate.

Community housing: We also are in the process of soliciting free community housing for those with limited resources. If you need this option, please complete the requested information on the conference registration form.|

If you can provide space for a conference attendee, please call the Lesbian Community Cancer Project at 773-561-4662 or email them at lccp@enteract.com.

Hotel Referral Services

There is a free hotel referral service that you can contact for help in finding a room. Creating Healthy Lives does not endorse this business but, if hotel space becomes very tight, conference registrants may want to consider it.

• Hot Rooms® advertises that they can provide discounted rates to hotel rooms in the Chicago area (you need a credit card to guarantee your reservation). This is a free service to their callers. Contact Hot Rooms at 1-800-468-3500 or send your request by fax to 312-649-0559 or by e-mail to hotrooms@wwa.com. If all hotels rooms are sold out, they will put you on a waiting list (with no guarantee that they will be able to match you). There is a $25 charge if they match you to a hotel and secure a reservation and you later cancel the reservation (except in case of an emergency).
   
• If you prefer to seek out your own hotel, there is a list of hotels at Centerstage Chicago. The hotels they list in the business district are closest to the UIC campus. Digital City Chicago also has a list of hotels for you to search.
   
• Digital City Chicago's map search claims they can help you find any address in the city (should you need help locating hotels - or the conference site!).

Public Transportation:

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) provides transportation resources for the Chicagoland area. This site offers fare information, detailed maps, and bus & "el" train schedules. The nearest "el" stop to the Creating Healthy Lives Conference is "Halsted/UIC" on the Blue line (exit at the east end of the station - go right onto Halsted and walk south to Chicago Circle Center - a little over a city block).

Subway Navigator- helps you compute total travel time and the number of stops between start and end destinations (Caution: This site is getting dated and travel times may be a little inaccurate). It can be really helpful for those staying in Lakeview (you have to transfer trains downtown from the red line to the blue line to get to UIC).