Volvo Of Lisle

The 2011 Chicago Auto Show is underway and all your favorite vehicles are on display!  Volvo of Lisle will be at the Auto Show this year displaying the all new 2012 Volvo S60 T5 and the forthcoming Volvo C30 Electric vehicle!  Be sure to stop by the Volvo booth and say hi!  We are also offering Chicago Auto Show specials, check out our specials page for more information!

Looking for the best way to get to the 2011 Chicago Auto Show?  Here is some helpful information:

When: Today through Feb. 20

Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (closing at 8 p.m. Feb. 20). The box office closes one hour prior to the end of the show each day.

Where: McCormick Place, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive (Lake Shore Drive at 23rd Street,) Chicago. The Chicago Auto Show spans 1.2 million square feet of the McCormick Place complex. McCormick Place offers 2.7 million square feet of exhibit halls with an additional 700,000 square feet of meeting room availability.

Cost: $11 for adults; $7 for seniors age 62 and older; $7 for children age 7 to 12. Free admission for children 6 and younger when they accompany a paying adult. Half-price coupons are available at participating BP gas stations. Weekday discount tickets ($4 off the regular adult admission price) are available at various local new-car dealers. Participating banks also mail the discount tickets to their account holders. School and group discounts are available. Ticket purchase is available through http://chicagoautoshow.com.

Online: www.chicagoautoshow.com

 

Special days

Feb. 15: Women's Day; women admitted for $7. Manufacturers will present special female-oriented programs on buying or leasing cars and maintenance.

Feb. 16 through 18: Chicago Auto Show Food Drive. Show patrons who bring three cans of food, which will be donated to A Safe Haven Foundation, will receive a coupon for $7 admission.

Feb. 19: Telemundo Hispanic Day. For more information, visit http://www.telemundochicago.com.

Appearances are scheduled by sports, radio, TV and screen hosts. Check the schedule at www.chicagoautoshow.com for up-to-date listings.

 

Getting to McCormick Place

Via the Skyway: Take the Indiana Tollway, I-90 West, to the Chicago Skyway, to the local traffic lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway, I-94 West to the Stevenson Expressway, I-55 North, to Lake Shore Drive South and follow the signs to McCormick Place.

Via Interstate 80/94: Exit I-80/I-94 on the Bishop Ford Freeway and proceed to the Dan Ryan Expressway, I-94 West to the Stevenson Expressway, I-55 North, to Lake Shore Drive South, and follow the signs to McCormick Place.

For more information and parking information: www.chicagoautoshow.com/about/GettingThere.asp

 

Parking

McCormick Place offers on-site parking for $19 per day. Some of the lots accept cash only. On Saturdays and Sundays only, show-goers can park offsite at Millennium Park Garage and the East Monroe Street garages for $14 and ride free shuttles to the show.

Millennium Park Garage: The entrance is on South Columbus Drive between Monroe Street (from the south, heading north) and Randolph Street (from the north, heading south).

East Monroe Garage: The entrance is on South Columbus Drive between Monroe Street (from the south, heading north) and Randolph Street (from the north, heading south).

Free shuttles also stop in 10- to 15-minute intervals at the Upper Randolph/Lower Randolph Street pedestrian exits. Free shuttles also operate daily from McCormick Place's 31st Street lot (Lot B).

 

South Shore service

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's South Shore line normally serves the McCormick Place station on weekends only. During the Auto Show, however, a special weekday train service will be provided.

Train schedule: Monday through Friday

Westbound

Train number / Arrives at McCormick Place
14 / 10:15 a.m.
214 / 11:02 a.m.
116 / 12:29 p.m.
216 / 1:11 p.m.
18 / 2:15 p.m.
118 / 4:06 p.m.
218 / 5:24 p.m.
20 / 6:22 p.m.
 

Eastbound

Train number / Departs from McCormick Place
109 / 2:43 p.m.
209 / 3:23 p.m.
11 / 4:12 p.m.
117 / 6:06 p.m.
19 / 7:18 p.m.
119 / 8:48 p.m.
121 / 11:08 p.m.

Note: Eastbound trains 109, 117, 119 and 121 terminate in Michigan City. Train 209 terminates at Gary Metro Center. Trains 11 and 19 terminate in South Bend.

All weekend trains except 601 serve McCormick Place as a flag stop. Westbound passengers should notify the conductor that they intend to exit the train at McCormick Place. Eastbound passengers at the McCormick Place station should stand on the platform in clear view of the train engineer.

(information care of nwitimes (dot) com)