Parking & Directions
Parking
PARKING IS FREE at the onsite and spillover lot! Get there early – it is best to park closest to the convention center as opposed to the hotel. Guests of the hotel are guaranteed onsite parking spaces.
EXPANDED Spillover Parking: (Spillover parking may be in effect as early as 8am on each day of the show) Parking is free onsite, but there are a limited number of spaces.
The Great Lakes Transportation Show has access to an adjacent lot across Thoreau Dr. that cuts in front of the hotel and convention center. It has 300 additional spaces that can be used during the show. If the connected lot becomes full, security will be outside to help attendees access that lot. Please use the stoplight’s crossing signals to safely cross Thoreau.
Directions
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
1551 N. Thoreau Dr.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Directions by Car:
From the north, take 294 South to I-90W, take the IL-53 exit toward NW Suburbs, turn right onto IL-62 W/Algonquin Rd, turn left onto N Meacham Rd, turn left onto Thoreau Dr. Destination will be on the right.
From the northwest, take I-90E, to the IL-53 exit toward NW Suburbs, turn right onto IL-62 W/Algonquin Rd, turn left onto N Meacham Rd, turn left onto Thoreau Dr. Destination will be on the right.
From the west, I-88 E, to I-355 N toward NW Suburbs, merge onto I-290 W towards Rockford, exit onto Higgins Rd/IL-72, exit 1B towards IL-58/Golf Rd/Woodfield Rd, turn left onto IL-72 W/Higgins, then right onto N Meacham Rd, turn right onto Thoreau Dr. Destination will be on the right.
From the south, I-355 N/Veterans Memorial Tollway, to I-290 W exit towards Rockford, exit onto Higgins Rd./IL-72, exit 1B towards IL 58/Golf Rd./Woodfield Rd, turn left onto IL-72 W/Higgins, then right onto N Meacham Rd, turn right onto Thoreau Dr. Destination will be on the right.
From Chicago, Merge onto I-90 W/I-94 W/Kennedy Expy W. Continue to take I-90 W/Jane Addams Memorial Tollway W. toward Rockford/I-294 N/Milwaukee. Take the IL-53 exit toward NW Suburbs, turn right onto IL-62 W/Algonquin Rd, turn left onto N Meacham Rd, turn left onto Thoreau Dr. Destination will be on the right.
Alternative entrance during periods of high congestion on Meacham Road: Drivers can access Thoreau Dr. from either eastbound or westbound IL-62/Algonquin Rd.
