How to get to the Library by Car

Getting to Evanston from the West or Southwest

via I-55 or I-80

  1. if coming in on eastbound I-80, follow I-80 until the interchange with I-55; take northbound I-55
  2. follow northbound I-55 until the interchange with I-90/I-94; take northbound I-90/I-94
  3. when I-94 splits from I-90, bear to the right, staying on I-94
  4. take I-94 north to Dempster St east
  5. follow Dempster St approximately five miles through the suburbs of Skokie and Evanston
  6. turn left onto northbound Forest Ave just through downtown Evanston (the last traffic light before Dempster St ends at Lake Michigan); you know you'll be approaching this light by looking for the following landmarks:
    • the second-to-last traffic light is at Chicago Ave, in downtown Evanston. At this intersection there is a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop on the left (northeast corner), and a pet store on the right (southwest corner).
    • One block past Chicago Ave is Hinman Ave; the intersection of Dempster and Hinman is a four-way stop. On the left (northeast corner) is an elementary school.
    • Two blocks further is Forest Ave and its traffic light.
  7. follow northbound Forest Ave for approximately half a mile, curving to the right (eastbound), then left (northbound), until it merges with and ends at Sheridan Rd. When this occurs, you will see Lake Michigan on your right (to the east).
  8. Sheridan Rd curves to the left (westbound) when it reaches the main body of the Evanston campus.
  9. If you wish to visit the John Evans Alumni/Visitors Center, do not proceed around that curve. The John Evans Alumni/Visitors Center is on the left side of Sheridan Rd, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Sheridan Rd and Clark St

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