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2008 IIT Commencement

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Hotels, Restaurants, and Attractions
Chicago is one of the world’s most exciting cities! There are plenty of restaurants and major attractions to enjoy only a few miles from IIT’s Main Campus. Several local hotels are also offering a discount rate for your Commencement stay.

Hotels
The five hotels listed below are offering an IIT discount rate. Please remember to ask for the IIT rate when making your reservations. Additional lodging facilities can be found at Chicago Hotels. Please note that the IIT discount rate will not apply to these additional hotels.

Best Western Grant Park Hotel
1100 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
800.472.6875

Best Western River North
125 W. Ohio St.
Chicago, IL 60610
800.727.0800

Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre
300 E. Ohio St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.787.6100

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
800.233.1234  

Sheraton Chicago
301 E. North Water St.
Chicago, IL 60611
800.325.3535

Restaurants
Bridgeport/Chinatown

Asian
Won Kow
2237 S. Wentworth Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.842.7500

Happiness Chinese Restaurant
3313 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60608
773.247.0808

Happy Chef Dim Sum House
2164 S. Archer Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.808.3689

Mexican
Carbon
300 W. 26th St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.225.3200

Mexico Steak House
2983 S. Archer Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
773.254.5453

Pancho Pistola’s
700 W. 31st St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.225.8808

Italian
Connie’s Pizza
2819 S. Stewart Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.808.8899

Franco’s Ristorante
300 W. 31st St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.225.9566

Trattoria 31
605 W. 31st St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.326.3500

Other
Healthy Food Lithuanian Restaurant (Euro comfort food)
3226 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60608
312.326.2724

Maxwell Street Depot
(hot dogs, hamburgers)
411 W. 31st St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312-326-3514

Polo Café & Catering
(American, steaks)
3322 S. Morgan St.
Chicago, IL 60608
773.927.7656

Scoop’s
(ice cream)
608 W. 31st St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.842.3300

Attractions/Entertainment

Entertainment Guides
Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau
Chicago Reader
Metromix
TimeOut Chicago

Museums and Parks
Adler Planetarium
The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Field Museum
Garfield Park Conservatory
Millennium Park
Morton Arboretum
Museum of Science and Industry
National Museum of Mexican Art
John G. Shedd Aquarium

Entertainment
Chicago Architecture Foundation (tours)
Medieval Times
Navy Pier

Six Flags Great America