Overall Information

Click Here for directions to Northerly Island (coming soon!)

We will distribute your baggage directly from our ending location.

If you need to get your car from the long term parking in Chicago we will watch your baggage while you do so.

Parking at the ending location in Chicago will only be allowed while you are immediately loading your bike and baggage and you will not be able to park there for any extended amount of time.

A shower will be available directly at the ending location in Chicago but it is a public, open air shower used for rinsing off after going swimming and not a private, enclosed shower. You will only be able to rinse yourself off however and not bathe nude.

CPS Parking Garage
1301 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 415-7410
Hours: Closed to the public from midnight to 6:00 am.
4.1 miles from the ending location
2.7 miles from the supported hotel

The daily cost for long term parking in Chicago will be $10 per day. This is about $15 per day less expensive than any other lot in the downtown area.

Reservations are not necessary to park your car in Chicago.

Unfortunately the parking ticket machine only issues tickets for the current day and does not issue tickets for multiple days or future dates. You will need to purchase a single day ticket for each day you will leave your car parked for the entire tour in advance, even though the dates on the tickets will be incorrect. You must also leave all the tickets clearly displayed on your dashboard with our long term parking sign so the garage staff knows you have paid and your vehicle is associated with Bicycle Illinois.

Click Here to inform us of your long term parking plans.
Click Here to download the long term parking sign.

Congress Plaza Hotel
520 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 427-3800
Check in time is at at 3:00 pm.
1.8 miles from the ending location

All rooms: $129.00 plus tax

Call to make a reservation under the "Bicycle Illinois" room block. The room block will be held until July 9th, 2012.

The hotel has a swimming pool but no whirlpool, and does have laundry machines available.

A continental style breakfast is not included with reservations.

Our supported hotel in Chicago is in the heart of downtown Chicago and very close to the ending point of the tour. Staying there can be perfect way to allow your tired and sore muscles to rest and recover from a challenging week of cycling and perfect if you would like to extend your event as part of a weekend getaway in the city! The Chicago hotel is within easy walking distance of the museum campus, State Street shopping and the central downtown business and theater district.

You should only make reservations at the Chicago Hotel on Friday night if you are not continuing on the Tri-State Tour and taking the Transportation Service to the Start on Saturday.

You should only make reservations at the Chicago Hotel on Saturday night if you are continuing on the Tri-State Tour and taking the Transportation Service from Chicago on Sunday.

If you are continuing on the Tri-State Tour on Saturday then you should make reservations at the supported hotel in Hammond, IN. Click Here for more information on the Tri-State Tour.

Click Here to inform us of your supported hotel baggage delivery service needs after you have initially registered.

• Mon. - Fri.: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Sat. & Sun.: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

2.9 miles from the ending location
1.5 miles from the supported hotel.

Click Here for our mechanical support services policies and procedures.

Bicycle Shipments to and from the Chicago Bike Shop
Click Here for more information about how to have your bikes shipped to and/or from our supporting bike shops before and/or after our events.

Kozy's is very familiar with receiving and shipping boxed bicycles since they are also the supporting bicycle shop for the Chicago Triathlon. If you have any questions regarding bicycle shipments please call Kozy's directly and they will be happy to assist you.

You should ship your bicycle via UPS directly to and from the address listed above. The main UPS Chicago hub is only about a mile away from Kozy's and Kozy's has had problems with other carriers, especially DHL.

Outgoing Bicycle Shipments from Kozy's (After the End of the Event)
For outgoing bicycle shipments from Kozy's after the end of the event you should call Kozy's to let know know about your bicycle shipment plans and e-mail a pre-arranged UPS shipping tag to 811@kozy.com. You should include in the e-mail:

• Your name
• Your shipment address (the address your bike will be shipped to)
• A description of your bike so Kozy's can easily indentify your bike

Your boxed bicycle will be shipped directly from Kozy's.

For the most current train schedules between Chicago and Carbondale visit the "Timetables" page on www.amtrak.com and click on the schedule under "Illinois / Missouri Services".

Services the Green, Orange (from Midway airport), and Red lines. For the Blue line (from O'Hare airport), take the Red line north and transfer to the Blue line at the Jackson station.

Bicycles are allowed on CTA "L" trains at all times except weekdays from 7:00 to 9:00 am and 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Click Here for more detailed information on the CTA's Bike and Ride Program.

Ogilvie Transportation Center
Madison St. & Canal St.
Chicago, IL
3.1 miles from the ending location
1.7 miles from the supported hotel

Union Station
225 S. Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606
2.9 miles from the ending location
1.5 miles from the supported hotel