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The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is located at 5555 North River Rd. in Rosemont, just south of the Kennedy Expressway and east of Chicago O'Hare International Airport and the Tri-State Tollway.

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Traveling from Milwaukee on 294 South and from Rockford on 90 East
Exit at O'Hare (I-190 West), pay toll, exit Mannheim Rd. south. Proceed in right lane, re-enter east to Chicago I-190, proceed 1 mile, exit River Rd. south. Convention Center is on the left.

Traveling from Indiana on 294 North
Exit O'Hare/River Rd. (I-190 West), pay toll. Exit left after toll plaza to River Rd. Turn right at River Rd. Convention Center is approximately 3 blocks on the left.

Traveling from Chicago on the Kennedy (I-90)
Exit O'Hare (I-190 West), exit River Rd., turn right at River Rd. Convention Center is approximately 2 blocks on the left.

Traveling from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Proceed east to Chicago on I-190. Exit at River Rd. south. Convention Center is approximately 1 block on the left.

To return to 294 North from Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Balmoral Ave. west to Mannheim Rd. north to I-190 east to Chicago. One-half mile to 294 north to Wisconsin.

To return to 294 South from Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
River Rd. south to Balmoral (Rosemont Theatre), turn right (west) to 294 south.

Alternative Routes to The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

From the City:
90 West: Exit Cumberland Avenue. Turn left (South) on Cumberland Avenue. Take Cumberland Avenue to Lawrence Road. Turn right. Take Lawrence Road to River Road. Turn Right.

From the West:
90 East: Exit O’Hare. Exit Manheim Road South. Take Manheim Road to Lawrence Road. Turn left. Take Lawrence Road to River Road. Turn left.

From the North:
294 South: Exit Irving Park Road West. Take to Manheim Road. Turn right. Exit Balmoral Avenue. Take Balmoral Avenue to River Road. Turn left.

Tollways
For more information about the tollways, click here for the Illinois Tollway website.

Public Transportation
The convention center is accessible by elevated train and bus. For further details, click here for the Chicago Transit Authority website.