Directions

CRL is located in Chicago on the University of Chicago campus in the Woodlawn neighborhood. We are on the northwest corner of East 61st Street and Kenwood Avenue, midway between Cottage Grove and Stony Island Avenues.

Driving Directions

From the Dan Ryan Expressway (I90 & I94)

Exit at Garfield Blvd. Eastbound. Follow the signs due east to the University of Chicago Campus – Midway Plaisance (59th Street). Proceed approximately ½ mile east of Cottage Grove Avenue to the stoplight at Dorchester Street. Turn right (south) on Dorchester and proceed approximately two blocks to 61st Street. Turn right (west) on 61st, and go one block to Kenwood. CRL is the large building enclosed by a black wrought iron fence on the northwest corner of Kenwood and 61st. Park either in the cul-de-sac in front of the building or in the lot in the rear.

From Lake Shore Drive

Exit at 57th street (at the Museum of Science and Industry). Follow the street as it goes west then south until you reach a branching of the roadway with a sign directing to the University of Chicago (59th Street – Midway Plaisance). Stay to the right and proceed west past a stoplight (Stony Island Avenue), under the Metra tracks, to the second stoplight (Dorchester). Turn left (south) on Dorchester and proceed approximately two blocks to 61st Street. Turn right (west) on 61st, and go one block to Kenwood. CRL is the large building enclosed by a black wrought-iron fence on the northwest corner of Kenwood and 61st. Park either in the cul-de-sac in front of the building or in the lot in the rear.

Public Transportation

CRL is served by multiple CTA bus lines: #2, #59, #171, and #172. Please see the CTA route planner ( https://www.transitchicago.com/planatrip/ ) for your best route. The Metra Electric and South Shore light rail lines have stops at 57th St and 59th St.