Hotel and Transportation
Hotel
Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center
We have a hotel block. These will book up fast! Don't wait if you are interested in booking.
Shuttle
Ceremony/Reception Transportation
May 26, 2024 5:30 pm - 11:45 pm
We have arranged a shuttle for all guests to and from the Brookfield Zoo reception on Sunday, the 26th. The shuttle to the reception leaves from the Hilton hotel (see above) and take guests to and from the zoo. You do not need to be staying at the hotel to use the shuttle provided! There is one shuttle to the reception. It leaves the hotel at 5:30 PM. There will be multiple trips back to the hotel beginning at 10:30 PM.
Travel Note
Self-Driving to the Brookfield Zoo
For GPS directions, please use 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513 as your destination. *PARKING INFORMATION* DO NOT PARK IN THE NORTH LOT OR USE THE NORTH GATE ENTRANCE. Please enter at the SOUTH GATE PARKING (Towards the South Parking lot). Tell the attendant you are here for the FRIEDMAN/HALLON wedding. Pull through and stay to the right. Again, tell the second attendant you are here for the FRIEDMAN/HALLON wedding. Don't park there! Follow signs toward the Discovery Center Parking lot on the service road ALL the way to DISCOVERY CENTER PARKING LOT. Park on the WEST END of the lot, near the Discovery Center. Head towards the Discovery Center where you will enter the zoo. You will be welcomed by a greeter who will show you to the tram. A tram will take you to your first destination. For Assistance, please call Brookfield Zoo Catered Events at (708) 688-8355 or the general zoo information line at (708) 688-8000.
Train
Metra/Amtrak
For those who live or are staying in Chicago, The BNSF from Union Station (the Loop, Chicago) has a Brookfield stop (20 minute walk from the Zoo). If you are staying in a hotel other than the above mentioned, the BNSF also goes through Downers Grove, Lisle, and Naperville. Please check the website above for the train schedule. Transit questions can be directed to Karan (khallon@umich.edu) due to his YouTube degree in Urban Planning.
Travel Note
Zoo Information
You have a free ticket to the zoo. It closes at 6 PM. You are welcome to come as early as you would like to browse the Zoo! Just say you are here for the "Friedman/Hallon wedding" at the gate.