2025 Ordination Parking Instructions

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the ordination celebrations this year in the Archdiocese of Chicago.  Please refer to the information below that corresponds to the ordination Mass to which you have been invited.  Please note that admission to all ordinations is by ticket only.

Ordination of Deacons | Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 1000 E. Maple Avenue, Mundelein | Dec. 3, 2025 | 5:30 p.m.

The University of Saint Mary of the Lake (USML) is located at 1000 E. Maple Avenue in Mundelein, IL, approximately four miles west of Interstate 94. The closest airport is O’Hare International Airport, about 28 miles south of USML.

Our main entrance is located off Route 176.  We recommend entry to campus from Route 45 (Lake Street).  This entrance is just north of the Route 176/Route 45 intersection. In your GPS, enter “Route 45 and Dunbar/University Mundelein, IL” for directions to this entrance.  Once on campus, please follow the signs or the directions of our Public Safety officers to the Purple Parking Lot. Click here for a visual.

If you are heading North on Interstate 94:
From Interstate 94, take the Hwy 176 exit and turn right at the foot of the ramp to head west (the ramp loops around). Continue on 176 to Route 45, and the entrance will be on your right at Dunbar/University Street.

If you are heading South on Interstate 94:
From Interstate 94, take Exit 10 for IL-21/Milwaukee Ave. Turn right onto Casey Rd and continue to U.S. Route 45. Turn left and continue on Route 45 until you reach the Dunbar/University Street entrance.