Full Notification

DePaul University Graduations

Saturday, 14 June 2014, DePaul University will be conducting commencement ceremonies at the Rosemont Theater, located at 5400 North River Road in Rosemont, Illinois. Three ceremonies will be conducted on Saturday starting at 8:00 am followed by ceremonies at Noon and 3:00 pm. Due to the length of the ceremonies, graduates and their guests at the noon and 3 PM ceremonies will be arriving at the theater at the same time as guests from the previous ceremony will be departing. This will pose the unique challenge for traffic management of having both inbound and outbound traffic taking place at the same time. The Public Safety Department is recommending that motorists not attending events in the area should avoid River Road.

The Public Safety Department is recommending that motorists attending the commencement ceremonies allow themselves extra travel time to the theater.

Due to limited parking availability at the theater, attendees are further advised to take advantage of secondary parking facilities in the area. Parking will be available at:

Cisco Systems
9501 Technology Blvd.
(Immediately south of the theater)

Rosemont Parking Garage
9500 William St.
(North of the Aloft and Crowne Plaza hotels)

In order to minimize traffic congestion at the theater after each commencement ceremony, the University has reserved groves at Dam #4 of the Cook County Forest Preserve District for graduates and their families to gather for professional and family photographs. The entrance to Dam #4 is located on the north side of Devon Ave. between River Road and Dee Road. Police officers will be stationed at the entrance and exit of Dam #4 to assist with moving traffic in and out of the area.

Directions to Dam #4: River Road, North to Devon Avenue, turn right and proceed east to the entrance on the left side of the street. Motorists will be directed to leave Dam #4 via the Dee Road exit.