The Northwest Chicago Film Society is currently screening films at:
The Portage Theater
4050 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
CTA
The Portage is a fifteen minute walk west of the Irving Park Blue Line stop (remember to get off on the Irving Park, rather than the Pulaski side), and only half a block north of the six corners intersection, where the Milwaukee (56), Irving Park (80), and Cicero (54) buses can drop you off.
METRA
If you’re coming from the suburbs or downtown, you can also take the Metra to the Portage (holy cow!). The Union Pacific Northwest Line (aka the Harvard line) will drop you off at the Irving Park stop, and you can walk or take the #80 bus up half a mile west to the six corners intersection and the Portage. OR you can take the Metra Milwaukee District North Line (aka the Fox Lake line) to Grayland, and walk or take the #56 bus half a mile northwest to the Portage. It’s that simple!
DRIVING
If you’re driving, take the Kennedy Expressway (I-90) or Edens Expressway (I-94) Eastbound to Exit 44A, Keeler Ave to IL 19 Irving Park Rd. At the first light, turn right onto Keeler Ave, then right again onto Irving Park Rd. After approximately one mile, turn right onto Milwaukee Avenue, and the theater will be on your left. You can either park at the city lot at La Porte and Cuyler (it’s about a half a block north and a half a block west of the theater), or Park at the Six Corners Sears lot for free.
If you get lost, you can call us: 773-850-0141
Cinema Borealis
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. – 4th Floor (NOTE: There is no elevator!)
Chicago, IL 60622
CTA:
Blue Line: Get off at Damen and walk a block and a half south on Milwaukee.
North Ave or Damen Bus: Get off at Milwaukee/North/Damen and walk a block and a half south on Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Bus: Get off at Honore, if headed south, walk half a block north, if headed north, walk half a block south to 1550.
