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Getting Here
Road Conditions:
For weather and traffic related road conditions in Wisconsin, visit www.511wi.gov or call toll free 866-511-9472 (or while in Wisconsin, dial 511).
For updates on road and ramp closures as part of the I-94 Freeway Construction Project, visit www.plan94.org.
Commuter Train:
METRA Commuter Rail Station
5414-13th Ave., Kenosha, 262-653-0141. The METRA train travels to/from Chicago on the Union Pacific North line. PLEASE NOTE: Parking costs $1.50 (free on Sunday). During Summer 2010, the Kenosha METRA Station will be closed for remodeling. Daily parking passes for the METRA lot are available for purchase at Carolyn’s Coffee Connection at 1351 52nd Street (262-653-1478), one block west from the METRA Station. You may purchase your parking pass through the convenient drive-thru window, which opens at 5:45 a.m. Purchase METRA tickets on the train. For METRA information: 312-322-6777 weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 312-836-7000 evenings and weekends, www.metrarail.com.
Taxi Service:
BMC Transport
262-697-0000
Keno, Black & White Veteran, Yellow, and Checker Cab Companies
Central Dispatch 262-654-3511
Airports:
Kenosha Regional Airport
9900-52nd St. (I-94 & Hwy. 158), Kenosha, 262-653-4160, www.kenosha.org/departments/airport. Corporate and general aviation.
Mitchell International
5300 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee, 414-747-5300, www.mitchellairport.com.
Midway Airport
5757 S. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, 773-838-0600, www.midwayairport.org.
O’Hare International
10000 W. O’Hare Avenue, Chicago, 773-686-2200, www.ohare.com.
Bus Transportation:
Greyhound Bus Lines
5414-13th Ave., Kenosha, 262-652-3085, 800-231-2222 (nation-wide number). Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., closed Sunday and holidays.
Kenosha Transit
8th Ave. and 54th St., Kenosha, 262-653-4287. Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wisconsin Coach Lines “Airport Express”
877-324-7767, www.wisconsincoach.com. Year-round shuttle service from Mitchell International, to/from O'Hare International and Midway Airports. Pick-up location at The Brat Stop, I-94 & Hwy. 50 (west).
Wisconsin Coach Lines
262-542-8861, www.wisconsincoach.com. Various Kenosha pick-up locations including 63rd Street and 22nd Avenue, Sheridan and Washington, Carthage College, Kenosha Transit Center and Kenosha METRA Station. Service to Racine, Oak Creek,
Milwaukee, Milwaukeee Airport and Milwaukee Greyhound Station.
For More Information
Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.KenoshaCVB.com
Visitor Information Centers:
Downtown Kenosha Visitor Information Center (also Main Office)
812 - 56th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140
Phone: (262) 654-7307 or Toll Free (800) 654-7309
Fax: (262) 654-0882
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
I-94 Visitor Information Center
I-94 and Hwy. 165 East (Exit 347)
near Prime Outlets Pleasant Prairie
10519 - 120th Avenue
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
Phone: (262) 857-7164
Hours:
April through October, 7-days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
November through March, Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wisconsin Department of Tourism
800-432-TRIP, www.travelwisconsin.com.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
888-936-7463, www.dnr.wi.gov.
Newspapers:
Kenosha News (Local Daily)
5800-7th Ave., Kenosha, 262-657-1000, 800-292-2700, www.kenoshanews.com.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Regional Daily)
333 West State St., Milwaukee, 414-224-2000, www.jsonline.com.
Chicago Tribune (Regional Daily)
435 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, 312-222-3232, www.chicagotribune.com.
Chicago Sun-Times (Regional Daily)
350 North Orleans, Chicago, 312-321-3000, www.suntimes.com.
Radio & Television:
WPUR 1180 AM- tourism information
WLIP 1050 AM- news/talk/sports radio
WIIL 95.1 FM- mainstream rock
WGTD 91.1 FM- public radio
WRJN 1400 AM- news/talk radio
WEZY 92.1 FM- light rock
Time Warner Cable Television
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