ELS LANGUAGE CENTER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

About This Center

Students experience both fast-paced city life in Chicago, the largest city in the Midwest, and suburban life in River Forest, Illinois. The location for these English classes in Chicago is the beautiful ivy-covered campus of Dominican University.

Nearby, Chicago offers a vast array of exciting activities that students expect from a major city. They include famous pizza joints, ethnic foods and fine dining, world-famous museums, regular music festivals and outdoor concerts, sporting events, and ice skating in the winter. Students can enjoy Lake Michigan, the city’s unique architectural buildings, Shedd Aquarium, a zoo, and amusement park.

Minimum Age: 16

Learn English at Dominican University

English Language Center Chicago, Illinois

Housing Options

Homestay

Our homestays are located in historic Chicago neighborhoods within easy walking or cycling distance of the ELS Center. Located on the outskirts of Chicago, homestays provide a safe, quiet place to live and experience American life and culture. Homestay communities are connected by an extensive public transportation network of buses, trains, and two subway lines to provide easy access to the campus and the city.

Cost per Week: $345

Occupancy: Single

Meal Credits: 14 meals per week

Minimum Age: 18

Student Residence (off campus)

ELS’s Chicago Student Residence is an apartment-style accommodation offering double occupancy rooms, in two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments close to shops, movie theater, bookstore, and a variety of restaurants. The residence is located within 30 minutes’ walking distance, or 15 minutes by public transportation from the ELS center.

Cost per Week: Contact your local sales representative

Occupancy: Double rooms

Meal Credits: Meals not included

Minimum Age: 18

All units have kitchen amenities to keep and prepare food.