AASL Fall Forum
The AASL Fall Forum is a multi-day national institute held during non-AASL National Conference years.
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October 17-19, 2008  Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Oak Brook, Illinois (Chicago area)
Fall Forum Airport Transportation
The Fall Forum is located at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott, 3500 Midwest Road, in Oak Brook, IL. The City of Chicago Airports strictly forbids any curbside solicitation of passengers. The Taxicabs going to the City of Chicago "stage" at each terminal. It is highly recommended you DO NOT take Chicago taxis staged at the airports (O'Hare or Midway) as rates are extremely high once you leave the city limits. While city cabs are a quick departure opportunity, they will charge "meter and a half" outside the city limits, to the suburbs. This is compensation for the fact that that cab has almost no way of riding back to the airport with a fare - the driver is on a one-way trip.
The recommended taxi service for the Fall Forum is the suburban taxi company: American Taxi.
Ordering a Taxicab from the Airports
(No Online Ordering for Airport Pick Up - or Airport to Chicago Allowed)
Please order your taxis from the airports by calling 1-847-255-9600 after you collect all your luggage, as taxis are not allowed to wait at the curb. Or, use the free kiosk phones. Please see visit American Taxi's Passenger Information page for complete information.
All suburban cabs are operated as pre-arranged rides, or dispatched rides. The suburban taxis are called to the terminals for a specific passenger(s). AMERICAN TAXI DISPATCH, INC. serves all of your suburban locations. Once you have collected your luggage, please call and a taxi will be dispatched to pick you up. Call 847-255-9600 or use the free phones located in the baggage areas (lower level) at each terminal in O'Hare and Midway, or touch screen kiosks located in the baggage areas in O'Hare. Your taxicab can usually be at the curb in 10 minutes or so from the time of your call, unless you are told otherwise. During "peak" travel times there are delays caused by the high volume of traffic entering the terminals. Due to security procedures in place at this time, your assigned vehicle cannot, by law, wait at the curb for you. The driver will re-circulate if you are not at the curb when he arrives.
You can use this same phone number to arrange for a taxi to return to the airport.
Visit the American Taxi Web site for fares and other details.
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