Resident Life
Explore the resources available to our links below to learn more about living in Chicago and explore the resources available to our residents. The McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Wellness Toolkit is also useful list of resources to help ensure residents have healthy, satisfying training experiences.
Benefits & Child Care
- Benefits
- Chicago Public Schools
- University Children's Center
- Bernice E. Lavin Children's Care Center - full-service child care center managed by Bright Horizons Family Solutions for Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Bright Horizions River East
Where to Live
Most of our residents live in the Streeterville neighborhood around Northwestern. The Medical Student Housing page has useful information that's also relevant to residents.
- McClurg Court Center Apartments 333 E. Ontario Street (E. Ontario St. and N. Fairbanks Ct. Intersection)
- Axis Apartments 441 E. Erie St. (E. Erie St. and N. McClurg Ct. Intersection)
- 420 E. Ohio Apartments (E. Ohio St. and N. McClurg Ct. Intersection)
- Cityfront Place 400 N. McClurg Ct. (N. McClurg Ct. and E. North Water St. Intersection)
- The Streeter Luxury Apartments 345 E. Ohio St. (E. Ohio St. and N. McClurg Ct. Intersection)
- Chatelaine Tower Apartments 215 E. Chestnut Place (E. Chestnut and N. Michigan Ave. Intersection)
- Lake Shore Plaza Apartments 445 E. Ohio St. (E. Ohio St. and N. Fairbanks Ct. Intersection)
- Gold Coast City Club Apartments 860 N. DeWitt Pl. (N. DeWitt Pl. and E. Chestnut Pl. Intersection)
- Med Residencies
What to Do
- Discount Center - from Northwestern University
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Explore Chicago
- Chicago Parks Department
- Time Out Chicago
- Thrillist
- Metro Mix
Local News
Get Registered
- Voter Registration
- Illinois Secretary of State - driver's license information, registering your vehicle and emissions testing
Cook County Utilities
- Comcast or RCN - Cable television, phone and high-speed Internet
- People's Gas and Energy
- Commonwealth Edison