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Community Resources

Illinois State University Child Care Center

Phone: 438-5026
124 Turner Hall

The ISU Child Care Center provides high quality, developmental child care services for ISU students' children aged 3-8 years.

Schools

The Cardinal Court and 300 Shelbourne Dr. apartment complexes are within the Unit 5 School District. Children residing in these apartments attend the following public schools:

Cardinal Court  
Grades K-5 Oakdale Elementary School
Middle School Kingsley Junior High (KJH)
High School Normal Community West High School (NCWHS)
   
300 Shelbourne  
Grades K-5 Fairview Elementary
Middle School Kingsley Junior High (KJH)
High School Normal Community High School (NCHS)


For information about the Unit 5 school distrinct, contact the Superintendent's Office: 1809 W Hovey, 452-4476.

The University operates two schools, Metcalf (an elementary and middle school) and University High School (U High). For information about Metcalf, telephone: 438-7621. For University High School information telephone 438-8346.

Hospitals

Two hospitals are located in Bloomington-Normal. They are:

BroMenn Regional Medical Center
Virginia at Franklin
Normal, IL 61761
454-1400
St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center
2200 E. Washington
Bloomington, IL 61701
662-3311

BroMenn Regional Medical Center is approximately a half-mile from the Illinois State campus. St. Joseph's is approximately three miles from campus. The Illinois State Student Health Services is available to students if the Health Services fee has been paid.

Public Transportation

The Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System provides local bus service. For route information, telephone 828-9833. For information regarding bus service to other cities contact the Bloomington Bus Center, 828-6201. The telephone number for Amtrak Passenger Station in Normal is 862-2000.