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Hillel Campuses

Hillel Foundations in Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Cohen Center for Jewish Life

The University of Illinois is located in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (150 miles south of Chicago). There are approximately 3,500 Jewish students (3,000 undergraduates and 500 graduate students) on campus. For more information, call 217-344-1328, go to the Cohen Hillel Center's website, or visit the UIUC listing on the Hillel International Center website.

Northwestern University -- Fiedler Hillel Center

Northwestern University Jewish Theater EnsembleNorthwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois, 15 north of downtown Chicago. There are approximately 3300 Jewish students on campus (2,000 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students). For more information, call 847-467-4455, go to the Fiedler Hillel Center website, or visit the Hillel International Center website

Hillels Around Chicago (HAC) Multi-Campus Center

HAC serves more than 3,000 Jewish students at seven colleges and universities in the Chicago area. For more information, call 312-444-2868 or visit HAC's website. Campuses and programs served by HAC:

University of Illinois at Chicago -- Levine Hillel Center

UIC Sukkah DecoratingThe University of Illinois at Chicago is located minutes from downtown Chicago. There are approximately 1,500 Jewish students (1,000 undergraduates and 500 graduate students) on campus. For more information, call 312-829-1595, go to the Levine Hillel Center website, or visit the UIC listing on the Hillel International Center website.

University of Chicago -- Newberger Hillel Center

University of Chicago: students about townThe University of Chicago is located in the Hyde Park section of Chicago. There are approximately 1,600 Jewish students (600 undergraduates and 1000 graduate students) at the U of C. For more information, call 773-752-1127, see the Newberger Hillel Center's website, or visit the U of C listing on the Hillel International Center website.

Hillel Program Centers in Illinois

Bradley University Hillel

Bradley University is located in Peoria, Illinois, 170 miles southwest of Chicago. There are approximately 200 Jewish students on campus. For more information,  call 309-676-0862, visit Bradley Hillel's website, or check out their stats on the Hillel International website

Loyola University of Chicago Hillel

Loyola University of Chicago is located on the shore of Lake Michigan on the North side of Chicago. There are approximately 750 Jewish students (250 undergraduates and 500 graduate students) at Loyola. For more information regarding Hillel at Loyola call 773-508-2193 or go to the Hillel International Center website.

Hillel Programs on Illinois Campuses

Illinois State University Hillel

Illinois State University (ISU) is located in Bloomington, Illinois, 140 miles South of Chicago. There are approximately 300 Jewish undergraduates at ISU.  For information regarding  ISU Hillel, go to their page on the Hillel International website

Northern Illinois University Hillel

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is located in DeKalb, Illinois, 65 miles West of Chicago. There are approximately 300 Jewish undergraduates at NIU. For information, see NIU Hillel's website or visit the Hillel International Center website.

Southern Illinois University Hillel

SIU StudentsSouthern Illinois University (SIU) is located in Carbondale, Illinois, 330 miles South of Chicago. There are approximately 300 Jewish students at SIU.  For information, call 618-529-7260, see SIU Hillel's website, or visit the SIU listing on the Hillel International Center website