University of Illinois at Chicago: Campus Housing — 818 S. Wolcott Avenue (Suite 220), Chicago, Illinois 60612 — 312-355-6300

East Residence Halls

Commons North (CMN)

Commons North (CMN) is a 5-story residence hall, accomodating about 130 men and women in single rooms in a cluster design, where typically six rooms share a bathroom. CMN is limited to students 20 years and older.

CMN Contacts

Victoria Kathrein Charles E. McPherson, III
  • Charles E. McPherson, III
  • Faculty in Residence
  • charles@uic.edu
  • (312) 355-6529
Charles E. McPherson, III
  • Venkat Venkatakrishnan
  • Faculty in Residence
  • venkat@uic.edu
  • (312) 355-7182

Building & Mailing Address

Commons North (Room #, including letter)
700 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607

Each residence hall includes:

  • Air conditioning and heat
  • Free laundry for residents
  • Kitchenettes and vending machines
  • Computer lab
  • Lounges and common areas
  • Walking distance to cafeterias and recreational facilities

Each residence hall bedroom includes:

  • Extra-long twin bed, desk and chair, clothes closet and storage drawers
  • Telephone jack, cable TV connection and high-speed internet connection (including wireless)—additional fees may apply

For information on what to bring with you when you move in, please read Move-In Days.

Hall Council

Visit the CMNS Hall Council website to see what’s happening in Commons North & South!

Special Interest Communities

Photographs of CMN

Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them.

Template caption 01

Commons Bedroom

Typical Room Setups & Hall Floor Plan

Map of Typical Commons North 6-Person Cluster

Take a Video Tour of CMN

Can’t see this video? Click here to watch it on YouTube!

About Commons North

For undergraduate students 20 years of age and older. This building has all single rooms grouped in clusters of 3 to 6 rooms. Each cluster has a bathroom shared by members of the cluster.