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
- Resident Director
- vkathrei@uic.edu
- (312) 355-6506
- Charles E. McPherson, III
- Faculty in Residence
- charles@uic.edu
- (312) 355-6529
- 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
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Commons Bedroom
Typical Room Setups & Hall Floor Plan
Take a Video Tour of CMN
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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.