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Fighting Illini Football returns home to take on #10 Penn State under the lights on Friday night (8 pm CT). With the game on Friday, there are some changes to some parking lots and to street closure times.
STREET CLOSURES
To accommodate normal work week traffic street closure times will vary for the Illinois vs Penn State football game.
» Kirby Avenue will be closed between First Street and Fourth Street starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 21, and will remain closed until after the completion of the high school football games being hosted at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 22.
» First Street between Peabody Avenue and Kirby Avenue will close starting at 11 a.m. on Friday to accommodate food vendors and activities in Grange Grove and will remain closed until after the completion of the game.
» First Street between Stadium Drive and Peabody Avenue will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
» Peabody Avenue between First Street and Fourth Street will close starting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and will remain closed until after the completion of the game.
FOOTBALL GAME DAY PARKING LOTS
To accommodate those that are working at the University of Illinois on Friday, there will be some changes to football game day parking.
» FOOTBALL PARKING MAP
PASS LOTS
Game day pass holders in Lots 31, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, and 47 will be able to park in their respective lot starting at 7 a.m. on Friday, September 21.
Game day pass holders in Lot 32 will be able to park starting at 7 a.m. but will be asked to park farther south in the lot than normal until 3 p.m. If arriving to Lot 32 prior to 3 p.m. please enter off of First Street and parking staff will be available to direct patrons to open parking.
Game day pass holders in Lots 37 and 43 will not be able to park in their respective lots until 3 p.m. on Friday, September 21, due to University of Illinois employee parking. If you have a pass for those lots and would like to arrive earlier than 3 p.m. to begin your tailgating festivities, your pass will be accepted in any game day purchase lot open that day. If you choose to park in a game day purchase lot early in the day you may move back to your respective lot after 3 p.m.
The paved parking lots in Research Park will not be available for pass holders or single game purchase until after 5 p.m. on Friday, September 21. However, the large grass lot, located in Research Park off of St. Mary's and Oak Street, will be available for single game purchase starting at 7 a.m. on Friday.
MOTOR HOME PARKING
Lot 33 will be available for motor home parking starting on Thursday, September 20, after 6 p.m. Starting at 7 a.m. on game day RVs will either need to pay the $40 to stay in the lot, or relocate to their respective game day pass lot.
GAME DAY PURCHASE
Patrons looking for single game parking options will have many to choose from starting at 7 a.m. on Friday. Lots 46, 47, 49 and the large grass lot located in Research Park off of Oak Street will be available for single game parking starting at 7 a.m. Parking fees for these lots are $20 per automobile. Automobiles with pull behinds will only be allowed in Lot 47 for $40. After 5 p.m. on Friday, September 21, the paved lots in Research Park will be available for single game parking.
ACCESSIBLE PARKING
Patrons looking for accessible parking starting at 7 a.m. may park in the handicapped parking spaces located in the four quadrants of the State Farm Center. After 5 p.m. there will also be an ADA Shuttle lot located off of First Street at the Yahoo building. An ADA accessible bus will provide transportation from this lot to the stadium prior to game and after the game. The fee for all ADA parking is $20 unless you have an I FUND parking pass. A disabled license plate or handicap placard is required to park in these spaces.
GRANGE GROVE
Grange Grove will open at 7 a.m. for tailgating on Friday, September 21, with entertainment starting at 5 p.m. Vehicles will not be allowed inside Grange Grove, which will open on Thursday, September 20, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for fans to reserve their spaces and set-up any tailgate items.
More information regarding game day at Memorial Stadium, including parking and stadium maps, can be found our Fan Guide and at the Game Day Central on FightingIllini.com.
