Formerly known as Amoco Building, the Aon Center is a stunning modern skyscraper on 200 East Randolph Street. Aon Center is the third tallest building in the city with a height of 346 meters and 83 floors. You can enjoy terrific night scenes when Aon Center's top floors are lit with colors for holiday or a particular season. Green or red is used for Christmas. Orange is displayed for Thanksgiving. You will see pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Aon Center is mainly used for commercial office. The headquarters of the Aon Corporation is located in the building. Other well-known companies in the building include Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, BP and Microsoft and more. You can also find some stores and restaurants in the building.

General Information for Aon Center in Chicago

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Convenient public transportation methods are available for Chicago tourists to get to the Aon Center and nearby attractions of Chicago, like Millennium Park, Grant Park and Museum Campus etc. Self-driving tourists need to consider parking options at the building and nearby areas.

Aon Center Parking Garage under the building is the main parking facility for visitors. The entrance to the garage is located on Lower Lake Street and can be easily reached from Columbus Drive.

Parking up to 30 minutes charges $11. You need to pay $14 for parking up to one hour. Parking for 1 hour to 2 hours will cost you $18. The parking fee will rise to $23 for parking up to 3 hours. Parking less than 4 hours will be charged $25. Parking for 4 hours to 12 hours will consume $27. The maximum daily parking rate is $30. You can enjoy a flat rate of $13 if you park in after 6 PM and exit before 8 AM. If you enter the garage between 3 PM and 6 PM and drive out before 8 AM, you only need to pay $6. Remember the flat rates are only effective from Monday to Friday.

There are also economical methods to save your parking fees. Early bird special parking rate is available for you. A charge of $17 is enough for parking between 9:30 AM and 7 PM on weekdays. You can also choose unreserved monthly parking rate of $320 or reserved monthly parking rate of $425.

If you're not familiar with the driving directions to the Aon Center Parking Garage, follow the detailed directions below and get to the parking garage smoothly and quickly.

From the North - Drive along Lake Shore Drive S and take Randolph Drive Exit. Continue to drive westward for 2 blocks to Columbus Drive. When coming to the traffic light, you need to turn right and stay in the left lane. Drive another block to Lake Street and you should turn left at the traffic light. The entrance to the garage will be half block away on the left side of Lake Street.

From the South - When driving from this direction, you need to take Lake Shore Drive N towards Randolph Drive. Then you can follow the same directions for driving from the North.

From the West via I-90/94 - After exiting at Ohio Street, drive east towards Columbus Drive. Then you need to turn right at Fairbanks. Proceed southward and cross over the Chicago River until you come to the second traffic light at Lake Street. Turn right on Lake Street and drive for a short while, you will see the garage entrance on the left side of Lake Street.

From the West via I-290 - Drive along the Congress Parkway and continue to drive eastbound to Columbus Drive. After coming to the stop light, you need to turn left and continue to drive one block past Randolph Drive to Lake Street. Turn left at the traffic light and you will find the parking entrance on your left in a short way.

On-site five levels of covered parking garage are offered at Prudential Plaza adjacent to Aon Center. The Prudential Plaza garage is located on 130 E Randolph Street. The entrance to the garage lies on Mid Level Lake Street. Check out website below to download its driving directions.

Prudential Plaza Parking Garage Directions

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Parking less than half an hour will be charged $11. You need to pay $14 for parking less than one hour. Parking for 1 hour to 2 hours will cost $18. The rate will be $23 for parking for 2 hours to 4 hours. Parking between 4 hours and 12 hours will cost $26. The maximum parking fee in a day is $30. A special parking rate of $17 is available if you park before 8 AM. Evening parking rate is $13 if you enter after 4 PM and exit before 8 AM next morning.

More Parking Rates for Prudential Plaza Parking Garage

http://pruplaza.bentleyforbes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/RATES.pdf

Millennium Park Garage is located near the AON Building. You can find the garage in the middle of Millennium Park. You can enter via the entrance on S Columbus Drive. 2,126 parking spaces are offered for visitors.

Driving Directions and Rates for Millennium Park Garage

http://millenniumgarages.com/garages/millennium-park-garage.aspx

Grant Park North Garage close to the Prudential Building is another available parking facility. The automobile entrances to the garage are located on North Michigan Avenue. The garage offers1,850 parking spaces.

Explore More for Grant Park North Garage

http://millenniumgarages.com/garages/grant-park-north-garage.aspx

Other nearby parking garages include

- Michigan Plaza Parking Garage

- Grant Park South Garage

- East Monroe Street Garage