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Contact Information

Phone (847)842-8000

Rehabilitation

Animals accepted by appointment only - please call the above number for an appointment.

Appointments are scheduled around feeding schedules and critical care. We simply could not provide the best possible care for animals without adhering to this policy. As a result, we will not accommodate persons that arrive without an appointment. Thank you for your understanding.

Animals Accepted for Treatment (wild animals only - no domestic animals are accepted)

All birds, including birds of prey
Reptiles
All mammals, excluding skunks, bats and raccoons

Educational Birds on Display

We have educational birds of prey on display to the public year-round. Birds may be viewed at your leisure from sunrise to sunset 365 days per year.

Birds currently on display include two Red-tailed Hawks, one American Kestrel, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Barn Owl and Turkey Vulture. During the winter, our educational Turkey Vulture is off-display in a heated environment; however, you may still see him being walked around the grounds by one of our trained handlers.

Location Address

130 Forest Ave
Itasca, Illinois 60143

Directions

Please note: 

  • We do not yet have our name on the sign - the building and the entrance are marked Spring Brook Nature Center.
  • If your appointment is after normal building hours and the building is locked, please ring the doorbell on the front door. We will come out as soon as we are done working on our current patient.

From the East or West

Locally

  1. Take Irving Park Road (Illinois State Route 19) into downtown Itasca
  2. Opposite the Metra Train Station, turn south on either Maple Avenue or Walnut Street
    Go one block
  3. Turn west (right) on Grove Street and travel for 2-3 blocks until you arrive at our main entrance where the road
    turns to become Forest Avenue

From I-290 Westbound (from Chicago)

  1. Follow signs to I-355 South Tollway, Exit 7 to Joliet
  2. Exit the highway at US 20 - Lake Street ( in Addison)
  3. Turn east (left) and go 0.2 mile to the traffic light at Rohlwing Road
  4. Turn north (left) and go 0.5 mile to Bloomingdale Road
  5. Turn northeast (right) and go 1.1 miles to the second stop sign at Walnut Street
  6. Turn north (left) and go 1 block to Grove Street
  7. Turn west (left) and go 3 blocks to our main entrance where the road turns to become Forest Avenue

From I-90 Westbound (from Chicago)

  1. Exit the highway at Arlington Heights Road
  2. Turn south (left) and go 4.2 miles to Pierce Rd
  3. Turn sharp right onto Pierce Rd and go 0.1 mile
  4. Turn south (left) onto Arlington Heights Road and go 0.9 mile, where the road gradually turns west, becoming Division Street
  5. Travel straight an additional 0.3 mile on Division Street to the first stop sign at Walnut Street
  6. Turn south (left) and go 0.3 mile, crossing over the railroad tracks and Irving Park Road to Grove Street
  7. Turn west (right) and go 3 blocks to our main entrance where the road turns to become Forest Avenue

From the North or South

From I-355 Northbound (from Joliet)

  1. Exit the highway at US 20 - Lake Street ( in Addison) after the Toll at Army Trail and just before the
    merger with I-290
  2. Turn east (left) and go 0.2 mile to the traffic light at Rohlwing Road
  3. Turn north (left) and go 0.5 mile to Bloomingdale Road
  4. Turn northeast (right) and go 1.1 miles to the second stop sign at Walnut Street
  5. Turn north (left) and go 1 block to Grove Street
  6. Turn west (left) and go 3 blocks to our main entrance where the road turns to become Forest Avenue

From Route 53 Southbound (from Schaumburg)

  1. Exit the highway at Thorndale Avenue (Exit 5)
  2. Turn east (left) and go about 1 mile to the third traffic light at Arlington Heights Rd
  3. Turn south (right) and go 0.6 mile, where the road gradually turns west, becoming Division Street
  4. Travel straight an additional 0.3 mile on Division Street to the first stop sign at Walnut Street
  5. Turn south (left) and go 0.3 mile, crossing over the railroad tracks and Irving Park Road to Grove Street
  6. Turn west (right) and go 3 blocks to our main entrance where the road turns to become Forest Avenue

Map of 130 Forest Avenue Itasca, IL 60143