▁campus ▁plan ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁feel ▁of ▁a ▁traditional ▁college ▁campus . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁administration ▁building , ▁University ▁Hall , ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁several ▁renov ations ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ; ▁and , ▁Cred it ▁Union ▁ 1 ▁Arena ▁( former ly ▁the ▁U IC ▁Pav il ion , ▁a ▁sports ▁ar ena ) ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁East ▁Camp us ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Near ▁West ▁Side , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Gree kt own ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 5 - min ute ▁walk ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁ju xt ap osition ▁of ▁campus ▁and ▁commercial ▁density ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁large - scale ▁urban ▁renew al ▁led ▁by ▁Mayor ▁Richard ▁J . ▁D ale y . ▁ ▁The ▁West ▁Camp us , ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁Near ▁West ▁Side , ▁is ▁much ▁older ▁and ▁includes ▁some ▁buildings ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁colleg iate ▁g oth ic ▁style . ▁The ▁colleg es ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Ph arm acy , ▁N urs ing , ▁D ent istry , ▁App lied ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Public ▁Health , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁the ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁are ▁all ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Camp us . ▁The ▁West ▁Camp us ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Medical ▁District ▁where ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Medical ▁Center ▁is ▁located . ▁ ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ' s ▁Blue ▁Line , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁'