Housing
Housing Arrangements and Costs
While in DC, you will live in an historic, Capitol Hill row townhouse. You will share a bedroom with one or two other students, typically also from the U of I.
Illinois in Washington locates and arranges for your housing through Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH). The cost for the housing is approximately $1000 per month per student. This rent covers fully furnished living space, utilities, household goods (light bulbs, kitchen and dinnerware), laundry facilities, iron and ironing board, cable TV, and wireless Internet access (you will need to provide your own computer).
You will have to make an initial security deposit and pay an application fee. After that, your monthly rental payments will be charged directly to your student account at the U of I.
About Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH)
WISH has been housing interns, students, and teachers in Washington, DC, since 2000. WISH provides clean, fully furnished intern townhouses and apartments in the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood, near all the government buildings, museums, shops, restaurants, theaters, and easy Metro access. Housing is within walking distance of the U.S. Capitol, House and Senate offices, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and Metro stations (Union Station, Capitol South, and Eastern Market).