I just entered North Park University in Chicago. I asked the nursing dept about admissions and about competetive it is to get in. The school has 40 slots open in the Fall and 40 in the Spring. There are about 2-3 applicants per open slot in the fall and 1-2 applicants per open slot in the spring. They do however give priority to their own students first, so you'd have to be enrolled first before you can apply to the program. Other nursing programs in the Chicago area are University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University, Rush University, Resurrection University, Robert Morris University. Hope this helps!