suburbs to take blue line

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by chitown85

If you want suburbs your only choices are Rosemont or near Rosemont, specifically Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, or very southern Arlington Heights.

The traffic to O'Hare from anywhere else can be a nightmare. The closer you are the better. Rosemont's apartments are not very nice, so I would look to Elk Grove Village or one of the others.

If those fail, look to Schaumburg, which is nice and still close enough.

I have personally driven from DOZENS of suburbs to O'Hare in less than 20 minutes. Schiller Park, Franklin Park, Elmhurst, Bensenville, Park Ridge, Oak Brook, Norridge, Harwood Heights and others are non-issue EVEN during all but the most miserable of congestion. There are multiple options for the expressways and surface streets. It ain't nearly isolated as some would seem to make it out to be -- which may be why the public transit service is kinda limited. I mean if it was like in Japan where the only sane way out to the airport was a rail line or something, than there would probably be multiple ways to get on that rail line...

[Lookout Kid]

Live in Bucktown. Or Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park etc.

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

Live in Bucktown. Or Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park etc.

Those neighborhoods of Chicago have good access to the Blueline. Some (like JP & NP) are nearly indistinguishable from neighboring suburbs -- home to many police & firefighters you would have low crime, quiet streets and other suburban features.

[chitown85]

Originally Posted by chet everett

I have personally driven from DOZENS of suburbs to O'Hare in less than 20 minutes. Schiller Park, Franklin Park, Elmhurst, Bensenville, Park Ridge, Oak Brook, Norridge, Harwood Heights and others are non-issue EVEN during all but the most miserable of congestion. There are multiple options for the expressways and surface streets. It ain't nearly isolated as some would seem to make it out to be -- which may be why the public transit service is kinda limited. I mean if it was like in Japan where the only sane way out to the airport was a rail line or something, than there would probably be multiple ways to get on that rail line...

He wanted blue line acess.