This is a pretty decent Metra station located off Route 45 in Vernon Hills. There are two areas to…read morewait if the weather is not the best. And the location is right by a housing division so it's not creepy at all. However, there is no bathroom so make sure to take care of business beforehand. Also, traffic on Route 45 in the morning can get pretty backed up so be sure to leave with plenty of time to spare. If you're trying to get on the 7:11 morning train and miss it there is a train at 7:19 so you don't need to try to outrun the train. Let's face it. That's not a smart idea at all.

I'm reviewing a Metra station. Here goes. This Metra in Vernon Hills serves the North Central line…read morefrom Antioch to Union Station. The North Central line is great for those working in the city during the week. The rush hour trains are enough and are evenly spaced despite not being an extremely frequent train schedule. I see a lot of riders at the 6:24am and a hearty crowd at the 5:50am for those extreme early birds. I've taken that train a few times and got my morning tea fix soon after arriving. The return schedule is equally spaced with trains running about an half hour or so apart. The 4:24pm train is popular while the 5pm and later tend to be less full. The ride from Vernon Hills to Union Station generally takes an hour. I enjoy my ever growing list of podcasts to listen to on my way home. The podcasts Things Your Mom Never Told You, Reply All, Radiolab, The Longest Shortest Time, Liar City, and David Steinberg entertain me the most during this ride back to the burbs. Though a previous reviewer called this station's location "creepy" with a subdivision nearby, I call it well placed. See, this Metra stop off of US 45 serves the south side of Vernon Hills into Lincolnshire. Near this station, there are at least three subdivisions: Deerpath, Stone Fence, and Centennial Crossing within walking distance or short drive/drop off/pickup. On the other side of Fairway Drive, there's a huge housing development towards Lincolnshire as well as Mundelein in the opposite direction. It's location is perfect for those living on this part of Vernon Hills. When returning home, the parking lot is always full and teaming with cars. So, Metra is doing something right by this location. During the summer, this station is also home to the farmer's market and a festival. So, it's not all that bad as a reviewer described. Now, the amenities of this station are lacking compared to Buffalo Grove and Wheeling's Metra stops. There's no soda machine or cafe for a early morning caffeine fix. Yes, those would be nice. It doesn't seem to be a problem for the passengers arriving with full travel mugs of coffee or a trusty Dunkin Donuts cup in hand. There's no WiFi too. If they installed this, I think it would be the biggest improvement to this station since it sees its fair share of commuters. Like other stations, there's a warming center on each side with a speaker system alerting the next train and pay boxes for the ridiculously cheap parking in the lot. On snowy mornings like today, the sidewalks were being cleared of snow by workers. Generally speaking, it's a sparse Metra train station with not the greatest of schedules. It's a perfect downtown Chicago commuter line and station. It has just enough to get to the city and get you back in comfort.

Typical CTA stop; bus connections to Cicero Ave. Not the best of neighborhoods, but station still…read morein good shape.

Great station. There's no elevators, no escalators, and no stairs. It's all ramps to get to the…read morestation. It's in great location. Best way to get to and from Downtown Chicago. Very friendly ADA Accessible. Cheapest way to from and to. Downtown Chicago.

I was headed to the southeast side of Chicago from O'Hare airport. Anybody from Chicago knows the…read moredrive will be at least 2 hrs or more during rush hour. So I hopped on the blue line. There are a couple of machines that take cash or card for payment. New cards are $5. To enter you place your card on the sensor and it allows to let the turnstile open for you. I was traveling to Clark/Lake street, which happens to be a popular station. At first, I was a bit worried that my mid size suitcase may cause a hamper and be in the way, but it was just fine. The train was a nice size so I wasn't uncomfortable. Before each stop an announcement is made to name the stop location and the side of the train to exit. Lake street happens to be a popular stop so there was a mass exit of riders. This stop had escalators but the last place I had to exit was a stairway. Good thing I like going to the gym. Overall, a great experience.

I mean it's kinda your old mediocre Evanston station. It's old but manageable. A tetanus trap a…read morebit. Flood spots ground level, no handicap accessible but there's an awesome mural you get to stare at by Ryan Tova Katz. I mean every station should have cool art. They'll get an extra star. Noyes not Art, same style station no extra star. Wilson they got an extra star. It's artsy. But hey it's convenient enough

It's part of the Purple line in Evanston. It's a smaller stop that lacks the enclosed waiting area…read moreamenity that the next inbound stop (Davis Station) has. Which will be a concern when it's ridiculously cold. But other than that, the nearby area appears safe and the stairs are clean. The only reason I'm writing this review is because this page was created because of my request. And I felt like bragging about that!

CTA has a stop on the Loop at the Harold Washington Library. It gets pretty busy but it's pretty…read moreclean mostly. One good thing of course is there's trains coming often. Located near the big library of course. There's a connection allowing you to make transfers. It can be found on the southeast side of the Loop close to some other trains you can conveniently access. It serves the Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. The times each of these operates varies. Brown goes counterclockwise. The others go clockwise so be sure to be on the correct side of the platform. For the Brown, stand on the north. The others are on the south. Close to the Jackson station on the Blue and Red Lines, and transferring is free. These are only a few blocks away from here. Also know the Purple is a limited extension. It's only on weekdays at rush hour. This is among the nicest of the Loop stations.

Location-wise this is an important stop being near (obviously) the main public library (you need to…read morevisit this library) and the south end of the downtown shopping and office area. I used to avoid this stop to transfer because the way the Ventra one-way tickets (didn't) work then was getting out of the station from the Brown Line to walk over to State (very close) Red Line stop would result in having to purchase a whole new single ride ticket. They've since fixed that and a transfer here still counts as a single ride even though you have to exit the HWL station to get to the Jackson Red Line station - no worries. This station actually has a nice view from the Loop proper (the elevated old part of the subway system).

I walk through CTA Kedzie area often whether it be walking to the fitness center (Breakthrough…read moreFamilyPlex) or catching the CTA train itself. From what I have noticed it is actually safe, but that does not mean that I would not keep alert while in it even as an African American. CTA Kedzie is one of the high traffic areas in East Garfield Park due to everyone coming in-and-out, and also because of the liqa sto (One Eleven Food & Liquors) being posted about 100 meters from the station. I'm crossing my fingers that 'One Eleven Food & Liquors' gets torn down and becomes the parking lot for 'The Hatchery' once 'The Hatchery' has been completed, but that's a whole different topic. However, if you have ever been to this area you will understand what type of traffic it brings. The worst you will encounter in this area are drunks, druggies and drug dealers which stems from the liqa sto being a hit, but other than that it is just people trying to carry out their day whether that be going to school, work, or home via the train or bus. At night the traffic calms down, but that does not mean you stop being alert because it is pretty dark in this area once you get off that train and exit the CTA stop itself. Thomas G

This stop deserves some credit for being located, through no decision of itself, in one of the most…read moreforlorn, dangerous looking corners of hotspot-city. However, it's not any of these things. It's a great stop in the midst of a neighborhood of people trying to do the best they can with that they were given. It is a crossroads of kids coming from and going to school, with a few restaurants thrown in the mix. It's actually a very safe area and there is a Garfield Outdoor Market on the south-eastern corner of the street on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings that has great produce. It's in the location of the soon-to-be-built "Hatchery", which is a food service small business incubator that has some very substantial community resource behind it.

Standard CTA train station right off of Western & Congress. It's right in the middle of the…read moreexpressway, so in the colder months the winds are a bit unforgiving. Overall, a decent stop.

It's old but lands on a cute strip of town but we're not reviewing that are we? Three stars because…read moreno handicap accessibility, the service door isn't self serve. To get your bike through or other large items the attendant has to get out of the booth and leave the gate. Awkward stair well, the landing floods as well. The customer information screen is erratic too. Often does not display an ETA time during rush hours. It'll just show up loop bound.

get kinda cold in the winter, but the CTA was really nice and left the heat on longer than the…read moreshutoff date. conductors are also nice. while waiting for a train, there are lots of great businesses around to wait. also the views from the platform are quite nice.