Nice clean station that has a barber, coffee shop and nice benches to wait for your train…read more The train into Chicago Union Station is also very clean and efficient. I'd take it again!

Station was very clean. 5 big vending machines for your snack needs. Many announcements about the…read moretrain leaving so there was no surprises. A person was making their simple coffee shop. That was also very clean and the worker was friendly.

Riding Metra to downtown Chicago has many advantages over driving:…read more1. Spaces for Day Parking $2 until 2359 hrs. 2. Buy parking pass via ATM. 3. Rte 59 station has bathrooms, ATM, bus card machine, soda, snacks, coffee shop, dry cleaner, and a live person behind bulletproof glass. 4. Bathrooms are relatively clean and have toilet paper - and are free to use. 2018 cost for a round trip ticket to Union Station is $16. Damn, that's high - but still less than parking downtown. But the best part about riding the train is the gentle rocking motion that puts me right to sleep. Don't worry about missing your stop. All you have to do is ask the conductor to wake you and they usually do.

So call me crazy, but my experience with the Route 59 train station usually involves me being…read morefrazzled, frustrated, and slightly out of breath. Okay, so some of this is my own fault (for always running late), but I've never had an overly stellar experience here. With this review I hope to provide some tricks and tips I've learned along the way to help make your commuter experience more enjoyable! -- Commuting into the city during the week? If you want to snag a daily park spot, follow these guidelines: 7:32 a.m. train or earlier = no problem parking 7:52 a.m. train = you're taking a gamble but still possible 8:16 a.m. train = forget it. No daily spots available. -- Daily parking is $2, so bring cash. Also maybe carry some back-up change because it's happened to me more than once where the meter I'm using isn't accepting dollar bills for whatever reason. -- During the week they have a little shop below the Metra station office. Pop in for some coffee, breakfast or a snack for your morning commute! There's also a dry cleaners located here, which I would assume might make some people's lives a lot more convenient. -- 7:32 am train during the week is an express train into the city and it's glorious. Straight shot into union after Naperville and it's not packed so you can probably snag your own seat! -- Weekend parking is FREE. Total plus. Traveling into the city on a weekend is easy-peasy. -- Depending where you're coming from, AVOID taking Route 59 to get to the station. CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION. Always. -- There's a waiting list for a monthly parking pass, but it's not as bad as the Naperville Train Station.

I GIVE RAY 5 Stars! Aurora Naper contracted out by Dist 58 &…read moreconsistently sending inadequate transport RE School for Special Needs child. More polluted vehicles being sent when IEP includes not being around irritants. Dist is not complying adequately & it IS possible to do. 03/14/19 Thurs., Special Needs child brought home on a notoriously polluted vehicle that was previously requested NOT to transport child. Now Aurora Naper this a.m. suddenly has a child in the vehicle LADENED with cologne. This is abuse/bullying using another, I will update as needed. 03/18/19 same transport vehicle with cologne came in a.m. combined w/some other chemical in it & after child sat in vehicle started to experience frontal head pain crying for Mom to help him. Male driver stated he did not smell anything in prior vehicle that I requested NOT pick up child so his sense of smell must be deadened. IS THIS RIGHT? When will Dist. 58 & Aurora Naper accommodate consistently? Another Doctors letter submitted. Same guy as yesterday came this a.m. to pick child up with stronger chemical odor today. All I said was he is not going, you have stuff in the van. This has all been relayed to Aurora Naper per Jessica/Dist. 58 but appears to be getting worse instead of better & is the responsibility of Dist. 58 to provide adequate accommodating transport. 03/20/19 same driver came with what seemed to be a non-polluted vehicle. Just wait for return home...just sayin'. Home okay & 03/21/19 a.m. pick up okay so far drop off okay; 03/22/19 a.m. seemed less toxic, but it should not have taken my contacting Dist. Board Members over this yet NO Board Member contacted me. Just when I thought it was okay, 04/01/19 Monday: Myself & child went down approx. 7:20 a.m. to wait for Aurora Naper, I threw out garbage & noticed no one was here for pick up. My child saw no one either (even from unit windows). After a while of waiting, we went back up. I sent a message at 8:01 a.m. about this to Jessica Dist. 58 & Andy SASED. Eventually Jessica responded with "The cab company has indicated that they were at your location at 7:22 a.m. this morning. They indicated that they saw you taking out the garbage and that they thought you saw them. They waited the 10 minutes they should prior to leaving. I'm not sure what the confusion was but we'll plan for the same time tomorrow." THEY were NO where near the entry/exit door to building so they appeared to be concealed & not where they actually should have been as their "location" was NOT visible to myself or child, we saw no one so if they are not where they should have been, they wait 10 minutes & leave, that is on them & anyone involved with the transgressions. I have requested assistance from Dist. 58 Board Members. This appears to be what is occurring due to my advocacy for my Sp. Ed. child. 04/02/19 driver for this a.m. claimed to have been at building 04/01/19, he joked about it. UPDATE: 09/19/19 Thurs. GAMES Continue: Aurora Naper was to pick us up at 6:30 p.m., Downers Grove Library We were downstairs at 6:25 p.m. waiting until 6:55 p.m. before going upstairs to utilize a computer. 2 messages left for Aurora Naper with number-No Return Call. Jessica S., Dist. 58 was contacted due to it being for tutoring. She responded only after I submitted to New Superintendent & claimed this: Jessica S. Sep 19, 2019, 7:23 PM to me, Kevin, Jennifer Hello, Aurora Naper said that they waited outside for 15 minutes for you and Child to arrive and attempted to reach you via your cell number but no one picked up. When they did not hear from you and no one came out of the library, they left. They are sending their nearest driver to you now however he is coming from Joliet. They have indicated it will likely be 20-25 minutes. ------------------------------------------------- D. A. Thu, Sep 19, 7:43 PM to Jessica, Kevin, Jennifer Maybe you can explain where they were as we were at the doors where we were dropped off. AGAIN, we were there at 6:25 p.m. waited until 6:55 p.m. ish then went to use computer. NO ONE was here AND NO ONE called my number either or it would be on the phone as an incoming missed call. ------------------------------------------- Jessica Sep 19, 2019, 7:45 PM to me, Kevin, Jennifer Hello, I would encourage you to speak directly to the driver for this information and to learn more so that everyone is on the same page for Tuesday's tutoring session. ----------------------------------------- It is so nice that Jessica S, assistant superintendent for special services, who is supposed to make sure ALL is scheduled correctly encourages me to learn more, etc., when this is her job due to tutoring. ----------------------------------------- It is so nice that Aurora Naper Transport DID NOT come into Library either as per my conversation with Driver, it did not specify to pick up on the parking lot side, yet I advised him that we were dropped off on that side.

Driver never showed but stated they were here and dispatch became rude when I called and askedread more

They NEVER SHOWED UP! I had made a very unambiguous reservation the day before to take me to the…read morehospital for scheduled surgery. No one showed up! When I called to ask, I was told that they have multiple dispatchers who answer phones, and there was no record of my reservation! I had to drive myself to the hospital and leave my car there.

Monday, October 12, the car arrived on time, had room for my husbands wheelchair as…read morerequested....driver (Tim?) was awesome. We went from Matteson downtown to Rush Hospital where my husband was having surgery. Not sure when we would come back....but when I called on Saturday morning, Frederick's remembered us...and sent a car to me within 2 hours of my call for the reverse trip. I cannot tell you how AWESOME the service was....and for a first time use of this business....I would use them again without a moments hesitation! Jackie Harn

From the owner: I drive people to sporting events concerts night on the town in airports and weddingsread more

I live in Chicago and my Mother who recently passed lived in Oswego, IL…read more I called Amigo and mentioned that I would be in the next day for the funeral. They arrived just as my Metra Train to Aurora came into the station from Chicago. The fare to the church in Oswego was reasonable and I would recommend Amigo Taxi Services of Aurora as they were dependable and friendly.

I put out a "project" seeking to get a ride to Chicago from Sandwich Illinois just a few days in…read moreadvance. These guys reached out to me right away and answered all my questions regarding availability and price in advance. There were no hidden fees, and if anything they went far out of their way to make sure I knew everything and there were no surprises. Honest, up-front, proactive communication earns you 5 stars, in my book.

Great experience. Jeff was wonderful. He was on-time for…read moreour pickup at home and our return trip from the airport. The instant messages were greatly appreciated. Will definitely use his services again.