I love this Station!…read more ARCHITECTURALLY modern + futuristic. Stainless steel + Cement. SET LOCATION for Amazon: Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams. Beautiful. Clean. Good lines. Functional design. Calm. Safe. Serene. JUDGE DREDD. =_=

My husband and I took the L train during our week long stay in Chicago. Cermak-McCormick Place is…read morean above ground train station run by the CTA. It's on the Green line. We took Cermak-McCormick after visiting the Blues Heaven Foundation a few blocks away. We were headed to Chicago Music Exchange on N Lincoln. Our route was Cermak-McCormick to Clark/Lake, where we transferred to the Brown line for the Paulina train stop. We were at the train station on a hot summer day, but fortunately there was some breeze on the first/street level of the station. There was a few spots to hide from the sun on the platform. The station is clean and is clearly video monitored. Plus, there are some cool cartoon illustrations to checkout on the platform while waiting for your train.

I walk two blocks to meet you. I wait, breath bated, for you to roll up with that dusty musk and…read moresweep me off down Lake Shore Drive, so swiftly, so softly, so ... quickly ... downtown where I BURST out, and go on my way to work, thinking of you and how fast you are. No. 148 bus you make my loins quiver with delight ... and it isn't just the bad shocks. It's quick, but in the morning, I like it quick. And you know how to deliver. Even when you're already brimming, nearly ready to burst, you take me, oh you take me. And swiftly, you get me going. You know where to take me, don't you, baby.

I have mixed reviews when it comes to the "The Ghost Rider" or "Ravenswood Express" as I call the…read more148 (also known as the 145 during the day when it's not running express). ~I like to call this the Ravenswood Express because it takes you to all the hot spots along the scenic Lake Shore Drive (LSD if you will) to downtown via Michigan Avenue. Perfect for when you have out-of-towners visiting. ~Not only during the Damen Brown Line station construction but more so after completion, the bus stop had changed location 5 times!! Truly bothersome during our blistering Windy City winters. ~Like any CTA bus, the friendliness of the drivers is completely hit-or-miss (70% miss, 30% hit). ~Now the beginning/ending 145/148 bus stop (along Ravenswood and Wilson) sign is missing so now it's a mysterious standing ground. ~The CTA bus tracker is very inaccurate when it comes to this bus route. In the end, I have no choice but to love this route and ignore the flaws because it takes me 2 blocks from my work and also to the Red line.

Station is nice, I also like the area around the station, Next to a hospital. Not alot I can say.read more

CTA has a station at UIC and Halsted. It also is basically the stop for Greektown as it also has…read morethis in the station. Maybe the most notable feature is the long ramp at the entrance from the street. Give several minutes to make it because it really is long. The station seems to be better in cleanliness and safety. It has been renovated so it seems to be clean. It serves the Blue Line. This is the main stop for UIC. Also it's the best stop for Greektown. Just up Halsted are some good restaurants including a Guardino's and just beyond that are local eateries like Meli's. At the Morgan Street and Peoria Street entrances is access to the UIC campus. The station mostly is safe. Good location to get to Greektown. It often gets crowded in the middle of the week because of UIC. The Eisenhower Expressway rattles below the bridge and you can usually see motorists who have got into accidents pulled off in the berm so there's something to watch.

This station is pretty run down in numerous aspects. Wouldn't utilize it if I didn't have to.read more

You need to go under the bridge and the side walk is full of pigeons sh*t. It is dark and scary…read morethere. Even you're lucky to get upstairs, the platform is very narrow, so you should be really careful there. I cannot imagine how people with disabilities should behave there. It is nearly impossible to use that station for the am. And of course it is very noisy and probably super cold in winter, considering the wind speed on a highway.

This was one of the nicer L stations in the Loop. This station serves the brown, green, orange,…read morepink, and purple line trains. It's a very convenient station as it is centrally located in the Loop. I have used it to go over to the Millennium Park or to the Target store on State St. There are also several fast food restaurants nearby if you're looking for something quick to eat.

A pretty good CTA stop is on the Loop at Washington and Wabash, new and clean. It has pretty…read moreconvenient access to other stations without any need to go far. Smell even isn't as bad as there's not yet as much of a piss and shit build up. Located near a few important buildings and attractions like Grant Park. There's a Millennium Station Metra close to here where you can make transfers. It can be found on the northeast side of the Loop close to some other systems you can conveniently access. It serves the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. The times each of these operates varies. Brown goes counterclockwise. The others go clockwise so you have to be on the correct side of the platform. For the Brown, stand on the east. The others are on the west. Close proximity to Metra at Millennium Station is right by here. This is very close to the Art Institute and Millennium Park, so if you're going there, getting off here is a good idea. Also know the Purple is a limited extension. It's only on weekdays at rush hour. This gives you quick access to Metra and plenty of other stations.

Quaint train station in Grayslake. This station now has a coffee station in the mornings. The…read moreticket dude is awesome friendly and helpful. He's been there for a while. There are 4 trains that you board on the far track. Be sure to read the signs to see which times you have to use the far track.

Hello, Although the Metra station was renovated several…read moreyears ago, there are NO bathrooms. Most people wait outside. Parking - lots of spaces available, however: one does not know which side of the track will the train depart towards Union Station. It departs from both sides of the track certain hours of the day. Occasional, delays in timetables / schedules just after departing from this station! Also, the parking money slots/boxes are soooo time consuming (especially in the morning, rush hour) an not updated to today's ability to pay using your cell phone. Why on earth won't they start using one of the online parking apps??? Please join most (if not all) other Metra parking lots locations. I just researched the village of Grayslake's web site and it does not indicate whether parking is free of charge on Saturdays and Sundays. Please update your web site. Thank you for your cooperation and immediate attention.

The Metra is great in Chicago. I needed to get to a hotel close to O'Hare everyday one week for a…read moreconference and was staying downtown. It may seem that I should have simply stayed at the hotel at O'Hare, but blah, there is nothing to do out there. I'd much rather be in the city. Anyway, back to the story, I used the Metra to get to the conference. It is easy and smooth. I could relax, work, read or better yet, Yelp! while on the train. I have been told that you are allowed to bring alcohol on the train and drink while riding... I don't know if you are 'allowed' or nobody cares to care if you drink on the train. If anyone has an official ruling on this, please let me know...

I really like this Metra station and not for any Metra travel because every year Franklin Park has…read moreRailroad days and the station and area turns into a festival. There is a carnival, massive sound stage, beer tent, train displays, swap meet, food vendors, model railroad layout and miniature train rides. The station fills with rail fans of all ages to watch the trains with all real life rail operations cutting right through the festival. The fest last about a week but on one Saturday there is a line up of real trains/cars that you can walk on and walk through. Metra always a locomotive on display that the adults and children can walk through and sit at the controls for pictures. Metra and the village really put on a nice festival for a great family outing which is usually in early June. I will also stop by when the festival is not going on when in the area to do some Rail fanning because it is the lead into the big rail yard with lots of action.

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.