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[lionfire]

Hey Guys...
For those of us who cant rent a car (due to the age limit or whatever) and still want to go into Chicago, I have found a good solution. It involves the public transportation system. Instead of paying per ride, you can get exclusive visitor passes that give you an unlimited amount of rids for the number of days the card is good for. They have a 1, 2, 3 and 5 day pass available which looks extremely cheap!

You can go here for info on that...

Just thought I would pass the tip along... it could save you lots of money if you want to tour Chicago

[DaWiseMouse]

Wow, good find indeed, what was the URL that you found that on? that would be a good item to post here as well as for us on our site.. Thanks again.. Mouse

[lionfire]

I firgured with Chicago being as big as it was they may have something like this (Atlanta does, and when im down there and not near clients offices, I utilize those visitor passes like no other)
The main URL is http://www.transitchicago.com for the Chicago Transift Authority. I googled it to find that info though

[UH-Matt]

Not as fun as renting a car / biggest truck you can find

[CD Burnt]

did you get a 4-wheel drive truck?

[lionfire]

Yeah I would of loved to rent a car but those stupid age limits

[sirtwist]

And just so everyone knows, the Blue Line "El" train which goes into downtown Chicago has a station about a 5 minute walk from the Hyatt Regency O'Hare.

For those coming into O'Hare via the air, the Hyatt Regency has a shuttle that goes between the airport and the hotel.

[lionfire]

George:
Does that walk include crossing any busy streets just out of curiousity? I knew you were saying we had a station nearby so thats why I thought the tickets would be a good idea How long of a train ride is it into downtown?

[wds716]

during rush hour times it will be quicker to take the blue line to/from airport~

[Coach]

If you're wanting to do a bit of exploring, especially around The Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier, from what I remember the trolley is free.

Also, don't forget your CityPass for some area attractions. However, in my opinion the only ones worth seeing are the Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum and Art Institute. The Hancock gives a nice view of the area though, but, meh... They additionally sell the transit passes for one to five days ($5-18).

I'm driving my Durango up there, so plenty of room, but I'll be using the transit system most of the time. Chicago traffic sucks.

[wds716]

Just wanted to add to Coach's list:

Wrigley area - Go watch a Cubs game if you can. Most of us are still trying to figure out why they have such a hardcore following of fans when the team sucks so much. If you don't want to watch a game don't worry, this area is filled with fun bars.

Plenty of bars and clubs..... look at metromix, but better to ask around. Word gets around which places to go on which weekend.

Archetecural boat tour - Some people get a kick out of this. Take it at night.... very pleasent.


Some cheap Chicago food you have to try when ya got the munchies:

Deep dish pizza
Chicago style hotdogs
Harold's Chicken
White Castle - yes, we do have it!

[Rochen]

I got our Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) transit passes through the post the other day. I ordered a couple of five day passes.

- Chris

[UH-Matt]

How long did they take to arrive from placing the order Chris?

We ordered 4 of those 5 day passes yesturday :-/

[Rochen]

Hey Matt,

According to the confirmation email they sent, I ordered them last Tuesday (May 17th) and they arrived early this week - either Monday or Tuesday. The turnaround was about a week.

- Chris

[Apoc]

UH-Matt, let me know where you are getting that truck, I really don't want to go for anything but a humvee