[il-talk] Chicago to Tinley Park question from an out of towner

[AZNOR99 at aol.com]

Hello,
 
I am replying on the list in case someone else has additional  information.  
You can take the Metra Rock Island Line to either of two  train stations in 
Tinley Park.  However, this particular line leaves from  the LaSalle Street 
Station rather than Union Station, which is only a few blocks  from Union; Union 
Station is where all the inbound trains arriving from St.  Louis go.  The Rock 
Island Line has service on the weekends and more  frequent service on week 
days.  I took this line for several years when I  was in college, and it is very 
safe, though I'd avoid getting off in Robins just  because the station is 
closer to industry than neighborhoods and  businesses.  The 180th Station in 
Tinley Park is a little less than two  miles from the First Midwest Bank 
Amphitheatre, which is where I presume the  concert will take place?  If you decide to 
stay in TP, the Holiday Inn and  DoubleTree both used to have shuttles to the 
venue, so you might want to check  with them.  Or you could use Orland Taxi or 
Tinley Cab, both of which are  listed, to get you from the train station to 
the concert.
 
If you fly into Midway, then there are hotels nearby with free shuttles to  
the airport, and some have them to the Amphitheatre.  Check out the Midway  
Center, which has six or seven hotels about six blocks from the airport.   
They're all in Bedford Park, which is a great neighborhood, and also very close  to 
the Orange CTA train Line, which can get you back downtown pretty  easily.
 
There is no really easy way to get from Tinley Park to Northwest Indiana  via 
public transportation.  You'd have to go back to downtown Chicago to  take 
the Southshore train line or another line.  But hotels in downtown are  crazy 
expensive, and O'Hare is really far from both TP and Indiana.  Thus  I'd suggest 
you either take a train in from STL or fly into Midway.
 
I lived about halfway between Orland Park and Midway airport, so let me  know 
if I can help you figure out the area.  Good luck!
 
Ronza
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/27/2009 3:24:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
chasityvanda at charter.net writes:

Hello  federationists of Illinois. My name is Chasity and I'm from Missouri. 
I am  joining this list briefly to find out about transportation in Illinois. 
On  July 11, I am taking a train from St. Louis to Chicago for a Kid Rock 
concert.  I am a major Kid Rock groupie and see him everywhere I possibly can in 
the  midwest. I'm seeing him July 11 in Tinley Park and July 12 in Indiana and  
again July 21 here in St. Louis where I live. Anyway, my question is this:  
What is the best way, once I get to the Amtrak station or the airport,  
whichever way I choose to go, how can I get to Tinley Park from Chicago and  vice 
versa the next day? I know it's way way too expensive to cab it, and I  
understand Chicago has a great transportation system, so was just wondering if  anyone 
can help me out. Please feel free to e-mail me privately  at:

chasityvanda at charter.net

Also, please tell me if there is  anything I should know about the route 
along the way, i.e. don't get off on  this stop or this neighborhood, which areas 
are more unsafe than others in my  route, etc. Any help would be greatly 
appreciated.  Thanks.
Chasity
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