Transportation from O'Hare and Midway

Some basic Chicago Taxicab knowledge is in order:

Chicago cabs engaged AT the airports will charge Meter Rate PLUS 1/2 to an address in Skokie and Meter Rate to an address in Evanston. To avoid the upcharge to Skokie addresses, a Suburban Taxi Cab company can be engaged in what is called a "prearranged ride". American Taxi Dispatch has a flat rate from O'hare of $27.00 (plus tip) and from Midway $47.00 (plus tip) to any address in Skokie. To Evanston the rates are $31 from O'Hare and $51.00 from Midway.
 

Other Options:

Uber and Lyft are viable options as is renting a car. And Yes, you can take the 'L' from the airport and after several transfers and a whole lot of time, you can arrive within walking distance of several hotels in Evanston.

Car Rental Options:

If you wish to rent a car away from the airport to save the excessive airport fees, several car rental companies are in close proximity of our host Hotel and others in Evanston.

Air & Car

InfoAmerican Taxi DispatchContact:847-673-1000
questions@americantaxi.com
www.americantaxi.com/
(There are several "copy cat" companies...you want American Taxi DISPATCH)

 
 
303 TaxiContact:847-303-0303
www.303taxi.com/index.aspx
Both American Taxi Dispatch and 303 Taxi charge comparable, flat rates to Skokie and Evanston.  Both have apps available to simplify the process.

(We personally prefer American, their response time at O'hare is usually within 10 minutes.)

Car rentals:
Avis Car Rental5151 Dempster St.
Skokie, IL
US
 
Contact:847-674-3047
www.avis.com/car-rental/l 
ocation/CAU/US/IL/Skokie/ 
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Avis Car Rental801 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
US
 
Contact:847-491-9301
www.avis.com/car-rental/l 
ocation/CAU/US/IL/Evansto 
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Budget Car Rental5151 Dempster St.
Skokie, IL
US
 
Contact:847-673-2445
locations.budget.com/us/i 
l/skokie/c06.html
Budget Car Rental801 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
US
 
Contact:847-864-6661
locations.budget.com/us/i 
l/evanston/c2i.html
Enterprise Rent-A-Car8225 Skokie Blvd.
Skokie, IL
US
 
Contact:847-679-4004
www.enterprise.ie/en/car- 
hire/locations/gpbr.us-il 
-skokie-skokie-blvd.1516. 
html
Enterprise Rent-A-Car1810 Maple Ave.
Evanston, IL
US
 
Contact:847-332-2550
www.enterprise.com/en/car 
-rental/locations/gpbr.us 
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Hertz Rent-A-Car1901 Green Bay Rd
Evanston, IL
US
 
Contact:(847) 733-7553
www.hertz.com/rentacar/re 
servation/#itinerary
Chicago Transit Authoritywww.transitchicago.com/
CTA Bus Routes Evanston/Skokie
Click here to link to the CTA route map for the Evanston/Skokie area.  Both venues are served by the Route #97 Bus with stops at Dodge and Mulford for the Levy ccenter and Skokie and Foster (or Golf) for the Doubletree Hotel.

Restaurants

InfoSUNDAY

BREAKFAST, BRUNCH AND LUNCH SPOTS NEARBY
 
Some of the listed restaurants can get quite busy and some are quite small,  reservations are recommended. Please check each Restaurant website to see if reservations are accepted or necessary.
Alexander
5025 Oakton St
Skokie, IL
United States 

Contact:
(224) 251-7492
alexandersbreakfastandlun 
ch.com
Bakers Square Restaurant & Bakery
200 Skokie Blvd
Wilmette, IL
United States 

bakerssquare.com
Bill's Drive In
120 Asbury Ave
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
(847) 491-9844
Who can forget Bill's?
Blind Faith Cafe
525 Dempster St.
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
(847) 328-6875
www.blindfaithcafe.com/
The Vegetarian Institution on the North Shore
Boltwood
804 Davis Street
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847.859.2880
boltwoodevanston.com/
Hearth
1625 Hinman Avenue
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847.570.8400
www.hearthrestaurant.net/ 
brunch.html​
Hoosier Mama Pie Company
749 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
1-847-868-8863
www.hoosiermamapie.com/ev 
anston.htmll
LePeep
827 Church St.
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847-328-4880
lepeep.com/stores/evansto 
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Libertad Restaurant
7931 Lincoln Ave
Skokie, IL
United States 

Contact:
(847) 674-8100
libertad7931.com
Sunday Brunch 10am -2pm
Lucky Platter
514 Main St.
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
(847) 869-4064
luckyplatter.com/
Lyfe Kitchen
1603 Orrington Ave
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847-563-8242
www.lyfekitchen.com/
Prairie Joe’s
1921 Central Street
Evanston, IL
United States

Contact:
847.491.0391
prairiejoes.com/
Prairie Moon
1502 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847-864-8328
www.prairiemoonrestaurant 
.com/v4/
Sarkis
2632 Gross Point Rd.
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847.328.9703
www.cafesarkis.com/main.h 
tml
Symphony
1945 Central St
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847/475-1200
symphonyscafe.com/
Ten Mile House
1700 Central Street
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
847.905.0669
www.tmhevanston.com/
Walker Brothers Pancake House
153 Green Bay Rd
Wilmette, IL
United States 

Contact:
847-251-6000
walkerbros.net/Wilmette.h 
tml
BREW PUBS AND BREWERYS IN EVANSTON

BREW PUBS!?
Yes, the Women's Christian Twmperance Union no longer holds sway in Evanston. There are several brewerys two are Brew Pubs and two are Tap Rooms (and even an acc.laimed distillery)
Temperance Beer Co.
2000 Dempster St
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
(847) 864-1000
temperance.beer
We are not a brewpub, but we offer light eats, and you are welcome to bring your own food (BYOF) or order in. We have menus from local restaurants behind the bar. 
Smylie Brothers Brewing Co
1615 Oak Ave
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
(224) 999-7320
smyliebros.com
Brewery in a vast warehouse space offering beers, a central bar, pub-fare menus & outdoor seating.
Open until 10:00 PM
Sketchbook Brewing Co.
821 Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
(847) 859-9051
sketchbookbrewing.com
Brewery & tasting room pouring 4-6 beers and cider with samples & tours.
Peckish Pig
623 Howard St
Evanston, IL
United States 

Contact:
(847) 491-6778
thepeckishpig.com
Mellow brewpub teaming its beers with cocktails, wines & gastropub grub in a brick-walled space.
Opens at 4:00 PM

Things To Do

Tour Millennium Park
201E. Randolph
Chicago, IL
United States
Link to Millennium Park

Monday September 11
Come join our classmate, Barbara Provus for an intimate tour of Millennium Park, now Chicago's most popular tourist destination! Barbara has been a Millennium Park docent since the Park opened in July of 2004.

This is a one hour walking tour that will include the Pritzker Pavilion, The Lurie Garden, The Crown Fountain and Cloud Gate (aka "the Bean").

It will start at 11 a.m. SHARP, from 201 E. Randolph, on the south side of Randolph, just EAST of Michigan Ave.

This tour is free, but you MUST sign up in advance as attendance is capped at 20 persons.

Email your reservation to williewildkit1967@gmail.com
For more details about the Park, and parking/CTA information go to https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park_-planyourvisit.html
 

Looking for something to do AFTER the tour?

The Art Institute is just across the street, or walk around the Loop to see how's it's changed in the last 50 years! Or visit the Chicago Architectural Foundation or take their boat tour on the river.
 

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Something Wonderful Right Away – The Long Avoided Sequel by Jeffrey Sweet 

851 West Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL
United States
theannoyance.com/

Monday September 11
at the
Annoyance Theater
Something Wonderful Right Away – The Long Avoided Sequel
 Our Own
JEFFREY SWEET
Performs his...Well, let him Explain it:
 
"The night after our reunion weekend -- For reasons I won't go into, the Annoyance asked me to retitle my solo show, YOU ONLY SHOOT THE ONES YOU LOVE, for the performance I'm giving there on September 11. The title is different, but the show is the one that the NY TIMES, Mike Nichols, Sheldon Patinkin and Edward Albee liked."

One of the hits of 2011's New York Fringe (reprised in their Encore series), a 75-minute yarn about how the Cossacks almost killed Jeffrey Sweet's grandmother and what that has to do with a generation of Jews bringing teeth and cojones (look it up) to American comedy. In response to Joe McCarthy, Nixon and HUAC, wits like Nichols and May, Alan Arkin, Shelley Berman, and Jules Feiffer (and Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Neil Simon and Mel Brooks) invent modern American satire. Stories of mad geniuses, outrageous behavior onstage and off, and how this led to Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert.
 Click Here For Tickets

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The Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL
United States

Contact:
312.922.3432
www.architecture.org/experience-caf/tours/
Wonderful tours of Chicago are available if you are in town a few extra days.
Tours book quickly so if you would like to do this, book you tour early!
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Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution at the Illinois Holocast Museum
9603 Woods Drive
Skokie, IL
United States
www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/billgraham/
Take an electrifying trip through the 1960s-1980s and learn about the extraordinary life and career of Bill Graham, the Holocaust refugee who launched the careers of countless music legends like The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin, and produced humanitarian concerts such as Human Rights Now! and Live Aid to raise the consciousness of the world.

Weekdays 10 AM – 5 PM
Thursday evenings until 8 PM
Weekends 10 AM – 5 PM

Seniors (65+): $8.00
 

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Skokie Sculpture Park 

Dempster at McCormick
Skokie, IL
United States
sculpturepark.org/
For Joggers or Classmates out for a walk
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Gross Point Light House 

Central St. & Sheridan
Evanston, IL
United States

Contact:
(847) 328-6961
www.grossepointlighthouse.net/
 
 
Located at Central St. & Sheridan
Tours available at 2,  3 and 4 pm  Sunday.
Call (847) 328-6961 for further info.

You could snorkel here!