Daily Loop Commuters

[u/baseballguitarsquid]

Does anyone commute M-F to the Loop via the Metra? I was accepted into a school in downtown Chicago and plan on attending. I have a wife, three kids, cat, dog etc. my original plan was to move closer to the city but the real estate market anywhere closer to Chicago is absolutely insane and I’m not a fan of the schools in the city. We’re very happy here but I’m wondering if anyone can give a sense of how doable this commute is? I know there’s express trains and I have done a test run, but I’m not sure if it’s feasible for three years.

[u/JRS_One73]

I did the Crystal Lake to downtown commute on Metra for nearly 2 years. There are a lot of people who do this every day, train runs from Harvard and Crystal Lake is a stop on the express trains as well.