You can't beat this location! Walking distance to parks, pools, shops, restaurants, health clubs, bus & train transportation,the Public Library, the new Forest City Illinois Science + Technology Park, and extensive public recreation facilities (including swimming, boating, golfing, skating, shredding, hiking, biking, sledding, snowshoeing, canoeing, horseback riding, basketball, batting cages, miniture golf, bowling, & nature trails all within minutes.)
Oakton Park & Water Playground - 3 blocks away
Toboganning - only 5 miles east on Oakton Blvd
9 & 18 hole golf, miniature golf, plus 2-story driving range
We're located only minutes drive from Northwestern University, Evanston Beach and Lake Michigan, Westfield's Old Orchard Shopping Center, numerous movie theaters, the North Shore Theater for Performing Arts, the newly renovated Skokie Theater's Cavalcade of Music, and much more. Plus, with easy access to Hwy 90/94 and Lakeshore Drive, downtown Chicago is only 30 minutes away. For a full area Google map, click here.
For those who prefer public transportation, you have the choice of riding the Skokie Swift downtown - the station is only blocks away; there's the Evanston Express for non-stop connection to all the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) subway and elevated trains; and there's the Metra to head downtown or to Ravinia and the suburbs. CTA and Pace buses can get you anywhere, including a connection to the O'hare Blue line. The nearest stop is less than one block away. For a full transit map, click here.
The Village of Skokie is also known for it's excellent public school system, as well as offering several private school options. It is home to several colleges, including the recent addition of National-Louis University. This emphasis on education is one of the reasons the town is already offering free Wi-Fi service in several public areas (including Oakton Park, only a few blocks from the apartment) and is in the process of expanding its free wireless network to more locations.
Skokie also offers a rich and diverse community promoting harmony & understanding. It is home to The Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago and plays host to the annual Festival of Cultures. For more information about the Village of Skokie, check out the Links page. To read what others are saying about Skokie, check out my Skokie Life page.
