Skokie

Skokie is a city in the Chicagoland area.

Get in

Skokie is accessible by the CTA Yellow Line (the Skokie Swift) and the Edens Expwy (I-94). If you take the "Swift" to Skokie, check out the historic old Northshore Line train station adjacent to the Dempster terminal.

Get around

Pace & CTA buses run through Skokie forming connections at Old Orchard, Skokie CTA Station and Downtown Skokie and the Village Crossing Shopping Center.

CTA buses cost $2 per rides plus $0.25 for a transfer. 1-day, 3-day and 7-day passes are available for $10, $20 and $28.

PACE buses cost $2 per ride.

Combined 7-day passes for the CTA and PACE are available for $33.

See

• Emily Oaks Nature Center. 
• North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. 
• Skokie Theater. 

Do

• Skokie Park District. Has facilities such as the batting cages/mini golf 
• Oakton Pool. 
• Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St, ☎ [phone]. M-F 9AM-9PM, Sa 9AM-6PM, Su noon-6PM. Public library, cultural events, free internet access 

Buy

• 🌍 Westfield Old Orchard (formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center), ☎ [phone].  
• Village Crossing Shopping Center (Touhy Ave & Carpenter Ave). 
• Skokie Theatre Music Foundation, 7924 N Lincoln Ave, ☎ [phone]. Jazz, Theater, Film events 

Eat

As Skokie is majority Jewish, it is arguably the best place in the Chicago metropolitan area to find kosher food.

Drink

• Duffy's Cocktail Lounge. 

Sleep

• DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago North Shore. 
• Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago North Shore/Skokie. 
• Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore (Skokie). 
• Extended Stay America - Chicago - Skokie. 
• Rodeway Inn Skokie. 

Go next

Routes through Skokie

Milwaukee ← Wilmette ←	W  E	→ Chicago → Gary
Milwaukee ← Wilmette ←	N  S	→ Chicago → Terre Haute