I went to Chicago on Friday October 3, 2014. I returned from Chicago on Friday October 3, 2014.

My trip:

• Walk to Green Line Westgate Station
• Catch train to Downtown East
• Transfer to Blue Line Station
• Alight at MSP Terminal 1 station
• Catch the Tram connecting the LRT to the terminal
• Wait on a very long security line
• Get on flight
• Alight plane
• Exit Midway Airport to catch Orange Line train
• Purchase a Ventra Card
• Transfer at Harold Washington Library to Blue Line at Jackson Street
• Alight at UIC Halsted

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Return

• Catch Number 8 Bus. Standing Room Only, a far cry from Metro Transit
• Alight at Orange Line Halsted Station
• Take train to Midway Airport
• Go through a short security line
• Discover flight is delayed (net about 1 hour), due in part to the Traffic Control fire last week.
• Alight in Minneapolis
• Catch Tram to LRT station
• Take Blue Line to Franklin Avenue Station
• Catch a Perfectly Timed Transfer to the Number 67 Bus
• Alight at Seymour Street.