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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by Dubyasee9
I have a rather long layover this Thursday night at ORD. While I could relax in the skyclub, I have never been to Chicago and would love to explore and maybe grab a good "Chicago" dinner. Any ideas?

I was thinking of taking the "L" into downtown.
On a Thursday the blue line shouldn't have many service delays, but it might be worth checking to see if any scheduled work will lead to a delay.
http://www.transitchicago.com/travel...s/weekday.aspx

As others have said, plan the round trip to take at least 2 hours. If your flight leaves ORD after 8pm I think you shouldn't have a problem with security.
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