Most of the hotels in and around the Skokie area are a bit of a ways from either the CTA or the Metra. If you stayed at these hotels, you would need a short cab ride to either the CTA or Metra.

At the very edges of Chicago, 2 stops from OHare on the Blue Line (CTA) at the Cumberland Stop is the Marriott Chicago OHare http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trave...arriott-ohare/

It is actually on the Cumberland Stop. Just get off the El, go upstairs, turn right, walk over the expressway, down the stairs and you are in the Marriott parking lot. Skokie (depending on where in Skokie and time of day) is about 15 minutes away by cab. There are a few restaurants within walking distance of the Marriott including Nancy's Pizza, Hooter's, Al's Beef, Golden Elephant - Thai,
D'Agastino's Pizza and Pub. These are all within 3 blocks of the hotel if you want inexpensive and easy.