After being shut down for more than five months, CTA Yellow Line service is set to return on October 30, which should bring a smile to the face of anyone who regularly commutes to and from Skokie. Rail service on the line was suspended in May after an embankment collapsed beneath the tracks as a result of construction on Metropolitan Water Reclamation District property.
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The CTA has provided free shuttle buses between the two Yellow Line stations and Howard while construction crews worked on fixing the issue, but that alternative hasn't been ideal for riders who have grown dependent on quick rides between Skokie and Chicago.
The reopening of the "Skokie Swift" should give Chicagoans a good excuse to check out the Northwest suburb, which has a lot more to offer than some neighboring towns. Northlight Theatre has a consistent lineup of great productions, and with options like Aw Yeah Comics and Kaufman's Bagel and Delicatessen, the town's shopping and food scene is nothing to scoff at.
In any case, CTA riders will once again be able to commute out to Skokie without worrying about their train falling into a giant hole.