ABODE guidebook: Chicago

East Woodlawn is on the Southside of Chicago, minutes from the 90/94 Dan Ryan freeway as well as 55 Stevenson Freeway and US 41 Lakeshore Drive. The property is 25 minutes from Midway Airport and an hour away from O'Hare Airport in moderate traffic. Public transportation is available. CTA City bus is located 1 block away. Metra Transit, which goes directly downtown, is less than 3 blocks away. CTA train, Green Line-Cottage Grove station is 5 minutes away and UBER and Lyft are available citywide.

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Bring gloves, layers, scarves if traveling to Chicago in the winter - you may not be prepared for how cold it is if you are not used to Midwest winters. If you are traveling in the summer still have a jacket and umbrella on hand. Weather is unpredictable. If you plan to use the public transit, keep your purses tucked under your jacket or straps accross your chest, keep wallets in front chest pockets or inside back pack zips - not in side or back pockets where they may be easily pick pocketed.