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METRA NATO RESTRICTIONS
May 18-21 -- CLOSED stations are the the 47th Street, 27th Street, McCormick Place, 18th Street and 11th Street/Museum Campus stations.
Monday May 21, the entire Blue Island branch of Metra Electric line on the Far South Side will be closed
Riders on all Metra lines will be subject to screening and baggage checks
Metra Electric riders should arrive at stations at least 15 minutes before departure to allow for extra screening.
All Metra riders will be allowed to carry only one bag and it cannot exceed 15 inches square and 4 inches deep.
Riders will not be able to carry boxes, parcels, luggage, backpacks and bicycles
Liquid and food will be prohibited on all trains.
Tools, including pipes and stakes, as well as pocket knives and pepper spray will be prohibited
All law enforcement personnel must identify themselves and present their credentials and any weapons to Metra.
Security guards will not be allowed to carry weapons.
If going to Homewood Railroad Days - I would find a different form of transportation - NOT METRA from Downtown
 
MAY 18 19 20 21
MAY 19 20 21 @ Wrigley Field
HOMEWOOD RAILROAD DAYS
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Slide show and Photography Exhibition
7:00 PM - 8:30PM
St. Joseph’s School Gymnasium
17951 Dixie Highway
Sunday, May 20, 2012
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Village Hall / Auditorium
2010-2020 Chestnut Road
(Good Luck getting there on METRA)
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Railroad Daze -Village of Franklin Park
Thursday, June 7 thru June 10
Railroad Show June 09
Chicago Blues Festival
Grant Park - June 8 - 10
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Taste of Chicago 2012
July 11 - 15
Jennifer Hudson July 11
Seats at the bandshell pavilion - $25
Thursday, July 12 Death Cab For Cutie
Friday, July 13 TBA
Saturday, July 14 Chaka Khan with opening act Raphael Saadiq
Sunday, July 15 Dierks Bentley with opening act Lindi Ortega
BLU 2012
Save the date for BLU – Saturday, July 28
7 p.m. until midnight
Shedd Aquarium
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Lollapalooza 2012
August 3-5 - Grant Park
JAZZ FEST
Cultural Center, Millennium Park, Grant Park August 30 - September 2
 
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RAILChicago Will NOT Be At
Homewood Rail Days - Much safer In Chicago
RAILChicago Will Be Closed Today
Dennis Will Be At NATO FEST All Weekend
WATCH FOR NATO UPDATES
Game 3 at Wrigley Field
WGN & Comcast - 1:15pm
MAY 19 2012
LIFE w/ RAILChicago
Leaving Home on a smoggy day
Gas Prices Going Down at the BP Station )Wabash/Roosevelt Rd)
Man, I could have used some today
one of the many "caravans" heading for McCormiick Plsce
ALL KINDS OF NATO Banners
RAILChicago @ Nato Fest:
I got screamed at, cursed at, called white boy
by some fat afro-american female Chicago cop for taking these pix. . .
Told her to get FUCKED and walked away
LUNCH w/ RAILChicago
Lunch at the PATIO AT PARK GRILL
Don't know who or what he is - but not my kind
RAILChicago on the CTA Orange Line:
Had to buy my 2012 CTA Sox/Cubs Fare Card for $3 . . .decided to get best of it
Rode to Ashland and back and found CN1652 (paint on cab says 5652). . .
rosters say it is a GP38-2 - I say SD40-2
RAILChicago Will Be Closed Today
Dennis Will Be At NATO FEST All Weekend
WATCH FOR NATO UPDATES
NOT PLANNING On Going To HOMEWOOD RAIL DAYS
Game 2 at Wrigley Field
6:10pm - FOX
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