97 Skokie

Bus route information

Schedule Brochure (.pdf)

Bus Stop List (.htm)

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Service description: See schedule for full details.

First bus/last bus

Spans of service below show when first bus departs terminal of origin through last bus departs terminal of origin. First and last buses reach mid-route stops later than these times-see schedule or use trip planner for specific times when service works for you.

Dempster-Skokie (accessible) (Yellow) east to Howard (accessible) (Red, Purple, Yellow)

4:55a-10:35p weekdays, 7:00a-10:30p Saturday, 7:00a-10:30p Sunday

Howard (accessible) (Red, Purple, Yellow) west to Dempster-Skokie (accessible) (Yellow)

5:15a-10:45p weekdays, 6:30a-10:30p Saturday, 6:35a-10:35p Sunday

Old Orchard Mall east to Howard (accessible)

6:25a-10:30p weekdays, 7:10a-8:30p Saturday, 7:20a-8:50p Sunday

Howard (accessible) west to Old Orchard Mall

5:55a-10:45p weekdays, 6:30a-7:40p Saturday, 6:35a-8:05p Sunday

(Precise hours of service may vary depending on where along the route you are.)

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Holiday schedules

Note that Sunday schedules apply on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas (and/or on their dates of observance).

System status snapshot

Systemwide

New Schedules in Effect (All Bus Routes)

‘L’ route status

Red Line

Normal Service

Blue Line

Normal Service

Brown Line

Station(s) Bypassed

Green Line

Station(s) Bypassed

Orange Line

Normal Service

Pink Line

Normal Service

Purple Line

Normal Service

Yellow Line

Normal Service

All ‘L’ alerts: Current or Upcoming

Bus routes w/alerts

J14

54B

81W

120

121

124

125

151

157

171

192

All bus alerts: Current or Upcoming

Elevator alerts

Brown Line

Western

Green Line

35-B'ville-IIT, King Drive

All elevator alerts: Current or Upcoming

See also: complete system status