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Are you tired of slow moving and sometimes bumper to bumper traffic in your commute from Northwest Indiana to Chicago? Have no fear, I have found the solution and I just had to share it with you. Its "easygo Chicago." I am including information about easygo Chicago. For specific schedules please contact them directly. I hope this information helps!

Northwest Indiana Daytrip to Chicago: the Loop, Millennium Park, Art Institute and More

Enjoy a day in the city and avoid the irritation of driving to Chicago by taking easygo Chicago. Park your car for free at the Dyer Park & Ride (Calumet and 213th) and ride in style on their 54-passenger buses. Express buses drop off and pick up at three downtown stops including Michigan and Randolph, just steps to the Chicago Cultural Center and a short walk to Grant Park and Millennium Park. Visit http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca.html for destination ideas and event calendar.

A Hassle-free Commute from Dyer to Downtown Chicago

If your weekday commute to Chicago is near the intersections of Franklin and Van Buren, Wacker and LaSalle or Michigan and Randolph, consider taking easygo Chicago. Park free at Calumet and 213th in Dyer and ride a comfortable 54-passenger bus with amenities that include satellite TV, Wi-Fi and restroom. "Own" your seat with a monthly pass; multiple and single ride tickets are also available.

About easygo Chicago Bus Service

Taking public transportation to the Chicago Loop from Dyer, Indiana is quick, convenient and green with Regional Bus Authority’s easygo Chicago express bus service.

Enjoy preferred seating by purchasing a Monthly Pass. You may mix and match your departure and arrival times: take the early bus to Chicago and the late bus back, or take the late bus in and early bus back for a shorter day.

• Purchase Monthly Passes and 20-Ride Passes.
• Purchase Daily and One-way tickets when boarding the bus.
• Seating Priority: Monthly Pass; 20 Ride Pass; Daily Pass; One-Way Pass

Chicago easygo buses are clean and comfortable, are Wi-Fi and satellite TV equipped and ADA accessible. Check with your employer for WageWorks Pre-Tax Benefit. Indiana parking lots are conveniently located, free, lighted and paved.

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) estimates that more than 15,000 single occupancy vehicle commute daily to Chicago, Illinois from Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana. One of their primary missions is to reduce the number of vehicles making this daily commute. The Regional Bus Authority believes using mass transit via their express bus can save time, reduce emissions, and in many cases offer savings to the commuter’s travel budget.

Purchasing Tickets

The Regional Bus Authority has multiple ways of purchasing tickets for the easygo Chicago Express Bus. Their ecommerce site handles the Monthly and 20-Ride Passes. The One-way and Round trip rides are purchased directly from the bus driver using only debit or credit cards.

Easygo Chicago express service qualifies for Pre-Tax Commuting Benefits including Wage Works, Inc. These programs are offered through employers. If your employer provides Wage Works Benefits or any of a number programs, you need to inquire with the Human Resources or other Benefits Office about which process your company is following. You may be required to contact Wage Works directly or your Human Resources Department will order tickets on your behave, either way DO NOT USE their ecommerce site to secure an Express Bus ticket on the easygo Chicago line using Wage Works, Inc. programs.

I had the opportunity to work with some clients who were looking for a rental. After showing them several homes, they settled on one. After submitting all of our info, the listing agent told me that the owner decided to go with another applicant.

Fast forward one week...I locate another house that they want to rent. Meanwhile, the listing agent of the first house calls me back and told me that there was a mistake. The owner does want them as tenants.

Fast foward to closing the deal...Everybody is ready! I pull up to the house and am greeted by my client's mother. She tells me that the house doesn't look up to par and that her son can back out even though he and his wife signed a lease. There was such a big commotion that I don't even have all of the words to describe her behavior. She told me she works with lawyers, but I later found out that she works for the government. Nevertheless, she is going line by line of the lease, disputing things.

As we go for the walk-through, the mother made a 2 page list of everything the owner needs to fix, within the next two days. The listing agent was clearly angry. I was shocked and disturbed by her behavior but I know how to keep my cool. At the end of the day, she wanted the listing agent to sign the list, saying that all the repairs would be made by May 1st. She was upset that the agent declined to do that.

This woman was one of the rudest people I have ever met and she wasn't even my client. Her demands, legal threats, and rudeness cost us this deal. After talking to my client about this list of demands, they scaled it down to only asking the owner to remove the carpet. I reminded them that the only people who needed to like the house is them. I also tried to remind them that they are not buying this house, they are renting it. I even told the mother to "step back and let them make their decisions." There are plenty of other renters who would lease it as-is.

ONE DAY BEFORE MOVE IN...The owners agent calls me to tell me that the owner does not want them as tenants!

They had changed all the utilities to their name, rented a moving truck, given notice on their previous residence, taken off of work, etc. and had no place to live.

In the end, I think they allowed his mother to kill this deal. What do you think? What would you have done?