Yeah, I think we did get into that discussion. I'll throw my two cents in, which is that I prefer to get the purple line in Linden. I think the station is easier to find, in a nicer neighborhood and just a better experience. I find the Skokie route to be dirty, the parking structure to be a bit sketchy and just a less pleasant time all around. People have argued over transfer issues, but I've never waited more than 5 minutes for a train at Linden, FWIW. Just my opinion, which others disagreed with the last time around. Go with whichever you're most comfortable with. Oh, and also, there's usually traffic jamming up right around the Linden exit down through the exit to get the Skokie train. We learned that you can get off the freeway at Willow (which is the exit before the Skokie Rd exit MapQuest tells you to take) and get on to Skokie Rd right there. Traffic is usually jammed/slowing down right at the Willow exit, so if you get off there, you avoid the stopping and can head right to the Linden station. I wish I knew the area a bit better, but I can tell you we got off at Willow and took a left at the first major intersection and that took us right to the Skokie Rd exit area and we were able to continue to follow the MapQuest directions from there.