Any other Metra users post on this site? I am currently looking to buy either a condo or townhouse. Currently, I have been looking mostly in the south suburbs (I take the Rock Island currently). I want to expand my search to include towns like Romeoville and Plainfield since just by browsing, I've come across some good, affordable homes out that way. Also, the market is dry right now around Frankfort/Tinley Park/Orland Park/New Lenox. The problem is, it doesn't seem like the Metra lines that are nearby (Plainfield and Romeoville) are consistent. My cousin lives in Plainfield and said that when he worked downtown, he used to have to drive 20 minutes to the closest Metra station (I'm currently within 6 minutes to the one I go to). I can't imagine doing that in the winter making my commute longer. As for Romeoville's Metra station, there are only 3 trains that go to the city in the morning and 4, throughout the day, that go from the city making that difficult on days I may get stuck at the office late unexpectedly.
Does anyone who lives in either town (or a neighboring town for that matter) have any advice on the commute to the city using the Metra from around that way?