The village of Skokie is a suburb in the Chicagoland area about 15 miles (24 km) north of Chicago's downtown Loop. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for 'marsh'. It is home to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. It is home to about 68,000 people (census, 1 April 2020) 
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Get in
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By train
[edit]Skokie is accessible by the CTA Yellow Line (also called the Skokie Swift), with stops at 1 Dempster 
and 2 Oakton . The Yellow Line has only these two stops, and is used to transport passengers from Skokie to the Red/Purple Line terminal at Howard. If you take the "Swift" to Skokie, check out the historic old Northshore Line train station adjacent to the Dempster terminal.
By car
[edit]I-94 (the Edens Expressway) has exits at Touhy Avenue and Dempster Street in Skokie.
US-41 is called Skokie Boulevard through most of Skokie and in the North Shore suburbs to the north, though it turns to follow Lincoln Avenue near Skokie's border with Lincolnwood.
Get around
[edit]Pace and CTA buses run through Skokie, forming connections at Old Orchard, Skokie CTA Station and Downtown Skokie and the Village Crossing Shopping Center.
As of Sep 2025, CTA buses and Pace buses cost $2.50 per ride with free transfer within 2 hours if paying by cash, $2.25 if paid with a Ventea card or contactless bank card. 1-day, 3-day and 7-day CTA/Pace bus passes are available for $5, $15 and $20.
See
[edit]- {{listing | type=see
| name=Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | alt= | url=https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/ | email= | address=9603 Woods Dr | lat=42.056562 | long=-87.760902 | directions= | phone= | tollfree= | hours= | price= | wikidata=Q445086 | lastedit=2025-06-15 | content= As of June 2025, this museum is closed for renovations and scheduled to reopen in 2026. A temporary site is operating in Chicago's Near North neighborhood. }
Do
[edit]- 1 Village Green Park, 5213 Oakton St. Small park in between Skokie Public Library and Village Hall features several monuments, including a Holocaust memorial and an eccentric recycling sculpture. Home to Skokie's "Wednesdays on the Green" summer concert series.
- 2 Skokie Sports Park, 3459 Oakton St. Facilities include mini golf, golf driving range, and batting cages.
- 3 Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St, ☏ +1-847-673-7774. M-F 9AM-9PM, Sa 9AM-6PM, Su noon-6PM. A public library offering cultural events, free internet access, and more. In 2018, Skokie's Public Library was one of ten libraries in its expenditure range across the country to be named a five-star library by the Library Journal.
- 4 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd. Theater near Old Orchard Mall offers shows for younger and older audiences.
- 5 Weber Leisure Center & Weber Park Golf Course, 9300 Weber Park Pl. Par-3 public golf course and adjacent fitness center.
- 6 Skokie Theatre, 7924 N Lincoln Ave, ☏ +1-847-677-7761. Theatre in downtown Skokie offers jazz, film, and music events.
- 7 Emily Oaks Nature Center, 4650 Brummel St.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Westfield Old Orchard (formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center), ☏ +1 847 673-6800. This North Shore mall offers upscale stores like L.L. Bean, Nordstrom, and Apple and a smattering of restaurants in an outdoor, open-air setting. Old Orchard is rumored to be the basis for the mall in the movie Mean Girls, which is based on a nearby high school.
- 2 Village Crossing Shopping Center, 5507 W Touhy Ave (Touhy Ave & Carpenter Ave). This smaller shopping mall, at the border of the Village of Skokie and the Village of Niles (get it?), offers a more typical suburban shopping mall experience.
Eat
[edit]As Skokie is historically Jewish, it is one of the best places in the Chicago metropolitan area to find kosher food.
- 1 Kaufman's Bagel & Delicatessen, 4905 Dempster St. Highly regarded Jewish deli near the Dempster-Skokie CTA station.
- 2 Pressed Latino Sandwich Shop & Cafe, 4845 Oakton St. Latin American cafe in downtown Skokie offers coffee, tea, sandwiches, and desserts.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago North Shore.
- Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago North Shore/Skokie.
- Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore (Skokie).
- Extended Stay America - Chicago - Skokie.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Skokie |
| Milwaukee ← Wilmette ← | W  E
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→ Chicago → Gary |
| Milwaukee ← Wilmette ← | N  S
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→ Chicago → Terre Haute |