The 'El' of course refers to Chicago's elevated train lines and the Chicago rapid-transit system as a whole. I was going to title this post "Riding on the 'El' in Chicago", but after thinking back to my ten months in the city, I realized there wasn't much actual riding going on. I spent at least 30 minutes waiting for every 10 minutes of riding; and when I say 'waiting on the … [Read more...]