A: The L is short for elevated. Some trains are elevated and some
are underground. All trains are called the L or El.
Each ride is $2. To ride the bus, you may pay cash or use a transit card. To
ride the L, you must use a transit card, which can be bought at machines in the
L stations. The system web site is
TransitChicago
A: It is warm in Chicago during July… sometimes even hot..
We have been blessed every year with great weather…
Cool clothes is the recommendation. Please bring comfortable walking shoes.
We will be doing a fair amount of
walking; you may even do more during your free time on Saturday. Please also bring a
light jacket for our Sea Dog
Firework Cruise for Saturday night.
It can get chilly out on Lake Michigan and we
have even been known to get a little
wet!!
Our Friday Night Reception and Sunday morning mass would be our only dressier event... Smart Casual!!!
A: A little dress trivia.........
Business Casual... aka Smart Casual. It's a popular dress code that emerged in white collar work places in the Western Countries in the 1990's.
Smart Casual is the middle ground between business formal wear and street wear.
For Example:
For Women:Capris/long shorts are acceptable as casual dress and
regular dress if they are tailored and of a dress pant material (usually not
denim or heavy cotton) or a polo shirt and trousers.
For Men:
A combination of a collared shirt (perhaps a polo shirt
instead of a dress shirt), cotton trousers (such as khakis.)