Cicero is a
station on the
'L' system, serving the
Blue Line's
Forest Park
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* Forest Park, Santiago
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*Gongqing Forest Park, Shanghai
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branch. It is located in the median of the
Eisenhower Expressway
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and serving the
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neighborhood. Originally, Cicero had an additional entrance at Lavergne Avenue, but this was closed on May 16, 1977, by the
CTA as a cost-cutting measure. The structure for this exit still stands but it is closed to the public.
This is the last station on the Forest Park branch within the Chicago city limits. It is located a short distance from the Town of Cicero.
Bus connections
CTA
*
7 Harrison (Weekdays only)
*
54 Cicero
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57 Laramie
Pace
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*
305 East Roosevelt Road
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316 Laramie Avenue (Monday-Saturday only)
*
392 Green Line Cicero CTA/UPS Hodgkins (Weekday UPS shifts only)
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
Cicero (Congress Line) Station PageLaVergne Avenue entrance (closed) from Google Maps Street ViewCicero Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
CTA Blue Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1958
CTA stations in highway medians
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