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The only relatively safe lines are the Brown, Yellow and Purple. The Yellow Line is the Skokie Line which is a lateral that ties into the Purple Line in Evanston and meets up with the Red Line at the Howard stop which has become dangerous. The Purple and Red Lines run parallel. The Purple Line runs only during rush hour. The Red, Blue, Green and Pink Lines run through gang banger territory which means as a whitey you should only use those lines during rush hour if at all. Otherwise DO NOT USE THOSE LINES, PERIOD. On the Brown Line the two stops Kimball and Kedzie are in gang territory although pretty safe during the day.

The north branch of the Blue line starts at O’Hare International Airport and is safe until Logan Square which is gang banger territory and should be avoided anytime except rush hour. Do not take the Blue Line to The Loop unless you are very familiar with Chicago (Take a Taxi, it's easier and safer but about $40 more expensive than the train.) The Blue Line north branch is safe if you have the street smarts. That means you only get into the first car and you are familiar with the stop you exit. Most of the stops, Damen, Division Chicago and Grand and the Loop stops are safe if you know what the hell you are doing - meaning you look, act and are tough as nails. If you look like a weenie you may get more than you bargain for. And for heavens sake, keep your iPhone out of sight. Your life is worth less than the iPhone to Obama’s sons, if he had sons, and his adopted daughters from a different mother can be real monsters. The Latin Kings are not to be messed with as well. Logan Square is dead center to their territory on the Blue Line. Once you pass The Loop stops on the Blue Line, it is gang territory including the UIC (Bill Ayers’ University) stop. Oak Park (Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright) is the end of the line and was once very safe but is changing. Care should be taken all the time.

The south branch of the Green Line passes Midway Airport (not shown on the map). It is safe from Midway Airport to The Loop during the day and evening. China Town (Cermak) is a safe exit and once you get to The Loop. It is 95% of the time very safe.