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It is only 20 dollars to get to Milwaukee by train from Chicago. The train will let you off a little bit South of downtown. I highly recommend any Chicagoan get on that train and walk about Milwaukee. Downtown has tons of construction and beautiful architecture, the East Side will be everyone's favorite neighborhood, and the lakefront is awesome.

Do I remember correctly that the old coast guard station on the lakefront is being redeveloped?

Stop in a local Milwaukee bar and have some bears especially Brady Street area or North Ave. area. Remember this is Milwaukee so instead of Old Style have a Miller product one of the many micro brews which seem to be more prolific than Chicago.

The last train back to Chicago is at 7:30pm, that sucks, but the day trip is well worth it and cheap.

Those are my plans for Thursday.