If you are not driving by yourself, this place isn’t exactly 8 min away from downtown. Even if you drive, I bet it’s way longer than 8 minutes.You gotta take 25-30 min bus to the nearest train station ( Red line ), then transfer to downtown. Buses are always behind the schedules due to Chicago traffic most of the time. Sometimes they never come. To reach to downtown, let’s say Lake station, you will approximately need 45 to an hour time to commute.
This place is located in very quiet and safe location. It’s not just convenient for public transit users when they visit Chicago.