SAMUEL INSULL MIGHT APPROVE. Skokie Swift is back on weekends.

The weekend service will undergo a six-month "experimental evaluation," which will help determine if the service will be made permanent, said Wanda Taylor, a CTA spokeswoman.

The agency expects between 900 and 1,000 boardings a day on both Saturdays and Sundays, Taylor said. The weekend service is being funded by a federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program grant, Taylor said.

Sunday's resumption came with no fanfare. That afternoon, some of the cars ran empty, and some had up to eight people. CTA officials said the Yellow Line provides about 1,800 rides on an average weekday.

No sign at the Howard station announced the new service. But in Skokie, the mood was different. Outside the Dempster station was a large sign announcing the resumed service, and nearby business owners such as Cohen and other locals expressed excitement.

We await resumption of service to Old Orchard and Edison Court.