Sheridan is the closest 'L' stop to Graceland Cemetery, which is about one-half mile to the west on Irving Park Road.

Beginning spring 2007 and lasting through 2009, northbound and southbound Purple Line Express trains stop at Sheridan before Chicago Cubs weekday night games in order to provide more service to Wrigley Field, less than a mile from the station.

Previously, trains had stopped at the Addison station to the south but that station does not have platform access to the express tracks as Sheridan does, which required Purple Line trains to cross over to the Red Line tracks.

In order to prevent this from adding to delays caused by the Brown Line reconstruction, the stop was moved to Sheridan.

[3] Sheridan also sees frequent use by Red Line passengers traveling to and from Wrigley Field, since Addison is often crowded after Cubs games.