___WHAT___ 3rd Annual MidSummer Chitown Gathering ___WHEN___ SATURDAY ... JULY 24, TwentyTen ~10:30a ... Start! ~11a to ~12:30p ... Drive! (route details to be determined ... maybe a "poker run" of sorts) ~12:30p to ?? ... lunch! ... meet'n'greet! ... dinner! RAIN OR SHINE ___WHERE___ STEAK'n'SHAKE 290 S RANDALL RD ELGIN IL 60123 http://www.mapquest.com/maps/290+S+Randall+Rd+Elgin+IL+60123/ ...just south of US Route 20! ___WHO & WHY___ Everyone ... because meeting people and spending time with friends is AWESOME! THIS IS A FAMILY EVENT. ** WILL YOU JOIN US? ** ___COSTS___ GAS FOOD ... Steak'n'Shake will provide coupons. To save $, try Steak'n'Shake's meals: http://www.steaknshake.com/menu/dinners.asp LODGING (if needed) ___LODGING___ COUNTRY INN & SUITES N of I-90 along Randall Rd: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/10006044-11282403M.html To Steak'n'Shake: South on Randall Rd Cross over IL RT 20 Turn right (west) into shopping center area where Steak'n'Shake is SUPER 8 N of I-90, E side of IL RT 31: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/10006044-10211930M.html (NOTE ... map is off, this hotel is visible from IL RT 31) HAMPTON INN N of I-90, E side of IL RT 31: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/10006044-10203685M.html QUALITY INN N of I-90, W side of IL RT 31: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/10006044-10230565M.html To Steak'n'Shake, avoiding I-90 tolls: South on IL RT 31 Turn right (west) onto Big Timber Rd Turn left (south) onto Randall Rd Cross over IL RT 20 Turn right (west) into shopping center where Steak'n'Shake is Cort | 36swm.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ** NoreastrTrek.Aug2010 ** WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm sick & tired of being politically correct" ... John Mellencamp ... 'Peaceful World'