In a message dated 8/14/2000 7:10:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jfortin450@springnet1.com writes: << he old Holiday Inn north of Kankakee, in Bradley, is now being referbished I do know because I just drove past there yesterday. I don't know about the one at the mall >> Well, I stayed at the Holiday Inn (Express?) last year, but I thought I was in Bourbonnais - just off highway 57 - and the mall I remember was at a little distance. The Holiday Inn was on Ken Hayes Drive (near Armour?). Beth Guertin and I and Audrey Peters and several others were in this place - I swear it! A nice looking Hampton Inn was close by. In the mall was a pretty good Ruby Tuesday's. Holly Forgue chose a pleasant nearby restaurant with excellent food for our group dinner = can't recall the name, but I remember the lasagna! As a suggestion - I think it would be a lot more fun if everyone stayed at the same place - more chance to mingle and swap information and make plans for some joint sight-seeing or visits to the genealogical centers. I don't think the hotel rates are very different from one place to another. I hope some one of you will pick up the reins and do the little organizing that will make that happen - for starters, just collect the names of those who might be there and send eMails so each one is informed. Shucks - I'd love to be there! Cheers to all, Ginny