2008 Cruise Nights in Illinois
A link from Bill Wildt's MotorSports Unlimited WebSite http://www.msutv.com
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* 2008 Sat June 14 (rain date 6/15) $15 entry fee 4-8 PM Gates open at 2PM To park together you must arrive together – No Exceptions Free T-Shirt for every paid entry 20 TROPHY CLASSES *** Participant Voting *** Classics, Special Interest, Antiques, Military, Street Machines, and All Other Cars Welcome In The SEARS ESSENTIALS Parking Lot 159th and Bell Rd in Homer Glen IL Proceeds Support Charities For more details visit www.lemontclassiccarclub.org or Call John @ 708-301-8899 2008 SPRING FLING CAR SHOW 50-50 Raffle, Door Prizes, Trophies, Fun Times, Food Discounts, Good Music, Prizes, Lots of Giveaways At The LEMON TREE Restaurant 1035 S. State St., Lemont IL May 5th Through September 29th 6-9PM – (excluding holidays) Trophy Hosted by: For Best Of Cruise Night 50 / 50 Raffle With Extra Door Prizes Classics, Motorcycles, Special Interest, Antiques, Military, Street Machines, and all other cars welcome! For more details visit www.lemontclassiccarclub.org or Call John @ 708-301-8899 With The At The SEARS ESSENTIALS parking lot 159th and Bell Rd in Homer Glen IL From May 17th Through September 20th *Note: June 14 from 4-8PM will be a car show and Sep 27 from 2-6PM will be a car show (sold out last year) Proceeds Support Charities Trophy For Best Of Cruise Night 50 / 50 Raffle With Extra Door Prizes Classics, Motorcycles, Special Interest, Antiques, Military, Street Machines, and all other cars welcome! For more details visit www.lemontclassiccarclub.org or Call John @ 708-301-8899 6 - 9PM* At The LEMON TREE Restaurant 1035 S. State St., Lemont IL May 5th Through September 29th excluding holidays At The SEARS ESSENTIALS parking lot 159th and Bell Rd in Homer Glen IL From May 3rd Through September 20th Note: Sep 27 from 2-6PM will be a car show (sold out last year) and June 14 from 4-8PM will be a car show 6-9PM Both Nights Proceeds Support Charities Trophy For Best Of Cruise Night 50 / 50 Raffle With Extra Door Prizes Classics, Motorcycles, Special Interest, Antiques, Military, Street Machines, and all other cars welcome! For more details visit www.lemontclassiccarclub.org or Call John @ 708-301-8899 2PM - 6PM Sat. Sept. 27 (rain date 9/28) Sold Out Last Year, Gates Open at Noon Entry fee: $15 or $5 with toy (no stuffed animals) To park together you must arrive together – No Exceptions Free T-Shirt for every paid entry Trophies To 1st 150 Cars Classics, Special Interest, Antiques, Military, Street Machines, and All Other Cars Welcome In The SEARS ESSENTIALS Parking Lot 159th and Bell Rd in Homer Glen IL Proceeds Support Lemont Little Cruisers Charity For more details Call John @ 708-301-8899 or visit us at www.lemontclassiccarclub.org 2008 (7th Annual) LAST BLAST Car Show Charity Show for the Little Cruisers 50-50 Raffle, Door Prizes, trophies, Prizes, Lots of Giveaways, Food Discounts andGood Musichttp://www.lemontclassiccarclub.org/events.html * 2008- EVERY MONDAY NITE AT THE WENDYS RESTAURANT IN MORRIS IL. FROM 5-9 PM . WE START THE FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL AND GO TO THE END OF OCTOBER WEATHER PERMITTING.. WE ARE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF I-80 ON RT 47 IN MORRIS IL. THIS IS A FREE CRUISE NITE SPONSORED BY WENDYS. THERE ARE USUALLY FREE GIVEAWAYS JUST FOR ATTENDING. WE HAVE A LARGE PARKING LOT FOR OUR CRUISE NITE SHOWS. * Manhattan Car Club Events for more info check here |
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* 2008 First Tuesday night from May through September @ Carpentersville Culvers located at Randall & Huntley Roads in Carpentersville. The cruise night is co-hosted by Culvers Carpentersville and the Northern Illinois Street Rod Association of Elgin. * JK Gyros 1215 Elmhurst Rd. Mt. Prospect Elmhurst Rd. and Hintz * The Plainfield cruise night is held in the downtown area. They use both sides of the main drag through town, and the side streets on the south side of the main drag. Also fill a parking lot on the east end of town. Always well attended. A nice ice cream parlor in the center of town and some family style (Mom & Pop) restaurants. * 2008 The No Name, Just Friends Car Club holds our FREE Cruise Nights every Friday evening from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm through October 9, 2008 (weather permitting). Come see us for great fun, music & entertainment provided by D.J. Mike Productions. Free Cruise nights with trophies, 50/50 raffle and prizes! We have food, soft drinks and ice cream vendors. We also have clean, indoor restroom facilities for everyone. The Cruise Nights are now held at Toyota Park (home of the Chicago Fire Soccer team) in Bridgeview, Illinois located at 7100 S. Harlem Avenue. (Enter the lot at gate 2 off of 71st street,) Come out and enjoy the fun! There is FREE registration for your cars or motorcycles, a majority of our trophies are awarded by a lottery so EVERYONE who registers has a chance to win! We will be starting up our 2008 season in May 2008. You can visit our website for more information at www.NoNameJustFriends.com |
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* Every Wednesday 6 - 10 pm, May 7,2008 thru Oct. 29, 2008 at McDaniel Speed & Performance, 1016 Steger Rd. Crete, IL 60417. Located 1/2 mile west of I-394 on Steger Rd. Big parking lot. Subway, Dairy Queen, Pizza and Northwoods Restaurant & Saloon onsite. Contact Paul McDaniel at 708-672-6500 or email: mcdanielspeedinc.com *Cool Cars under the
Stars--held in Elmhurst City Centre (downtown Elmhurst) on Wednesdays
from 7:00pm-9:00pm. It's 2 blocks south of North Ave and the featured
lot is on Addison St.
* Naperville - We are hosting our 3rd annual Wednesday cruise nite @Braconi's restaurant and pizzeria off Ogden Ave at 796 Royal Saint George. 630-717-9530. Show presented by doublekproductions.com and sponsered by Braconi's. * Suburban Harley has introduced “Harleys and Hot Rod” nite this summer 6pm- 9pm. It has been a great success. KarenZ@suburbanhd.com 2200 North Rand Road. Palatine, IL 60074 847-358-2112 *DOWNTOWN, LEMONT, IL. FOR MORE INFO CALL 630-257-5997. *The "Park on Park" Cruise Nights are held the second Wednesday of the month May - September. Dates left are July 9, August 13 and September 10. nearest major intersection is the Rte. 176 and Rte. 45 and signs can direct you from there. Out exact location is the corner of Park St. and Seymour Ave in downtown Mundelein * Libertyville Mainstreet has "Car Fun on 21." For More Info check out the site * Wednesdays - ,Goody's Old Gold Cruisers Cruise Nite Every Wednesday April thru October from 6-9PM. 50's/60's Music! Free refills on fountain drinks! Family Event! Pre-1983 American made vehicles Only! Info @ 630 761-8093 or www.oldgoldcruisers.com |
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*Hobart's Pub 8751 N Milwaukee Ave. Niles Milwaukee and Dempster 6:30pm to 9:00pm * Downtown Barrington near the train station . it's a nice time!!! * Steak and Shake Randhurst Mall Mt. Prospect 83 + Euclid at Elmhurst Rd. Free Shakes to all registered. * Nate's Diner 800 E Ormsby, Oxford WI (608) 586-6244 For information contact Anna at the above information No fees just drive in and show - free sundae for the drivers * Geneva Cruise Night Click Here! * The Dugout drive-in 6300 W. 79th st. Burbank, il. George or Rich 708 268 4155 for details * Downtown Crete Il Cruise Night, Sponsored by the Mainstreet Association, ! Also visit www.cretemainstreet.com for more information. * Wheeling Illinois Chevy Chase Country Club 1000 N Milwaukee Avenue Wheeling, Illinois 60090 (847) 465-2300 Food & Refreshments Available 1 Block North of Lake Cook Road West side of Milwaukee Avenue * 628 S. Roselle Rd. Schaumburg, IL. The phone number is 847-895-2122 A great bunch of people and a serious Car Club you may want to become a part of- The Paradise Road Cruisers. We have a great 50/50 raffle each night with great payouts and lots of Free Stuff every night. * 2006- The Frankfort Car Club holds their annual “Cruise Nights” The schedule of featured cars for each week has not been released yet. Here is a link to their web site: http://www.thefrankfortcarclub.com/ |
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* Villa Park Location: Park and Ardmore Avenue Day: Contact Alesia Bailey, Villa Park Chamber of Commerce, 630/941-9133 website: www.invillapark.com/chamber/crusin.htm * South Elgin, McDonalds, the Arnolds Drive In of the new millennium! Cruise In stay a while, off Randall Rd & Reddington, Kane County's fastest growing cruise spot, 6-9pm * Mt Prospect: The Cruise nights in the Randhurst parking lot along Elmhurst Road and is being sponsored by the Mt Prospect Lions Club. Please contact them at this phone number: 8475531140 ask for Bill. * Roselle Main Street Cruise Night, address is 35 East Main Street Roselle, Il 60172. For imformation, call Glenn @ 630-816-2276. *
Houston St. on the Riverwalk (between Island and River behind McDonald's),
Batavia * Going West? http://gardengrovecarshow.com/ California * Winfield Good Old Days. More information can be found at www.cruzinwinfield.com (will be up and running in the next day or so). * Mindy's Ribs located on Rt. 53 just north of I55 in Romeoville, sponsored by the JC's from 6 to 9p.m. * Culver's in Libertyville. Weekly. All cars welcome. A cruise night at a hamburgerstand, Anyway, big lot, lights, DJ. The Libertyville Culver's is located on at 803 E Park Ave (RT 176) east of Milwaukee. west of 94 exit. * Augustino's Rock And Roll Deli. Trophies and goodies. On the corner of Rt 64(North Ave.) and Rt 59 in West Chicago. * McDonald's Restaurant-- 6150 N River Rd(River Rd. & Higgins), Rosemont, IL 60018 7:00P.M. to 11:00 P.M.-- behind the restaurant * Friday, Fradillios in Algonquin. Just east of Randall Rd on Rte. 62. He usually has a few trophy nites each season. DJ and Great food. * North Shore Rods,Inc. at the nostalgia McDonalds at Gurney Mills. Intersection of IL 132(grand ave.) and Hunt Club Rd. This is between Rtes. 41 and 45 in Gurnee, IL. DJ, .39 burgers, 70-100 cars. * Fridays, May 20th - Sept. 9th, 2005 Downtown Downers Grove Classic Car Show Main Street from Maple to Franklin, Downtown Downers Grove. For info, check out http://www.downtowndownersgrove.com. On Main Street. 6pm - 9pm. 630-725-0991 |
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* 2008 - Sat May 3rd @5:30pm @ Thornwood Sports Bar and its on the corner of Wood Dale Rd and Thorndale in Wood Dale--->> Also there is a DJ ,and great food at Thornwood * 2008 - Want to give you a heads up of a great cruise night in Algonquin Illinois. It is at StationHouse Subs 2397 south Randall road in Algonquin 847-844-7305 This place is right off of Randall Road about ¼ mile north of Huntley road. It runs from the month of May thru October and is the 3rd Saturday of the month. They have a great parking lot for cars to line up. It usually goes from about 5pm till 8:30pm again every 3rd Saturday of the month. Not only do they have a big parking lot to spread out, but they have awesome food and great customer service everyone at this place is so nice. They usually get a good turn out so show up early to lock in a spot. StationHouse Subs 2397 south Randall Road Algonquin Illinois, 60102 PHONE 847-844-7305 www.stationhousesubs.com * Lemont Classic Car Club SEARS ESSENTIALS Parking Lot 159th and Bell Rd in Homer Glen ! For more details Call John @ 708-301-8899 or visit http://www.lemontclassiccarclub.org/events.html * Morris Illinois Enter on Washington St. 6pm to 9pm Entry closes at 8pm 50/50 drawing, No rain dates, Entry 10.00, Spectators free. 2 choice awards. * McDaniel Speed & Performance Inc. in Crete Il. 1016 E. Steger Rd 1/4 mile off of I-394 west. Big parking lot with subway and dairyqueen in samelot. any questions please call 708-672-6500 thanks Paul Mc Daniel * Heffy's Hot Dogs 1520 Elmhurst Rd. Mt Prospect Elmhurst and Camp McDonald * Utica Cruise-In Downtown Utica (close to Starved Rock State Park) 4-8 pm Trophies and prizes, 50/50 drawing, Music by 3D Sound, Food booths, $5 registration fee Make your plans to stay the night and enjoy food and fun at the Burgoo Festival on Sunday! For more information: 815.223.5555 (day) 815.667.4543 (evening) Sponsored by the Utica Special Events Committee www.visitutica-il.com * Rocky Vanders Cafe 698 Milwaukee Ave. Prospect Hts. Palwaukee Plaza * Lombard - St. Charles Road in downtown Lombard. We have live entertainment Our schedule will be up on our website shortly, www.villageoflombard.org. This is our tenth season! * Downtown Freeport, Illinois (Chicago and Douglas Streets) Join an old fashioned cruise through downtown with burn out and muffler rapping contests, live music, food, and displays. * Miller's Dog & Suds Drive-in Rollins Rd in Fox Lake (just west of Wilson Rd) Note: This is the best (original drive-in, car-hop food service,,,). Just like out of American Graffiti. The Miller family has owner the Dog & Suds since 1965 and put on a wondeful cruise nite at the drive-in. Old cars only, no new cars. -- * Mickey's Ribs at 17432 S. Oak Park Ave. Click here for the flyer with more info * MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois Classic cars will be hitting the streets of downtown Mount Prospect. Cars will be parked in the West Metra lot at Rt. 14 (Northwest Hwy.) and Rt. 83 (Elmhurst Rd. /Main St.). Music on opening night will be provided by the Monster Boom Box as we celebrate Armed Forces Day. You can't miss it. Read More * Fat Boyz at Route 72 and Rock Road in East Dundee Illinois will host weekly Cruise Nights from 5pm till ??? * Pontiac Cruise Night - Pontiac, IL – Check out are website www.pontiaccruisenight.com or email brighge@mchsi.com or call 815/842-1209 * Just south of Chicago, in the little town of Lansing Illinois, the Lan-Oak Park Foundastion/Thunder Road Productions and the Lan-Oak Park District sponsor 5th annual Cruse Nights, *Finnigans Wake Irish Pub Cruise Night. 1074 US Rte. 30, Dyer, Indiana. Contact Roger or Pat at 219-865-9896 for more information -- *Beacon Tap 1375 Lee St. Desplaines Il just North of Oakton on West side of Lee St. * McDonald's Restaurant-- 725 W. Golf Road (Golf & Elmhurst Rd.) Des Plaines * ROAMER CRUISE NIGHT STREATOR, IL - ROAMER CRUISE NIGHT HAD OVER 500 CARS AND 15,000 PEOPLE ATTEND LAST YEAR! NAMED AFTER THE ROAMER AUTOMOBILE BUILT IN STREATOR IN 1916 & 1917. A ROAMER WILL BE CRUISIN’ THAT NIGHT! more info-815/672-2055 STREATORTOURISM@GMAIL.COM * Miami Subs in Highland Indiana 45th Ave 2 blocks west of Route 41-- walsfour@netzero.net * Frosted Mug Drive In at 11550 S. Pulaski Rd. in Worth, IL. Features Car Hops! * "Fat Boyz Cafe". 1077 East Main Street which is RT.72. They are about 1/2 mile east of Rt.25 @ the intersection of Rock Road (Rock Road is the next and only traffic light East of Rt. 25 before entering Hoffman Estates). web site www.fatboyzcafe.com 847-836-1500 * WoodFire Chicken in Itasca features great cars and great food! Irving and Rt.53 in Itasca * BURGER KING RESTAURANT - STATE STREET, JUST SOUTH OF 127TH IN LEMONT, IL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT IN THE STRIP MALL. . BRING OUT YOUR RIDE AND COME SEE WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT! HOSTED BY A NEW CLUB, ROLLIN' KRUISERS CAR CLUB. ENJOY GOOD TIMES, GREAT PEOPLE AND CHERRY CARS! www.rollinkruisers.org (There is no cruise night on July 8th, as the Rollin' Kruisers will host their 3rd annual car show in conjunction with the Lemont Heritage Fest!) * South Elgin . It's approximately one mile East of Randall Rd. on Hopps Rd. ANY GIVEN NIGHT WILL HAVE APPROX 75-150 CARS! * Morris Cruise Nights - TBA * Lansing Cruise Nights---Come
join your friends and neighbors in downtown Lansing to see the hundreds
of hot vintage cars and trucks during this year's edition of Cruise
Nights. As you walk around the downtown viewing all of the cars - stop
in the various businesses to enjoy a meal, beverage or a tantalizing
dessert. Afterwards - dance the night away at the several locations
where there will be entertainment. Cruise Nights will be held on Ridge
Road between Burnham Avenue and Wentworth on |
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* Freeport/Stephenson County Visitors Bureau, 800-369-2955, stephcvb@aeroinc.net, www.freeportcruisenight.com * Classic Car Cruise Nite Coachlite Skate Center Presents ::: 1291 Bryn Mawr , Roselle Illinois 60172 3 The Show is Free , There is a Charge for Skating.... We have parking for up to 400 cars with pleant of additional parking for spectators across the street . BRING THE FAMILY AND LET THE KIDS SKATE WHILE YOU CHECK OUT THE CARS. WE WILL BE HAVING CAR HOPS ON SKATES TO SELL FOOD AND DRINKS ... ADMISSION RO ROLLER SKATE AND REGULAR SKATE RENTAL JUST $5.00 ... *Champs - Roosevelt Rd. West of Rt 83 on South Side of street--OakBrook Terrace * ROAMER CAR SHOW STREATOR, IL * Lindy/Gerties NEW LOCATION 155th on South Cicero Ave, Crestwood, Il. * Uncle Harry's Ice Cream Shoppe (homemade ice cream) on Lake St. 1 block east of Rowling Rd. |
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