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2008 North Central ILLINOIS CAR CRUISES
100+ Cruise-Ins within 60 miles of I-39 crossing I-80
Anyone can link to this site. This site not affiliated with any club. "*" means it is some car club's event.
At a Car Cruise you actually drive, Cruise-In means you sit, a Car Show has trophies.
Disclaimer: No one guarantees that any information on this page is even remotely correct. This page got additions on 8-8-2008
red C = "confirmed", DP = "Dash Plaques", black X = "cancelled', blue N = "New", gray O = "over"

AUGUST, 2008
O August*16^th Saturday: Peru, Stampede Cruise-In Night,Subway,by the Mall,DJ music,DP,6-9 Free
O August 16^th Saturday: Pontiac, Cruise-In Night, downtown on the square, 5 to 8, $?
C August*22^nd Friday: Oglesby, Stampede Cruise-In Night, Moore's Drive-In, DJ music,DP,6-9 Free
C August 23^rd Saturday: Aurora, Amvets Cruise-In night, I88-Orchard Rd-Jericho Road-East, 6-9 $?
N August*23^rd Sat: East Peoria, Bombs Away Pre-72 Car Show, info Lenny's Comedy Cafe, 6-12 $?
C August 29^th Friday: Plano, Labor Day Cruise-In Night, for Cancer Society, DJ music, 5 to 8 Free
C August 29^th Friday: Peru, Wendy's Cruise-In Night, by the Peru Mall, 6 to 9 pm, DP, Free
C August 30^th Saturday: Aurora, Cruise-In night, Turners Sports Complex, Mitchell Rd, 6 to 9 pm, $?
C August 30^th Saturday: Streator, Roamer's Cruise-In night, downtown, 5 to 10 pm, $?
C August 31^st Sunday: Henry, Cruise-In at the Park, 4-until,DP, Free
SEPTEMBER
C Sept 3^rd Wednesday: Peru, Culver's Cruise-In Night, Route 251, DJ music, 6 to 9, DP, Free
C Sept 4^th Thursday: Byron, Sam's Drive-In Cruise-In night, West Blackhawk Dr, 6 to 8:30, Free
C Sept 5^th Friday: LaSalle, JJ's Drive-In Cruise-In night, Third Street, DP, Awards, 6-9PM, Free
C Sept 5^th Friday: Oswego, Napa Cruise-In for St. Jude's, near Home Depot, DJ music,5 to 8$?
C Sept 7^th Sunday: LaSalle, Back to School Car Show, L-P High School auto dept. 8am to 3, $12
C September 7^th Sunday: Utica, Illinois Crosley Club Annual Meeting, at the ball park, 9-2 pm, $5
C September 12^th Friday: Peru, Wendy's Cruise-In Night, by the Peru Mall, 6 to 9 pm, DP, Free
C September 13^th Saturday: Morris, Cruise-In Night, info, downtown, DJ music, 6 to 10 pm,DP, $10
C September 13^th Saturday: Sublette, Village Cruise-In day,10-2pm,Rt 52-downtown,no judging,Free
C September 13^th Saturday: Oswego, Drag Strip Festival Cruise-In, downtown, DJ music, 5 to 8 $?
C September*13^th Saturday: Normal, Twin City Cruisers-Cruise-In College Hills Mall, 5:30-9, $?
X Sept 14^th Sunday: LaSalle, JC Whitney FREE Car Show, cruise there, leave at will, 9am to 4 Free
C Sept 20^th Saturday: LaSalle, Super Cruise-In Night,downtown(2nd St),DJ music,Awards,4-9 Free
C September 20^th Saturday: Oswego, Dari Hut Cruise-In Night, downtown, DJ music, 5 to 8 Free
C September 20^th Saturday: Pontiac, Cruise-In Night, downtown on the square, 5 to 8, $?
N Sept 24^th Wednesday: 100 classic cars arrive at Princeton Depot at noon,Come see,info,Free
C Sept 24^th Wednesday: Sandwich: annual Taste of Sandwich Cruise-In night, 5 to 8, downtown, $?
C September 27^th Saturday: Leland, Maddie's Place Cruise-In Night, downtown, DJ music, 5 to 9 $?
OCTOBER
C October*4^th Saturday: Princeton Super Cruise, Darius Miller Park (depot), info, DP, 5-9 pm, $5
C Oct*11^thSaturday:Morris, Hunnert Car Pileup, info,Traditional Rod Show;'64&older, bands,$20reg
C Oct 11^th Saturday: Utica, Cruise-In, downtown, for cars that can't get into Morris, DJ music, 4-8 $5
C October 11^th Saturday: Oswego, Dari Hut Cruise-In Night, downtown, DJ music, 5 to 8 Free
C October*11^th Saturday: Normal, Twin City Cruisers-Cruise-In College Hills Mall, 5:30-9, $?
C October*19^th Sunday: Princeton, Dairy Queen, Toy Run,DP,10-3 pm,Cruise,donate a new child toy
C October 26^th Sunday: Sterling, Toy Run, Beef-A-Roo, 9am, Cruise, donate a new child's toy

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- - 2008 NATIONAL EVENTS - -

Good Guys Rod & Custom Assoc. ALL 2008 events
April 26-27, 2008 spring Jefferson 2008 swap meet Wisconsin
May 30-August 2, 2008 Great Race -22,000 mile 100th Anniversary Race
June 7-14, 2008 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour -Little Rock to Madison, Wis
June 6-8, 2008 Illinois Route 66 Association Road Trip-North thru Illinois
June 13-15, 2008 Bloomington Gold-Corvettes USA - Saint Charles, IL
July 6, 2008 Chicagoland Speedway - NASCAR cup - Joliet, Illinois
July 10-12, 2008 Falcon Club of America Convention - Springfield, MO
July 27, 2008 Indianapolis Motor Speedway - NASCAR Brickyard 400
July 27-29, 2008 Americruise (same place year after year) Lincoln, NE
August 3 Illinois Railroad Museum-Annual Vintage Transport Extravaganza
August 15-17, 2008 Good Guys Rod & Custom Assoc. Madison, WIS
September 14, 2008 Inaugural Indianapolis GP motorcycle race Speedway
September 19-21, 2008 Good Guys Rod & Custom Assoc. Joliet
September 27-28, 2008 fall Jefferson 2008 swap meet Wisconsin
2008 Date Unknown Chicagoland Speedway swap meet Joliet, IL

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