IL regional - the day before
 

Posted by Clinton Hamilton at 03/20/2001 10:22 AM EST


Student on team #108, SigmaC@T, from Dillard High School and Motorola.



Tomorrow's the day, I leave Ft. Lauderdale airport
at 6:15 in the morning for the chilled air of Chicago.

Can someone PLEASE suggest something to do
on Wednesday. We're staying at the Sheraton
Northshore which is in Northbrook. Travelling is
not a problem as we have rental vans and I'm an
excellent navigator (note to self : download
mapopolis map of Chicago area to PDA) so long
as I know approximately where I'm going.

I'd love to meet up with some other teams but as I
don't know the area, I don't know where to go. Just
a quick look around the web I found a Gameworks
in Schaumburg, there's DisneyQuest downtown,
plus several other places that I didn't recognize the
names of. Any suggestions?

Ironically - we transfer planes in Philadelphia. I'll
have to remember to look for arriving teams for the
short time that we're there. But as were a Motorola
team we must travel onward , after all it is the
Motorola Midwest Regional.

Suggestions
 

Posted by Ryan Patridge at 03/20/2001 3:25 PM EST


Engineer on team #111, WildStang, from Rolling Meadows / Wheeling HS and Motorola.


In Reply to: IL regional - the day before
Posted by Clinton Hamilton on 03/20/2001 10:22 AM EST:



Gameworks is nice, but it's VERY overpriced (unless you're into pinball or pac-man). There is a nice movie theater right next to it though, and a very large mall across the street. Some time at Gameworks followed by a movie or mall time is a prime way to waste $28.75 per head.

Now that the weather is getting a little better, a walk around downtown Chicago is a little more feasible too. There are several museums downtown. The Aquarium is about a 1.5 mile walk from the Art Museum, and we all know how much students like to go to Art Museums. (Yeah, right) There's also a Science Museum worth visiting, from what I hear.

Check out this link:
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/ThingsToDo/

IL regional - the day before
 

Posted by Wiesner at 03/20/2001 4:39 PM EST


Other on team #112, NRO (New Robot Order), from John Hersey & Buffalo Grove and Motorola.


In Reply to: IL regional - the day before
Posted by Clinton Hamilton on 03/20/2001 10:22 AM EST:



Check out the Museum of Science and Industry located in Chicago on the waterfront. It's on the south side of the city. It's totally awesome and not like a museum at all. Or, visit the Hancock Tower and take the elevators to the 96th floor for a good view of Chicago. If you go to the Hancock, stop by Shedd Aquariam or the Field Museum (which has the T-Rex Sue). The Shedd and Field are right next to each other.