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Old 06-02-2008, 05:55 PM
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The restaurant has been closed for a number of months now. I know the airport would entertain a new tenant, but at this time I do not believe there have been any takers.

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Old 06-04-2008, 02:24 PM
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Does anyone know what the status of the Morris (C09) restaurant is?

Thanks for any info,
Bones
Supposedly open under a new name (Shaelye Raye's), but went in April and was closed. Called the number today and disconnected. Me thinks SOL.
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Old 06-04-2008, 08:54 PM
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Thanks for the updates about Morris restaurant. Sorry to hear that it's no longer operating. Was a good place for a $200 hamburger.(used to be $100)

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Old 07-15-2008, 09:15 PM
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Tried Bollingbrook/CLOW in southwest Chicagoland. Not bad at all - busy general aviation field, and I think home to the guy with the open frame light plane with pusher prop that gives rides at Osh (has a mailbox and fake missiles on wing struts). The restaurant is Charlie's, and typical $200 hamburger fare. Not too much O'Hare class B hassle, as you are only under the outer layer of the wedding cake with 3600' ceiling IIRC.
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Old 07-15-2008, 09:19 PM
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Taylorville, IL SE of Springfield has a very good pancake (and sausage, donuts, eggs, etc) breakfast every 3rd Sunday roughly April-Oct. Usually some interesting craft, an old Korean era V-tail jet, an RV or two.
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Old 07-15-2008, 11:43 PM
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06C Schaumburg Regional Airport
Chicago/Schaumburg, Illinois, USA

Great restaurant, great prices. Kind of close to O'Hara but easy to get in and out.

Pilot Pete's
905 W. Irving Park Road, Schaumburg, IL 60193
Phone: 847-891-5100
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 11:00AM to 1:00AM. | Sunday, 11:00AM to 9:00PM
http://www.airnav.com/airport/06C/PILOT_PETES
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Old 08-23-2008, 06:59 PM
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Default Corn Fest in DeKalb, IL KDKB

The airport in DeKalb, IL is the site for DeKalb's 31st annual Corn Fest. Carnival rides, corn on the cob, funnel cakes, steak sandwiches etc. etc. Even bands and crafts. EAA has their B-17 on display mornings and selling rides afternoons, and a helicopter is also selling rides. The best thing of all is you can fly right to it! Runway 9-27 is closed for the event but 02-20 is open and self serve fuel is available, although expensive, on the field. You can even buy a "corn hat" which is the DeKalb equivalent to the "cheese hats" you see north of the border!

DeKalb is about 50 miles west of downtown Chicago, close to Rockford. Sunday's weather is supposed to be beautiful. There are two of us with RV-8s on the field, along with a Lancair and a Wheeler Express.
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Old 08-23-2008, 08:13 PM
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Lansing KIGQ has a nice restaurant that looks over the airfield. Shannon's Landing. Great food.

When the weather is nice KIGQ is really busy and people are landing from all directions on whatever runway they feel like. Use your radio continuously.
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Old 12-28-2008, 06:14 PM
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Default Rantoul: KTIP

We took a quick trip to Rantoul, IL. The airport has a museum. The FBO, Precision Avaiation, had all the standard pilot ammenities. We took the courtesy car and headed to Hardy's Reindeer Ranch: http://www.reindeerranch.com/

The reindeer were quite cute. We were glad to be able to get over since it was the last day of their season. They do have a 10 acre corn maze that starts Aug 1st.

Very cute way to spend the holiday.

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Old 01-01-2009, 07:42 AM
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Default Kewanee: KEZI

We took a flight over to Kewanee IL so I could run a New Year's Eve 5K called "Run Your Ice Off Hardcore 5K" and it was cold! The FBO is nice and there is a Happy Joes pizza place on Main St. Plus Good's Furniture store which is huge and has a restaurant in their wine cellar.

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