Today the team rides out from our dear Alma Mater and heads up on a two-day trek to Chicago through the prairie and suburbs alike.  The ride this Friday will conclude with a ride up the lake shore and conclude in the heart of downtown.

If you're in the area and want to support the team, come out to Millennium Park at noon on Friday for our arrival.  We'll be finishing off the day by going down Michigan Avenue - look for us as we enter the park at the intersection of Michigan and Madison avenues.

Sunday the team will be departing from Millennium Park at 9 a.m. as we ride out to Highland Park up the Lakefront, through  the Edgewater and Rogers Park neighborhoods, Evanston, and the North Shore communities.  If you would like to ride 30 of our 4000 miles and experience a day in the life of the Illini 4000, we invite you to come along!   Meet at the Cloud Gate sculpture (also known as 'the Bean') by 8:30 a.m.  We look forward to riding with you!