Traveling Northwest to Belvidere, Illinois

Today's drive starts on

the Ohio Turnpike,

Interstate 90.

Eric & I follow road signs

west toward Chicago.

The Corn is quite tall.

Is it as high as an Elephant's eye?

Chicago is 164 miles away.

This accident must have just happened...

A Tractor Trailer drove off the road.

A Paver lays down new

Asphalt.

A farm

Welcome to Indiana

Crossroads of America

An Indiana Toll Plaza

Each vehicle waits at the

red light before continuing

on Interstate 90 West.

Westbound traffic to

Chicago is heavy.

Welcome to ILLINOIS

THE LAND OF LINCOLN

From the People of Illinois

Bridge construction from a

different perspective...

An American Flag billows

from a Crane in this roadway

construction site.

Eric & I follow Interstate

290 West toward Rockford.

I am focused on the Joliet 

sign.

During a previous drive in this area, we drove past Joliet Prison to see where the opening scene of The Blues Brothers was filmed.

Joliet Jake Blues (Jim Belushi) leaves Prison after serving three years of his five-year term.  His brother, Elwood (Dan Ackroyd), is waiting for him in a beat-up Police Car.  During their visit to the Catholic Orphanage where they were raised, Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman)  tells Jake and Elwood that $5,000.00 is needed to keep the doors open.  

The Blues Brothers hit the road on "Their Mission from God" to raise the needed funds.

The CARVANA Vending

 Machine in Schaumburg

We pass a Military convoy.

We leave the highway at

Exit 25 for Belvidere.

Eric & I are spending a few

days at Thousand Trails

Pine Country Family

Campground.

It's nice to get off the road for a few days.  We will continue our drive west with a full tank of water and an empty sewer tank.