Sweet, this all sounds great. Too bad we cannot stay for a proper visit, but at least we'll get to meet some of the Chicago Gang in person.
Are the diagonal streets of Chicago anything like the diagonal streets of DC? Because those drive me CRAAAZY! Anyway, grid system is good, will of course keep you all updated.
The only problem will be once we're actually on the road, since we won't have internet... maybe not even a cell phone... but we'll figure something out. Do truck stops along I-90 have wireless??