Check out the Illinois FourWheel Drive Association's list of member clubs, lot's in the Chicago area. I've went on one of the GreatLakes Jeep Thing's events at the Badlands in Indiana and they are a decent Chicago area bunch. I've met quite a few others at the State Capitol in Springfield when all the IL clubs get together there every year, info on that is also on the ILFWDA site.[addsig]