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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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Whos from Illinois around here?

Wonderin whos from illinois here. And is there any third gen camaro clubs out in our state?
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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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you do realize that there is a chicago board right under the midwest board don't you? there's tons of meets, etc on that board. most of us are southsiders or from NW indiana.
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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Northeast Illinois
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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I'm from Hillsboro, a little town 50 mi south of springfield. I'm currently at school in Indiana, though.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 07:47 AM
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Northwest burbs
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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Carbondale here.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Joliet here
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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From NW side of Chicago.....always looking to hang with my fellow Chicagoans.....and ditto on what Xpndbl3 said, we just had a meet this weekend.....i can safely say i learned alot from Jeremy
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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arlington heights here.
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:26 AM
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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mt vernon area here
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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Some Chicago people here: www.mfba.org

And here:

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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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dixon, about 1 1/2 hour away from chicago. hour from quad cities.
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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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Peoria IL here

vic_V8 do you run at cordova ever?
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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by KWIK84
Peoria IL here

vic_V8 do you run at cordova ever?

yup, but I like byron way better. I was just by peoria last weekend, well actually it was chilacofthe (I can't even come close to spelling that.)

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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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South Pekin, IL

Just south of Peoria,
It's spelled Chillicothe, Indian name, I think.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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Des Plaines here, but I'm in-between F-bodies currently Thus, I haven't gone to any meets lol. Besides, weekends is my time with the g/f because she lives an hour away.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by intruder
mt vernon area here
I'm about 40 miles west of you.

I don't have a car, but I do have a couple trucks and was refered to this site because many people here know a lot about the TBI system.





And I wonder how I managed to get such a simple user name with over 57,000 registered members?



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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Crookfield, oops, I mean Brookfield.

Soon to be La Porte, IN. mmmmm, corn.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:09 AM
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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Raymond.. 30 mins south of springfield 20 mins north of Hillsboro
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Tony Walch
Raymond.. 30 mins south of springfield 20 mins north of Hillsboro
Ha....you said Hillsboro.....

(side-note to Tony) Probably slim....but what do you think the odds are of FC helping me build a 200mph Camaro on the cheap?????
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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What's so funny about Hillsboro?
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by spartyon
Northeast Illinois
i'm from the harbor too
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rhit_rs
What's so funny about Hillsboro?
My buddy is from Hillsboro and we were talkin at work about "The 'Boro"......
funny to me.....everyone else, not so much.....
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and from Tony's lack of response, I take it that the guys at FC are still laughing because I used the word cheap?

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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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Ever here of Cary Illinois

The smallest of small towns. 4 stop lights
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 02:49 AM
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The smallest of small towns. 4 stop lights
Stoplights!!!! Ha! that's like livin in the big city around here.....stop signs or nuthin around here...
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Roodhouse Illinois here. About 45minutes to an hour southwest of Springfield.
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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Palatine here
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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wheaton here.

Yeah im wheaton here to...actually winfield, i got the temporarily bondoed up

88 shorty aerowing
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 911rsq
My buddy is from Hillsboro and we were talkin at work about "The 'Boro"......
funny to me.....everyone else, not so much.....
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and from Tony's lack of response, I take it that the guys at FC are still laughing because I used the word cheap?

Sorry for the no response...
I dont allways check the midwest...
but your kinda right, not much on the cheap anymore
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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Roodhouse Illinois here. About 45minutes to an hour southwest of Springfield.
Carrollton here.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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