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Welcome to The Illinois Club Tours Page! Debbi Hicks and Ann Hettinger tours@theillinoisclub.org Next Tour(s)
Cost: $10 per person, includes cheese tasting. Bring cash please.
Please make your reservation by May 15 by sending your name and cell phone number to Debbi and Ann H at tours@theillinoisclub.org tours@theillinoisclub.org. Future Tours, To Be AnnouncedMore, To Be AnnouncedWatch for details in upcoming TIC communications...
... and/or, tell us (via email) where you would like to go: tours@theillinoisclub.org Past Tour(s)
It could be cold, so dress warmly. Limit 20 people Please make your reservation by sending your name and cell phone number to Debbi and Ann H at tours@theillinoisclub.org
more info... The Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab (IBRL) is a pilot-scale research and development facility that bridges the gap from basic discovery to the commercialization of bio-products. The facility works with academic researchers as well as industry clients to develop technologies in precision fermentation, commodity separation, biofuels, and more. In the five years the facility has been open on the UIUC campus, it has collaborated with 100 different companies and trained over 150 students and industry professionals. See a short, recent newspaper article for more information at https://ibrl.aces.illinois.edu/ifab-partners-bring-680-million-to-support-biomanufacturing-in-central-illinois/
Cost: The tour is free. To continue the conversation and socialize, an optional light dinner provided by the Daily Byte Café is available for $10. Where: 306 N. Wright St., Urbana. Meet inside the atrium on the east side of the building. Parking: Free parking is available in parking garage B4 at the SE corner of University and Matthews. (map) To register, please send email to tours@theillinoisclub.org and include your cell phone number, and whether you want the optional dinner ($10); payment information (for dinner) will be provided after you have registered.
Recommend older shoes. Carpoolers will meet at the Urbana Walmart at 9:45 AM. Optional lunch at Flesor's Candy Kitchen in Tuscola following the tour. RSVP by May 12 to tours@theillinoisclub.org
The Waste Transfer Station, or Materials Recovery Facility, is a unique feature of the University of Illinois. On average, waste management sees about 50,000 pounds of landfill-bound waste come through each day. Learn how the university recycles several million pounds of material (paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic, vehicle tires, scrap metal) each year. RSVP by March 31 to tours@theillinoisclub.org
Our morning takes us to the Vermilion County Museum and adjacent Fithian House, a Lincoln Site on the National Registry of Historic Places. Then, we will tour the Lamon House, an 1850 Greek revival cottage, believed to be the oldest frame house in the Danville area. Optional lunch is at Charlotte's Coffee & Tea after the tour(s). Cost: $10 cash for Museum and House tours. Lunch on your own. RSVP by March 8 via tours@theillinoisclub.org. Please indicate if you are interested in lunch. Carpooling information will be sent prior to the tour.
The tour will be followed by an optional (pay your own) lunch at Houlihan's located in the I Hotel, 1902 S. 1st Street, Champaign. Please RSVP to tours@theillinoisclub.org by Friday, December 9 to reserve your spot. Please indicate if you are interested in lunch.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to Pat Cardenas and Lynn Kelly at tours@theillinoisclub.org for more information or any questions you may have.
Please make your reservation by emailing Pat at tours@theillinoisclub.org Last day to register is March 23, 2022. Meeting location: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Free parking available in underground parking lot. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Pat Cardenas and Lynn Kelly at tours@theillinoisclub.org for more information or any questions you may have.
Limit of 50. RSVP by Monday, November 1 to reservations@theillinoisclub.org. Masks must be worn for all indoor portions of the tour. Have you ever wondered what all those burned-out buildings are as you drive down Windsor Road near Neil Street? Now is your opportunity to see them up close! Our Fire Service Institute tour will include a 30 minute presentation and questions period on the science of fire and how dangerous it can be. We will then do a walking tour of the grounds, see the different areas used for training, and observe classes in action. Classes being conducted will include live fire, industrial training, and a couple of other groups on site doing some specialized training. You don't want to miss this amazing opportunity! Parking will be limited due to the number of classes, as well as interest in this tour, so we will probably have to do some carpooling. Please volunteer in your RSVP:
If you drive, please make sure you park in the visitor portion of the FSI parking lot, and not the student or staff areas. It is the first section of the lot. Thank you! More information will be shared on Monday, November 1 regarding transportation options. If you need to cancel, please let us know ASAP so we can let someone on the waiting list know they can come.
Join us for a virtual tour of the University of Illinois Research Park. Jenny Kim, Assistant Director for Talent, will be our guide as we view drone footage and photos of the buildings and various office spaces. Come learn about what the Research Park is and the exciting innovations that are being developed by the startups and corporations located there. The tour will last about 30 minutes. Hang around afterwards for questions and socializing. The Zoom link will be sent next week.
Join us for a FREE, behind-the-scenes guided tour of the University Library high-density storage unit, which primarily houses items with low circulation history. As of 2017, more than four million items have been transferred to Oak Street. Afterwards, we will tour the John Velde Library Conservation Laboratory. This unit performs a variety of repairs on both circulating and non-circulating collections. For more information or to register, send an email to tours@theillinoisclub.org.
The Richmond Family Welcome Gallery at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center is a showcase for the heritage and global impact of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Featuring interactive exhibits about the past, present, and future of the University, the Welcome Gallery serves as a destination for returning alumni and other campus visitors and a gateway through which prospective students and their families can begin their Illinois experience. Join Welcome Gallery curator Ryan Ross for a guided tour through University history! Time machine optional. The actual tour will be about an hour, which leaves you a little time to explore on your own before the Alumni Center closes for the day. Some of you may be interested in getting together afterward at Krannert Center's Stage 5 bar area or at the Intermezzo café. Nothing formal will be organized as you likely will be departing the Welcome Gallery at different times.
Join us for a fun day! The C.H. Moore Homestead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This restored mansion and grounds takes visitors back to the Victorian era. Once home to Clinton attorney Clifton H. Moore, visitors will enjoy tours and stories of the friend and law partner of Abraham Lincoln who one resided there. Home of the DeWitt County Museum. Lunch will be at the LaTeaDa Tea Room in Clinton. Pay on your own. The Timberview Alpaca Farm, established in 2010, is a small family-run farm. Learn about alpacas, pet and feed them, view a felting demo, visit the farm store. This tour is not suitable for anyone with mobility issues. There is no elevator to the upper or lower levels of the Homestead mansion.
Experience a special "behind-the-scenes" tour with a veterinary student and staff veterinarian. See new clinic facilities and meet some of the resident animals. The Clinic is a non-profit organization housed at The College of Veterinary Medicine. Its mission is to provide care and treatment to sick, injured and orphaned wild animals, offer hands-on training to veterinary students, and educate members of the community about coexisting with native Illinois wildlife. For more information or to sign up contact Pat at tours@theillinoisclub.org
Tour this amazing museum only 17 miles from Champaign with the owner. A private non-profit, the museum is dedicated to the critical role that ships have played in the course of history and the development of the modern world. The museum is home to dozens of maritime exhibits and more that 250 intricately crafted models from around the world and all periods of history. (News-Gazette story, with photos)
WHERE: Meet at the parking lot of Schnuck's Savoy (map), car-pool to Rund's Farm in Pesotum, return to the auditorium of the Champaign County Farm Bureau in Champaign for the seminar and box lunch. COST: $25 per person including box lunch from Michael's , and beverages. Cash, or check payable to "The Illinois Club" when we meet to carpool in the morning. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: A 2-hour tour of a modern farm, guided by its owner, Eric Rund, and a 3-hour seminar with lectures by 4 well-regarded specialists (two from the University of Illinois, and two farm and fertilizer specialist active in the Champaign County Farm Bureau) that will explore a number of critical questions ranging from the costs and attractiveness of farming today to organic farming in East Central Illinois, the impact of digital technologies on farming, and sustainability and environmental impact. Box lunches, included in cost, will be catered by Michael's. After registration participants will be asked for their preferences of meals. Coffee, tea and water will be available throughout the seminar.
Free parking for the tour has generously been provided by Wesley Church and Foundation in their lot behind the church on the SW corner of Green Street and Goodwin. The lot can be entered off Matthews or Goodwin Aves. The Krannert Center garage is a good choice if you join us for the optional, no host dinner at The Bread Company. There also is metered parking on Matthews, but you must pay until 6 pm. Newcomers - Tour & Social Champaign County History Museum, Cattle Bank Building, 102 E. University Avenue, Champaign (map) Riggs Brewery, 1901 S. High Cross Road (Route 130), Urbana (map) Saturday, January 20 Museum Tour: 3:30 PM Followed by social at Riggs: 5:00 PM. Newcomers, please join us for a tour of new exhibits at the Champaign County History Museum followed by social time at one of our local microbreweries. Riggs serves their own beer plus wine and non-alcoholic beverages but no food. Purchase food from a food truck or bring whatever you like to eat or share. Tour is limited to 30.
They do not charge for their tour, so we hope you can join us for a salad and sandwich lunch at their Urbana restaurant, Silvercreek.
Optional dinner - Stay with us for the optional dinner at Houlihan's Restaurant, 1900 South 1st Street, Champaign (map), where you will order from the menu and pay on your own. If the weather is nice we will eat outside. We will meet at Houlihans at approximatley 5:30 PM.
There is no cost for the tour, but you must register in advance by contacting Marguerite Maguire at antiques@theillinoisclub.org by April 5. We will order from the Flesor Menu and pay on our own. Transportation is not provided but carpools are encouraged.
This FREE tour will be on Friday, November 4, 2016, beginning at 3:15 pm at 906 West Nevada Street, Urbana, on the northwest corner of Nevada and Lincoln. We will walk next door to 908 West Nevada Street to begin the next tour at 4:15 pm. The tours will end about 5 pm. There is metered parking in the lot west of the Wounded Veterans building and on the street. For those who use public transportation, the Red MTD bus serves this area. The tour and dinner venues are both handicap accessible. Visit https://krannertcenter.com/your-visit/food-drink/intermezzo-menu to see the Intermezzo Cafe menu.
You have many options for this tour. You can choose to join us for only the dinner theater from 6-8 pm at $30 per person, join us for just the free Lincoln events earlier in the day, or join us for both. This is an event for singles, couples, guests, and families. The dinner theater is appropriate for those in middle school and up. The deadline to register for the dinner theater is Sept. 12. To learn more about the play, what's for dinner, and the other Lincoln events and locations, go to www.matsontrial1847.org/. Free events include a 1850s tent revival/camp meeting at Independence Pioneer Village, a talk on the "Rights of Slaves in the Lincoln era" at the Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum, a Harvest Frolic at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, and tours of the Rutherford home.
Questions? Please send email to: tours@theillinoisclub.org Optional dinner following in the private Wine Room at Biaggi's, 2235 S Neil St., Champaign, IL (map). 5:00-7:00 pm. Transportation is not provided and there is no cost for this tour. Reservations are required. There is no minimum for number of guests, the maximum is 45 persons at the MakerLab and 30 at Biaggi's. Parking is available in the lot between the Business Instructional Facility and Huff Hall on south of Gregory St.
Cost/person: $20 for members, $25 for nonmember guests. Price includes lunch, entry fees, and tips.
For more information about World War I commemorative events, exhibits, performances, and lectures at the University of Illinois, see http://www.thegreatwar.illinois.edu/ http://archives.library.illinois.edu/sousa/events/ New: Winter Tour to a Local Publisher Friday, February 6 3:00 p.m to 5:30 p.m. The Illinois Club has added a winter tour to a Champaign area business. We will be visiting Human Kinetics, a company started locally by a University of Illinois professor that has grown into a large publishing house. Human Kinetics specializes in books, pamphlets, and online resources in support of educators, students, coaches, and trainers in the area of sports, health, and physical fitness. We will be given a tour of the facility, learn more about their products, and have an opportunity to meet the people who work there. A light snack will be provided by Human Kinetics. Transportation is not provided and there is no cost for this tour. Reservations are required so that they can prepare for our visit; visitor badges will be made in advance and ready when you arrive for the visitor sign-in process. There is no minimum for number of guests, the maximum is 40 persons. Please arrive 10 minutes in advance to allow time to park, sign in, and assemble for the start of our tour. For parking, enter from Market Street and park in the visitor spots as well as anywhere on the east side of the building (which will be closer to the main door). Human Kinetics is located at 1607 N Market Street, Champaign. For more information about Human Kinetics, the company website is: www.humankinetics.com
Price for transportation and museum entrance is $36.00 per person for members and $41.00 for guests. The bus will depart from The County Market Parking Lot (between Mattis and Country Fair - please park on periphery of lot) at 8:00 a.m.; lunch is scheduled for 1:15 p.m.; and we will return to Champaign approximately 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. The museum is fully accessible, however a wheelchair-accessible bus may not be available on this date.
When you attended a college graduation, have you remarked on the various caps and gowns of the faculty, the sleeves of the Doctorate, Master and Bachelor students? Do you know the story of the colors? Can you imagine fitting the tall, the short, the muscular, the petite? This tour will be approximately one hour. There is no easy access for wheelchairs or walkers. There is no fee. You may sign up by sending your name to Linda, Julia and Kathy at tours@theillinoisclub.org. A head count no later than January 10, 2014 is necessary to determine the number of tour guides needed. This will be a first-come, first-reserve tour with a limit of 50 participants. We regret that this facility is not handicapped accessible. Optional lunch arranged at Minneci's Ristorante (401 S. First St., Champaign) after tour. More info to follow closer to the event.
Upon leaving Champaign, our first stop is Onarga Academy's Cornerstone Cafe' where treats and beverages will be provided by a select group of students attending this amazing treatment facility for abused and neglected youth. Program Director, Debra Foulks, will highlight the features of the historic town hall (built in 1897) and guide us on a brief bus tour of the campus. We will then venture to the Heartland Spa, which was converted from a dairy farm in 1983. You will thoroughly enjoy the architecture and landscape of the barn, main residence, carriage house and 32 acre lake. After working up an appetite on the Heartland tour, we travel to The Gathering, a unique country store near Gilman, for lunch and shopping. The day ends with wine tasting and more shopping at Inside Out, an upscale boutique in another historic building in the heart of Gilman. Enjoy a relaxing respite in the garden or search for the perfect gift before our return home. Cost / person: $40.00 (limit of 50 people). Reservation deadline: Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Price includes travel, breakfast treats, lunch, wine tasting, meal tips and bus driver tip. You have the option at Cornerstone Cafe', The Gathering and Inside Out to purchase additional specialty drinks and desserts.
If you work up an appetite on the tour, please join us afterwards for drinks and/or dinner at Destihl (301 N. Neil). Please RSVP for dinner as well as the tour because I need a head count so Destihl will know how to set up the tables. No need to pre-order because you can order from the menu after you are seated. If you park in the "new" parking ramp behind the M2 building (at Randolph and Hill), you can walk to both Buzard Organs and Destihl.
Itinerary7:45 am - Meet at SW corner of County Market parking lot between Mattis Ave. and Country Fair Dr., 1914 Glen Park Dr., C..8:00 - Departure (coffee, juice & breakfast treats) 9:00 - Windmill Farm 10:15 - David Davis Mansion 12:45 - Lunch at CJ's Restaurant 2:15 - White Oak Vineyard 5:00 pm - return to County Market in Champaign
Ty Newell will talk with us about efficient home construction, solar energy, rainwater harvesting, indoor fresh air control, and other relevant topics as he shows us around his eco-friendly home for about an hour. For more information in these areas, visit Ty Newell's website, http://newellinstruments.com/equinox. If you would like to continue the fun, let's meet at Po'Boys at 202 E. University (in the mini-mall near the NW corner of Cunningham Rd. and University) in Urbana (367-2255) immediately following the tour, for drinks, appetizers or dinner. Please indicate if you will be attending only the tour, or both the tour and Po'Boys when you RSVP. Also, please list the names of any guests you will be bringing. There is no charge for the tour but your meal and beverages are on your own.
There is no charge for the tour, but it's important to have an accurate count for both the tour and the restaurant, so please RSVP by January 16th via email tours@theillinoisclub.org. Please make it clear if you will be attending the tour only or both the tour and meal (meal at your own cost) and indicate the name(s) of all attendees for whom you are registering.
The former owners, Sharon and Gaines Hall, had painstakingly restored the home before turning it over to the Wright In Kankakee Foundation. As a special treat, our tour will be conducted personally by Mrs. Hall, who is a friend of Ingrid Hutchings (one of our members). This house is acknowledged as Wright's first Prairie Style design. It also is next door to another Wright design, the Hickox House, a private residence. In addition, the stable is now a gift shop. After the tour, we will enjoy a lovely lunch at the Kankakee Country Club. The drive to the club will afford us another personal tour, led by Mrs. Hall, of some of the other historic sites in Kankakee. We should be back in Champaign before 4:00 p.m. Cost will be $55 for members and $60 for non-members for lunch, tours, and travel. Mark your calendars now for this fun trip! | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
