Im along I-80 in LaSalle County near Starved Rock. Its probably about 1.5 - 2 hours depending on traffic.
I actually met you a few years ago when I first got into turning. It was at the Champaign show and I bought my first Jr. Gent kit from you at a table you had set up. You were introducing some of your new resins and I think Billy was giving you a hard time before he up and moved to Texas (after he attempted to glue his fingers together while showing us how to make a denim pen. That was long before the feathers came along. lol