WRAPUP: About 20 MINIs showed up at Mia’s Pancake house for a casual drive down to MINI of Glencoe to join in on their Puppy Adoption event. We had a couple 1st timers and most have done previous drives.
A fun morning drive and lots of puppy visiting!!

Thanks to Mark H. for the Ralista route mapping, and to Mia’s Pancake house and MINI of Glencoe!

Photos by: Steve |

2/16/2026 IMPORTANT UPDATE
Please RSVP to Maria Rivera if you are planning on attending/spectating the puppy adoption:
Email: maria.rivera@fieldsauto.com
Phone: 847-998-5200

If you are interested in adopting you must pre-register with this link as there has been a lot of interest and limited space using this link: https://tinyurl.com/CPAdoptADog

Come on out and join us for a shorter wintertime drive ending with a stop at MINI of Glencoe’s puppy adoption event!

Join MINI of Glencoe for a Puppy Tailgate Dog Adoption Event..You’re invited to come meet adorable pups, enjoy great food, and maybe even find your new best friend.

Come on out to St. Charles to get together, visit and explore over 100 unusual motorcycles and artwork

WRAPUP: About a dozen people braved the crappy morning weather to explore a super cool Motorcycle Museum with a private collection of over 100 interesting motorcycles.
Photos by: Steve |

The three area MINI dealerships are hosting holiday events.
Here is a quick wrapup and links to RSVP and additional details

Our annual end of season drive to Starved Rock will be on Saturday November 1st.
This event was renamed the Road Warrior Rock Run in 2016 to honor longtime club and board member Conrad Alexander.

WRAPUP: Beautiful fall day for our end of season drive to Starved Rock. We had a good sized bunch of 22 MINIs exploring lots of fun twisty roads. A couple of 1st timers and several long time members who we havent seen in a while..

Huge thanks to Joe B. for help with the start location and some of the drive planning and to Mark H. for setting up the Rallista route.

Photos and video by: Steve, Amy and Augie |

see below for more details

For October we are joining up with the Milwaukee MINIs on a longer drive thu the Kettle Moraine area stopping at several cheese shops.
We have partial details below and will update additional information as the event gets closer
UPDATE 10/11 – ending destination added.

WRAPUP: Fantastic drive with the Milwaukee MINIs club with stops at a confectionery store, a cheese factory, and a pumpkin patch

16 MINIs met up from the Chicago and Milwaukee clubs to explore some fun roads and fall colors. The expected bad weather cleared and the back roads were a blast.

Huge thanks to Adam and Renee for all the planning!!
Photos and video by: Steve |