I had an email waiting for me after I checked into my hotel in Elgin, explaining that the Brethren Historical Library and Archives were closed until later in the summer, but that the lobby was open beginning at 8 in the morning, and if I would, I could drop off the books there. So I drove over there after checking out of my hotel and dropped off the two books I had for that stop. Although I didn’t get a chance to talk to them, we did agree that I would set up a Zoom meeting when I got home.
After dropping off the books, I hopped back on I-90, drove straight through Chicago, and stopped for gas just inside the Indiana state line.Google maps told me it would be about six hours, and that was close. Got into town just about 4:00 pm and stopped to ask direction to a hotel. Turns out there are a few of them just off the I-71 interchange, which I will hop on to head for Dayton, tomorrow.
The historical society is my next stop after they open at 10:00 am.