308 miles via IL 64, IL 83 and I-55. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 1621. Cumulative TS8 car miles: 1899. Miles since the end of Hop 5: 383. The extra 75 miles were mostly due to my trip to the Art Institute of Chicago.
This was pretty much a direct shot down I-55, with only 15 miles on local roads at the start and a few miles finding lunch near Litchfield IL. We did get stuck in a 15-minute delay due to a nasty traffic accident involving 2 18-wheelers.
Our hotel in Lombard was the Fairfield Inn & Suites. Not a bad hotel, but not a great one either. The breakfast was adequate, but barely. The bed was comfortable, but the sheets popped off. And while it had a microwave and coffee maker, they couldn’t be used as there was no outlet where they could get power. Very strange.
We dined at PF Chang our first night in Lombard. Very good – we split a crispy honey chicken entree and a pan-fried ravioli appetizer. I did takeout from Chicago Chicken and Fish the second night because Ooma wasn’t feeling well (but not COVID – we checked). The chicken was very good but the fries were soggy. They also provided coleslaw with the meal, but only a tiny container – not even enough for one and certainly not enough for two. The “bread” that came with the meal was two soggy slices of fluff white bread. Very odd.