(sigh)...it really sounds like it's going to be a wonderful meet. Really wish I could join you (lived in Chicago Ridge for over 14 years)...but we are doing a commando style trip to Chicago the following weekend for my Dear Mom's 75th birthday. (She wants to eat at the Black Ram in Des Plaines). Two trips in over ten days just won't work.
Have a wonderful, wonderful, magical meet! Maybe next time it will work out!