jb,
I think you need to revise your itinerary to fly from LA to Bah Habah, Maine tomorrow. I'll meet you at the little regional airport, you can book a flight on one of the Bi-Planes that do island tours, and then after visiting the Route 66 restaurant you can rent another car and head towards Chi Town. Whadda Ya think?? We'll be home next Saturday, so if you want to keep going from Chi Town to the Joplin/Galena area you can stop by again.....