Itay, Matan and Haim,
Below are options for the MABAL trip on June 13th.:
We need to know when their flight leaves and how early they can leave Chicago after the morning breakfast at the Federation before we can really plan anything, given drive times.
Here is a link to Jakobs Brothers Farm in Sterling, IL- 2 hour drive from Chicago. This is a third generation family farm. The founder was a Holocaust survivor. They raise prime Angus cattle
as well as corn and soybeans for feed.
http://www.jakobsbrosfarms.com/about/
Sterling is a two hour drive from downtown Chicago. On the way to the farm is Dixon, Illinois, which has Ronald Reagan’s Boyhood Home. Tour with lecture, 1 hour.
Active duty military are free. We could just make a donation. Reagan was only US President born in Illinois.
Here is link:
https://reaganhome.org/group-tours/
Downtown Chicago to Rockford drive time: 1 hour 33 minutes at this time. Rockford to O’Hare: 1 hour, 20 minutes non-Rush Hour.
Factory near Rockford (Jewish family)
Forest City Gear: https://www.forestcitygear.com/about/history/
Owned by Jewish family. Make gears for Mars Rovers. 20 minutes north of Rockford.
Local farm Bureau will actually be in Chicagio conducting “Field to Table” educational workshops, but said they might arrange a tour of a local farm if possible.
Mayor of Rockford is
Thomas McNamara,
relatively new but the son of a long-time former Mayor. https://rockfordil.gov/mayors-office/mayors-biography/
Bob
Bob Schwartz|
Senior Policy Advisor
Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
Phone: (312) 380-8812 (Direct)|Fax: (312) 380-8855
500 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60661
http://embassies.gov.il/chicago/
