Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Leo Alumni and Friends: How To Get to the Football 1-A Semi-Finals at Lena-Winslow HS! Practice and Win a Bunch of Games



It's a two and half hour drive; bring some snacks.

Here are some directions from the South Side, using Leo High School as a starting point, to Lena-Winslow HS for Saturday's IHSA Football SemiFinals.

Here is Google Map:

Driving directions to Lena-Winslow School District
This route has tolls.
7901 S Sangamon St
Chicago, IL 60620
1. Head north on S Sangamon St toward W 79th St
79 ft
2. Take the 1st right onto W 79th St
1.2 mi
3. Turn left onto S State St
207 ft
4. Slight left onto the Interstate 94 W ramp
0.2 mi
5. Keep left at the fork and merge onto I-94 W
1.6 mi
6. Merge onto I-90 W/I-94 W
15.6 mi
7. Keep left to stay on I-90 W, follow signs for Interstate 90 W/Kennedy Expressway/O'Hare/Rockford
Partial toll road
67.0 mi
8. Take the Interstate 39 S/U.S. 51 S exit toward Rockford/U.S. 20
0.5 mi
9. Merge onto I-39 S/US-51 S
2.7 mi
10. Continue onto Hwy 20 W/US-20 W
46.3 mi
11. Turn right onto W Galena Rd
1.5 mi
12. Continue onto E Lena St
0.3 mi
13. Turn right onto Fremont St
Destination will be on the right
410 ft
Lena-Winslow School District
401 Fremont St
Lena, IL 61048

Here's Directions from Morgan Park, over by 107th & Rockwell what's my house.-

Driving directions to Lena-Winslow School District
This route has tolls.
107$% S Rockwell St
Chicago, IL 60655
1. Head south on S Rockwell St toward W 108th St
0.4 mi
2. Turn right onto W 111th St
2.8 mi
3. Turn left onto S Cicero Ave
1.7 mi
4. Merge onto I-294 N via the ramp to W Suburbs
Toll road
18.7 mi
5. Take the Interstate 290 W exit towardRockford/U.S. 20/Illinois 64
Partial toll road
1.4 mi
6. Merge onto I-290 W
14.5 mi
7. Take the I-90/IL-62 exit toward Algonquin Rd/IL-53 N
0.6 mi
8. Keep left at the fork, follow signs forIllinois 62/Algonquin Rd/Interstate 90 W/Rockford
0.4 mi
9. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-90 W/Rockford
Partial toll road
0.5 mi
10. Keep left at the fork and merge onto I-90 W
Toll road
50.4 mi
11. Take the Interstate 39 S/U.S. 51 S exit toward Rockford/U.S. 20
0.5 mi
12. Merge onto I-39 S/US-51 S
2.7 mi
13. Continue onto Hwy 20 W/US-20 W
46.3 mi
14. Turn right onto W Galena Rd
1.5 mi
15. Continue onto E Lena St
0.3 mi
16. Turn right onto Fremont St
Destination will be on the right
410 ft
Lena-Winslow School District
401 Fremont St
Lena, IL 61048
Here's What Jack Farnan '63 has to say about avoiding construction.

" . . .  been thru Lena several times on way to Galena....
taking I-90 with the construction can get you stuck on the road for an hour if there is an accident.
It is better to take I-88 to I-39 and then the US 20 Bypass around Rockford and US 20 Bypass around Freeport
Also if you check the aerial photo of their stadium using the IHSA bracket link you’ll see there are very few seats out there."

N.B. Remember -Behave on the sidelines !  Leo is already playing the Lena Panthers, the clock and the Referees.