2025 World Faire
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The Chicago TI User Group is one of the oldest groups dedicated to the TI-99/4A and
related computers. We have been in existence since 1980 and are in our 44th Year! We
concentrate on supporting both the Chicago and greater worldwide TI community.
Please Check out our new "For Sale" section!
Only one table is left for the Faire. Please contact Hal ASAP at hals12@hotmail.com
Welcome Dinner DosBros Fresh Mexican Grill
Friday, October 24th 1629 Orrington Avenue
6-8pm Evanston Illinois 60201
Chicago TI World Faire Evanston Public Library
Saturday, October 25th 1703 Orrington Avenue 9am-4pm Evanston Illinois 60201
Saturday Night Dinner Noodles and Company
Saturday, October 25th 930 Church Street
5pm-8pm Evanston Illinois 60201
Famous Pub Crawl Announced at the Faire
Saturday, October 25th
8pm-???
Survivors Breakfast Announced at the Faire
Sunday, October 26th
Time TBA
Dinner. All locations are casual dress.
The Chicago TI User Group invites All to our
43rd Annual TI International World Faire
Admission is FREE
Location: Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington
Evanston Illinois
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 9am - Swap Meet
10am - Faire Starts
Countdown to the
43rd Annual Chicago International World Faire
Compliments of Ken Czerwinski
President
Group Archivist
Victor Steerup
Secretary
Faire Coordinator
Hal Shanafield
Meeting Production
Technical Support
James Mazurek
Faire Support
Video Production
John Shanafield
Newsletter Editor
Webmaster
John Behnke
Support Services
David Behnke
Kyle Phillips
Monthly YouTube Meeting Link
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Join or Host a Meeting
(Not Monthly Meetings)
Next meeting: Saturday, October 25th at 9am - TI Faire
Our monthly meetings are broadcast live via YouTube. There may be a delay of 15-20 minutes. During the meeting, you may make comments or ask questions via YouTube and we will try our best to answer.
We strongly encourage you to attend our meetings in person if possible. There is ample free parking located in the parking garage under the library as well as an adjacent lot. Meetings last about two hours.
We welcome comments and suggestions pertaining to the meetings.
Click on "You Tube Live" below to be directed to our live stream
CTIUG holds their monthly meetings at:
1st Floor Meeting Room
(847) 448-8600
Answers to the Super Summer Edition Riddle Page
1. Which door would the other guard say leads to paradise?
2. He was walking, not driving, and didn’t have to obey traffic laws.
3. He wrote “Your exact weight” on the paper (because that’s exactly what he said he would do).
4. 3. The code for the door is the number of letters in the number the doorman says.
611,424,411,514,640,194,342
The below hotels are closest to the Faire
Hilton Orrington/Evanston (Adjacent to Library)
1710 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, (847) 866-8700
Hyatt House Chicago/Evanston (2 blocks)
1515 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, (847) 864-2300
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston (4 blocks)
1818 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, (847) 475-6400
Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston (3 blocks)
1501 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, (847) 491-6400
DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago - North Shore (3.5 miles)
9599 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077, (847) 679-7000
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-North Shore/Skokie (4 miles)
5201 Old Orchard Rd, Skokie, IL 60077, (847) 583-1111
Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago Wilmette/Skokie (4 miles)
3205 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette, IL 60091, (847) 251-6600
NEW SWAP MEET ADDED TO UPCOMING FAIRE!
A set of tables will be added to a section of the faire that will allow attendees to swap hardware and software as well as offer on-sight repairs and software solutions. The first hour of the faire, during faire setup, will be dedicated to this and this area may continue to be used throughout the faire as long as participants do not disturb faire events in any way. If this proves popular and does not disrupt the faire, we may expand this at later faires if attendance dictates.
Can I bring my system?
Yes but we strongly encourage advanced notification of this as we could assign you your own private table if space permits.
Can I sell anything?
The library location that is hosting our faire does not allow sales on the property. If we see this, we will have to ask you to stop. Nothing stops you from "finalizing" any monetary "swaps" off property :)
What does it mean by not disrupting the faire?
When official faire events are going on, we ask that the swap area remain quiet so not to disrupt the event in any way. You can continue swaps, repairs or software programming, just be quiet during events. Between events and during lunch, as well as the first hour during setup, you can, of course, carry on normally.
Can I bring my lunch and eat in the Swap Area?
No food is allowed in the library. If we see you eating, you will be asked to take it outside.
Why does the Chicago TI Group sell things and I cannot?
The Chicago TI Group is NOT allowed to sell anything but we are allowed to accept donations. This is why we do not charge admission but we strongly encourage membership donations as this allows us to continue hosting these faires in the future.
If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns, please use the e-mail at the top of the page to communicate with us. Thanks!
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