Vince,
Just got back a few minutes ago and am extremly tired. Got to Des Plaines around 6:30 and there were about 40 people in line when we got there. Of course, I didnt realize permits had to be bought online 24 hrs before hand so we had to wait in the "Sweat Line" to see if we could get in. When they did the drawing, we were the first ball pulled and one of the only spots they had left was area 3. To make a long story short, went in and over the first hour hit the brush piles and thick stuff pretty hard and managed one hen. Met some guys in the field that had a AMAZING pointer. Over the next hour we were seeing birds everywhere. 5 of us limited out by 11 AM. it was a great morning. From what I heard, every area around us (2,4,9,10) were doing just as well. Even driving in we stopped to take a look at area 2 and there a bunch of roosters hanging out near the parking lot!! I'll givea little more updated report on Monday, I need to get some sleep. Good luck tomorrow, Hope the weather cooperates!