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Car show to benefit Starved Rock Regional Center returns to downtown Ottawa Friday

Show features classic, custom cars with proceeds helping local children’s therapy programs

The 34th Annual Hib Reber Memorial Car Show in Byron had a wide variety of vehicles on display Saturday, July 12, 2025.

(File photo) Partridge’s Pit Stop will host its fourth annual car show at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, at 522 W. Main St. in Ottawa, with proceeds benefiting the Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development. (Earleen Hinton)

By Bill Freskos

Partridge’s Pit Stop will host its fourth annual car show at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, with proceeds benefiting the Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development.

The show will feature various classic and custom cars, offering something for car enthusiasts, collectors and casual fans alike. Organizers describe the show as a celebration of automotive history and innovation.

The event will be held at 522 W. Main St. in Ottawa.

For more information, contact Partridge’s Pit Stop at 815-433-4452 or visit the event’s Facebook page.

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Bill Freskos

Bill Freskos is a multimedia journalist based in the Illinois Valley. He covers hard news, local government, sports, business enterprise, and politics while contributing to Shaw Local Radio stations for Shaw Media across La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.