The Pilot in Burns Harbor, IN, right off of I-94 is a pretty bad one. I just didn't feel safe the entire night I was there, and I had a knock on my door at 2:30AM. I didn't answer it, because I figured it was a lizard, and sure enough the next morning, all of the other truckers there were talking about it around the coffee pot.

Yes it's right off of Golden state blvd. Looks like an adult book store on the inside. This place is AWFUL.

Bolingbrook, IL truck stop I-55, on 7/19/12 Four Truck Drivers were taken for over 1,000.00 in a 3 card game scam... They were told a guy just won money at the casino and is giving $100.00 to truck drivers. They start with 3 guys and before you know it they are about 8-10 guys all together on the scam they will create confusion and wait for you to show your money and before you know it the money is gone! All white guys, one short skinny have a colorfull tatoo in his right forearm, an older fellow wears glassess, stocky built blonde guy, if I didn't know any better " this is my opinion" they look like a group that works at carnavals but they make you fell like they are truck drivers.

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Bolingbrook, IL truck stop I-55, on 7/19/12 Four Truck Drivers were taken for over 1,000.00 in a 3 card game scam... They were told a guy just won money at the casino and is giving $100.00 to truck drivers. They start with 3 guys and before you know it they are about 8-10 guys all together on the scam they will create confusion and wait for you to show your money and before you know it the money is gone! All white guys, one short skinny have a colorfull tatoo in his right forearm, an older fellow wears glassess, stocky built blonde guy, if I didn't know any better " this is my opinion" they look like a group that works at carnavals but they make you fell like they are truck drivers.

Three Card Monte has been around for decades, in all parts of the country.

If you ever go to Hattiesburg, Ms., and stop at the texaco travel stop with that krystal burger beside it, you'd better be very careful. Twice now, i've seen the same 3 guys doing the 3 card monte scam. They will stand in front of your truck, and start talking real loud saying someone has won some money. When you ask 'em what's up, they will try their best to get you to follow 'em to the back somewhere, where they WILL get your money. They will hang around just long enough to try to make a few bucks before the cops show up and then they always walk back to the highway. And yes, they do look like" some" truck drivers, or carneys. Best to go on down U.S. 49 to Dans and stop.

Came across a Marathon station in Michigan City, Indiana. On US 20 about a mile and a half west of rt. 421 (exit #34 off of I-94) It was clean, quiet and plenty of room. Could hold about 40 trucks and was not even half full on a wednesday night. Not much of a food selection but the showers were clean and cheap. Would use it again in a pinch.