FREEPORT- Cruise Night 2009 is Saturday, Aug. 1, in downtown Freeport. Car owners can reserve a spot in either the west lot (across from the Stewart Centre) on Douglas Street or in the east lot (across from Sanitary Cleaners) on Exchange Street. The cost is $10 to reserve a space in advance, and car owners can do that by contacting the Freeport/Stephenson County Visitors Bureau at (815) 233-1357 or online at www.freeportcruisenight.com. The cost to reserve a spot the night of the event is $5. More than 500 cars and 5,000 people are expected. There will be plenty of food, kids' activities, music by Newport Project, muffler rapping contest and a burnout contest. It's free to come down and watch vehicles ranging from antiques to hot rods as they cruise through downtown Freeport.

Cruise Night is a family-friendly event. Parking lots open at 4 p.m. and cruising is from 7 to 10 p.m. The Go-Get-R Towing Muffler Rapping Contest is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Dan's Route 66 Burnout Contest is from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The official sponsor of Cruise Night is J.H. Barkau & Sons.

For more information about Cruise Night, contact the Freeport/Stephenson County Convention and Visitors Bureau at (815) 233-1357.