In 2001, Concert in The Square organizers asked Chuck ReQua, owner of Memory Lane Motors on Route 176 in Lake Bluff to organize a car show to accompany one of the Market Square summer concerts. Chuck went through his Rolodex of friends and industry contacts and the rest is history! The combination of exciting automobiles with live music in the picturesque Market Square provides something for everyone. Public reception of the event was so positive, he was asked by organizers to make it an annual event.

In 2004, Chuck passed away from Melanoma and his wife, Martha ReQua, was asked to continue the event. She agreed, under one condition, that the event serve as a fundraiser for Melanoma Research. The event has enjoyed steady annual growth raising thousands of dollars for Melanoma Research.

 

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Melanoma is curable if detected early, so it is critical to raise awareness about the disease, check for skin cancer regularly and protect our children and grandchildren from the sun’s damaging rays and tanning beds. Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in the world claiming one life every hour. Chuck ReQua died from melanoma in 2004 but his memory lives on in the Market Square Car Show which he founded in 2001. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to MTBC at https://support.aimatmelanoma.org/give/548654/#!/donation/checkout in memory of Chuck ReQua.