Hey ya'll, I just saw an awesome charity auction on ebay where you can MEET and "hang out" with Carrie, get tickets and get your pic with her! Here's a link and cut & paste from the ebay charity site: "You are bidding on a concert package experience that includes Two Tickets and Sound Check Meet & Greet Experience for Carrie Underwood in concert at Ravinia Pavilion in Highland Park, Illinois Sunday, August 30, 2009" http://cgi.ebay.com/Carrie-Underwood---2-TIX-+-Sound-Check-with-M&G-on-8...
I can't go that weekend - family thing, but you should go for it! There are always cheap plane tix in and out of Chicago. If the link doesn't work, go to ebay givingworks and search Carrie Underwood, tickets and/or events. Good luck!