UPDATE FOR ILLINOIS!
Checked all of the Chicagoland stores in NeoV's last post for the Palm Pilot VII:
BEDFORD PARK 0205, AURORA 0190, ORLAND HILLS 0178, HODGKINS 0088, BATAVIA 0724, lake zurich - 0883, lansing - 0064, Niles - 0206, Vernon hills - 0026, Melrose park - 0037, Deerfield - 0057, Bloomingdale - 0059, W dundee - 0171, Mt prospect - 0214, Elk grove - 0552, Merrilville,IN - 0218, Highland, IN
They are all, without exception, out of stock. I'm watching my kids tonight, so I didn't have time to sit on the phone and wait for someone to physically check for display or new models, and for the same reason I could not drive to any of the stores.
Good luck to all and thank you NeoV for your fine work! If anything, the hunt was a source of excitement this evening!