Before interstates and GPS, Route 66, also known as the “Mother Road,” was the main road connecting travelers to the heart of America. For Bloomington-Normal, it brought the world to their doorstep.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, has re-introduced the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, with the intention ...

Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...

McLean County has received a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation to complete the remaining nine miles of the ...

If you’re looking for a fun and nostalgic road trip this summer, Illinois’ stretch of Route 66 has some fresh and exciting stops to explore. From giant roadside art to pop‑up galleries along the old ...

A float in the New Year's Day Rose Parade promoting Illinois tourism prominently features some of Springfield's Route 66 landmarks. This is the second year in a row the Illinois Department of Commerce ...

For 90 years it lay forgotten, swallowed by a floodplain forest on the banks of the Sangamon River. While a few locals knew ...

The project extends the trail along a 9-mile stretch within the county near Towanda, heading north to the Livingston County ...

Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, the director of the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to the Route 66 Centennial Commission. William "Bill" Thomas of Atlanta, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EDWARDSVILLE, Mo. – A bit of Route 66 ...