Samantha travels the Illinois stretch of Route 66, chock full of history and Americana! The Illinois stretch of Route 66 is chock full of American history and Americana! Samantha meets up with her ...

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 ...

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66” was a 1946 song by Bobby Troup and my trip last week along what John Steinbeck called the “Mother Road” surpassed expectations. Much of the 1926, east-west, 2,448-mile ...

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 ...

The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, Ill., is located a few blocks north of U.S. Route 66. It’s just one of many attractions and historic landmarks near the historic highway. Photograph ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — "It winds from Chicago to LA / More than two thousand miles all the way / Get your kicks on Route 66!" Nearly 70 years ago, Nat King Cole sang his love letter to the historic ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, has re-introduced the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, with the intention of "expanding economic and historic development opportunities for all ...

If you love corn dogs, there's a stop on Route 66 that you need to make the next time you're traveling. It's a corn dog ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

World-renown Route 66 starts in downtown Chicago. But you’ll want to motor west to Springfield, roughly 200 miles from the Windy City, to find the best of the Mother Road. “The big cities don’t have ...