These abandoned and nearly-abandoned ghost towns along Route 66 connect the dots between Illinois and California, and each ...

Classic car enthusiasts are traveling along Route 66 to celebrate its centennial, showcasing restored vehicles and ...

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. Highway 66 was established in 1926, which makes the upcoming New Year its 100th anniversary. Despite being decertified ...

“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 ...

The Drive Home VII crew awoke in The Land Of Lincoln with all the cars running well, storming to the end of Route 66 at Navy ...

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 ...

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 ...

I imagine Route 66 as a road that doesn’t rush you, even when the world does. In my mind, it’s long stretches of open ...