The Illinois Department of Transportation has released a new Illinois Route 66 Map to celebrate the iconic road's 100th ...

Illinois honors Route 66's centennial with a new detailed map highlighting historic sites, towns, and cultural impact across ...

Illinois Department of Transportation is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Route 66 with a new map detailing the historic road's evolution and sights.

Explore the Last 100 Miles of Route 66 in southwest Illinois, where festivals, roadside icons, and historic stops mark the centennial year.

Hit pause on Route 66 in Litchfield and discover neon lights, vintage memorabilia, and heartfelt road history in one cozy ...

Springfield is home to parts of three alignments of Route 66, including the original alignment from 1926 to 1930.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRANITE CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois leaders officially began celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Route 66, marking a ...

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 ...

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, Ill., Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- VisitBN (the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau) announced a yearlong celebration of the centennial of Historic Route 66 in ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Illinois (KWQC) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a new Illinois Route 66 map to celebrate the road’s 100th birthday. The map highlights sights to see in Illinois and provides a ...