Planning a road trip through Illinois? The state’s updated official highway map is now available, featuring refreshed travel details and a nod to Route 66’s upcoming 100th anniversary, according to a ...

With over $500,000 in new grant money, VisitBN will use the funds to continue projects, renovations and updates to McLean ...

A neon-lit Route 66 stop in Illinois filled with statues, milkshakes, fries, and old-school charm: easy to love, hard to forget, and worth slowing down for.

“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 ...

Navy Pier will become the ceremonial start of Route 66, with a March 25 dedication during the Toast to Harry Caray.

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 ...

Today, Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Department of Agriculture ...

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 ...

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 ...