Planning a trip? Illinois releases updated highway map with Route 66 highlights, Amtrak routes, and QR codes for travel planning.

Illinois' forgotten gems of Route 66 attract travelers worldwide ...

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

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

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

Hear the haunted tales of Route 66 at West End Service Station in Edwardsville ...

Judge says state can't call attempted arrest of Melissa Perez 'unlawful' Supreme Court Appears Poised to Allow GOP to ...

A bill in Congress aims to help businesses along Route 66. Illinois Rep. Darin LaHood introduced a bill, Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (H.R.4338) that would designate Route 66 as a ...

There's no road trip route quite like Route 66. Stretching from Chicago to California, the endearingly nicknamed "Mother Road" delivers neon nostalgia and kitschy Americana for over 2,400 epic miles ...

For mankind to advance, we have to be able to move. From a path to trail, dirt roads to interstates, the ability to hunt, trade, transport, relocate and defend oneself is freedom.

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.

Featuring communal-style seating, this modern whiskey-inspired scratch kitchen is the perfect place to meet up with friends ...