A look at how states from Oklahoma to Illinois to California are reviving America's most iconic highway for its 100th ...

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 ...

Celebrate Route 66’s 100th year with Illinois State Museum’s online archive of interviews, transcripts and videos from travelers, workers and advocates.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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

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 ...

“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 ...

Route 66 turns 100 years old in 2026 presenting the country an opportunity to authentically rewrite the narrative of the ...

Black-owned businesses along Route 66 have the unique opportunity to earn thousands in grant money to establish or build onto their businesses. The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership, a c oalition of ...