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The Route 66 Dive Bar That Was A Main Stop For Crime Boss Al Capone Is Still Open Today

There's certainly no shortage of interesting stops along the iconic Route 66, but not many can claim to be a favored stop of ...

Route 66 Is Turning 100 (And Getting A Major Makeover)

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

Route 66: The last (or first) 300 miles in Illinois

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 ...

Route 66 is about to turn 100—but you’ve never seen it like this

If you think you know the iconic American roadway, this digital project asks you to think again. Route 66. The name alone ...
CBS News

Illinois State Museum Prepares Exhibit For Centennial Of Historic Route 66, And Wants Your ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- This story is both a trip back in time and a look ahead. Historic Route 66, which of course had one of its terminal points in Chicago, turns 100 in a few years. And an Illinois museum ...
PBS

Route 66, Illinois

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 ...
The TimesDaily

TRAVEL: Route 66 adventures you can't experience from the car

As it winds from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean, Route 66 crosses rivers, canyons and mountains that beg drivers to stop and ...
wqad

Route 66 exhibit opens with Illinois State Fair

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Visitors to this year’s Illinois State Fair will be able to visit one of the nation’s more historic highways with the creation of the Route 66 Experience. The multiyear project ...

The ultimate Native American Route 66 road trip

Route 66 turns 100 years old in 2026 presenting the country an opportunity to authentically rewrite the narrative of the ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Illinois opens Route 66 Experience at State Fair

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– Illinois is getting a new ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Group bikes Route 66 to promote Illinois trail

Roger Messman was hoping for a tailwind. He had left Chicago Aug. 23 and biked 369 miles on the Illinois Route 66 Trail, arriving at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge in Madison on Friday and spending the ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Get your kicks at the new Route 66-inspired museum in Edwardsville

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 ...