“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 ...

For nearly a century, Route 66 has beckoned adventurers with promises of neon-lit nights and endless horizons. Stretching 2,448 miles from Chicago’s busy streets to Santa Monica’s sun-soaked ...

The American Giants Museum opened in May 2024 in Atlanta, Ill., about 150 miles southwest of Chicago. Museum director Joel ...

If you were wondering what happened to the 2024 Class of the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which was supposed to be inducted on March 30th, the answers were revealed last month. The Illinois ...

Illinois isn’t just about open roads—it’s also home to breathtaking gardens and parks that come alive in spring. From cherry blossoms in the city to vast fields of tulips and native wildflowers, here ...

From March 1 to May 31, the West End Service Station, a visitor center highlighting Edwardsville’s impact on Route 66, will ...

Michael Wallis, a historian, bestselling author and lecturer on Route 66 and the American West, will revisit Joplin on Friday to present a lecture on Route 66, its past and the possibilities for it ...