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 ...

Illinois State Museum is debuting a Route 66 history archive, sharing stories from travelers and workers ahead of the road's 100th anniversary.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — "It winds from Chicago to LA / More than two thousand miles all the way / Get your kicks on Route 66!" Nearly 70 years ago, Nat King Cole sang his love letter to the historic ...

Route 66 would become a National Historic Trail under legislation reintroduced by U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, and Grace Napolitano, D-CA. Congressmen Jake LaTurner, R-KA, and Joe Neguse, D-CO, ...

The West End Service Station, a filling station along the Route 66 corridor in Edwardsville, has been turned into a museum and interpretive center. It’s believed to be one of the last remaining ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, has re-introduced the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act. The upcoming Route 66 Centennial might give the bill extra spotlight. SPRINGFIELD — An ...