GRANITE CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois leaders officially began celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Route 66, marking a ...

Today, Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Department of Agriculture ...

Governor JB Pritzker joined state leaders to celebrate the official kickoff of the Route 66 Centennial, marking 100 years ...

The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, Ill., is located a few blocks north of U.S. Route 66. It’s just one of many attractions and historic landmarks near the historic highway. Photograph ...

Springfield is marking the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with a 5K run on June 6. The Centennial Route 66 5K will start at 8 a.m. at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Route 66 Experience, according to a ...

USA TODAY readers have already made their opinions known on many Ozarks attractions: They named Silver Dollar City as America's top theme park for the third year in a row, last year they named Wonders ...

The Route 66 centennial celebration will kick off April 30 in Springfield with a live broadcast of the TODAY show and concert hosted by John Goodman.

World-renown Route 66 starts in downtown Chicago. But you’ll want to motor west to Springfield, roughly 200 miles from the Windy City, to find the best of the Mother Road. “The big cities don’t have ...