Sides of buttery mashed potatoes and creamy coleslaw complete the plate. A true Route 66 landmark, Dell Rhea’s makes fried ...

The Springfield 66 Project is inviting local artists to help celebrate 100 years of Route 66 with their centennial sculpture ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday marked the opening of a new path at Carpenter Park Trail, allowing visitors to walk on ...

The History Museum on the Square is opening its new Roadside Gems exhibit, highlighting the journey and reasons behind ...

With its 100th birthday on the horizon, Route 66 will soon be in the spotlight again. Now, a new book chronicling the history ...

Known as “The Mother Road,” Route 66 was established on Nov. 11, 1926, initially stretching over 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica.

"New York City has the Statue of Liberty. Philadelphia has the Liberty Bell. But here in Central Illinois we have that great ...

Tulsa Transit’s Peoria Aero Bus Rapid Transit route has been a rousing success since it opened in 2019, and officials expect the 11th Street Route 66 BRT to deliver big, too. If they can just ...

You could once get your kicks on Route 66, and for some, kicks meant criminal activity. Al Capone used to hide out at a ...

The Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau [CVB] has received a $150,000 state tourism grant to further restore Sprague’s Super Service in Normal ahead of Route 66's 100th anniversary ...