Route 66 Map Series” by Jim Ross and Jerry McClanahan ... it’s easy to understand why many travelers hit the gas pedal in Chicago like a NASCAR driver with a green flag.

“Our hope is that this map will actually be a really powerful ... owned filling station during the Jim Crow era on Route 66, Webb said. In Chicago and beyond, some of the original establishments ...

The historic Route 66 was one of the first and longest U.S. highways, running for 2,448 miles, and beckoned people to drive west from Chicago ... use an old-fashioned map or a guidebook, such ...

While families may not have enough time to drive the entire Route 66 from Chicago to California, there is plenty to do and see right here in Illinois. And it doesn’t matter whether you have a few days ...

The trolley rolled past the starting point of Route 66: the corner of Adams and Jackson, across the street from the Art Institute. Photograph: Choose Chicago “What do you think of when you think ...