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The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on June 19, 2025. It opened to traffic in 1929 and was rerouted in 1936 to carry Route 66 over ...
A short drive from the Springfield square, on West College Street, the heartbeat of Route 66 is still kicking.
Jim Ross and Shellee Graham are responsible for “Route 66: The First 100 Years,” a new book that takes readers on a journey through the historic highway's life, demise and renaissance.
In the heart of Dwight, Illinois, where the legendary Route 66 stretches its asphalt arms across the prairie, there’s a place ...
The American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois isn’t just another roadside attraction—it’s a colossal trip back to when gas ...
More than 150 died when a twister tore through Joplin in 2011, making it the deadliest tornado in the last seven decades.
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said ...
The draft of a new McLean County Land Use Plan suggests future growth will largely happen on the fringes of Bloomington and Normal.
Sheltering against sheets of sideways rain, we’re in the only restaurant on Fugloy, the easternmost island of the forgotten ...