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

Stretching from Chicago’s steely skyscrapers to Santa Monica’s sun-soaked shores, Route 66 is undeniably iconic. Built in ...

The Route 66 Flea Market in Granite City isn’t just another stop along Illinois’ stretch of the historic highway – it’s a destination in its own right. What makes this place so special isn’t just the ...

Wanting to take a road trip this summer? Great Rivers and Routes has the perfect route: Driving through the last 100 miles of ...

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Below you’ll find the ultimate guide to Petrified Forest National Park. This guide contains everything you’ll need to kn ...

The Madison County Historical Society will host "Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People" at the Main Street Community Center, located at 1003 N. Main St. in Edwardsville, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 22 ...

At 98, Angel Delgadillo’s entire life has played out along what John Steinbeck called “the mother road.” And the historic road likely wouldn’t exist today without him.

Good morning, Chicago. Our Route 66 road trip began at the end, at the famed fishing pier jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the first day of June, a steady stream ...

Good morning, Chicago. Our Route 66 road trip began at the end, at the famed fishing pier jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the first day of June, a steady stream ...

Back at the Route 66 sign, a line of maybe two dozen people stood waiting for their turn to pose for a picture. Few had the road-weary look of people who had just completed a 2,400-plus-mile odyssey.

I had to get off the Interstate to breathe and assess. When I saw signs for Dwight, Ill., proud of its place as a stopover on Route 66, I veered right.