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As the Route 66 centennial kicks into high gear, WAND News evening anchor Sean Streaty shows you that the Maid Rite recipe is the same, and the window is still sliding at Maid Rite in Around the 217.
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The Illinois State Museum will have a new virtual experience coming this month. This months session will focus on the Centennial Speaker Series "Route 66 at 100 - An American Story,' and also features historians and authors such as Cheryl Elchar Jett.
The state of Illinois is providing $465,695 to the Logan County Tourism Bureau for Route 66 tourism development.
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Known as the Mother Road, Route 66 is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and one local museum is making sure its history — and its connection to travelers — stays alive.
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Gov. JB Pritzker and other state leaders kicked off the celebration of America's 250th anniversary at Navy Pier Wednesday.
Take a cruise back in time in Downtown Springfield this weekend at the Route 66 Mother Road Festival.
"Get Your Licks on Route 66," as the Animal Protective League's Adoption Tour will make a stop in Springfield.
Springfield is about to officially say hell-O to new changes at one of its Mel-O-Cream shops.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - When Route History opened up in 2019, it was created to sell souvenirs for those traveling Route 66 for vacation. B…
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More than 150 people marched from Union Baptist Church to the Route History Museum for a rally and information session, where participants learned about foundational figures in Illinois history. This included a celebration of untold Black leaders across cities like Chicago and Springfield, while students engaged with exhibits including a Virtual Reality experience of segregated Historic Route 66.