The Atlanta Museum is putting a festive twist on the upcoming 100th anniversary of Route 66 by hosting a Christmas in July gingerbread decorating contest.
Just off the dock at Lake Springfield, past the lighthouse and beneath several bridges, sits a hidden piece of Route 66 history — underwater.
The late Bill Shea was an unofficial ambassador of Route 66 for decades, turning a Texaco and then a Marathon station into a destination on what is now Peoria Road near the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
On Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced $5 million is available in tourism funding through three grant programs.
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.
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.
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.
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.