The annual Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival will take place May 3-4 in central Illinois. This festival is a ...

The celebration to mark the 100th birthday of Route 66 will include a concert featuring A-list entertainment in Springfield, ...

Getting your kicks on Route 66 will be a popular activity in 2026, as the iconic road from Chicago to Los Angeles celebrates ...

Joliet is celebrating the past, present, and future of Illinois' iconic Route 66. As one of the original highways in the U.S. numbered system, it will mark its 100th anniversary next year.

A crew removes the Muffler Man statue on the corner of Third Street and Bemidji Avenue on Monday. The towering Native American is moving to a museum for other nostalgic roadside attractions ...

The Route 66 Fun Run is an annual event celebrating ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. U.S. 66 never even got to blow out the candles on its 60th birthday cake. With the expansion ...

Illinois accounts for 301 of the road’s 2,448 miles. Over time, as it was replaced by the U.S. interstate highway system, Route 66 came to symbolize a simpler era in American life. "Route 66 is ...