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30 Ways to Celebrate the Route 66 Centennial Next Year

As the Official Publishing Partner of the Route 66 Centennial, we're sharing the ultimate 2026 event calendar for ways to ...
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From Joliet to Normal: Red Carpet Corridor is the ultimate Illinois Route 66 road trip

The annual Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival will take place May 3 and 4 in central Illinois. This festival is a self-guided journey along 100 miles of historic Old Route 66 from from ...
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Storm damage temporarily shutters Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66

Rock & Roll Museum on Rt. 66 in Joliet, as the facility undergoes immediate repairs. The announcement came Monday following a weekend of severe weather that tore through various parts of the Chicago ...

Bill could set Route 66 as national historic trail

A bill in Congress aims to help businesses along Route 66. Illinois Rep. Darin LaHood introduced a bill, Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (H.R.4338) that would designate Route 66 ...
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Route 66 is about to get a new tourist spot — Joliet's Rock & Roll Museum

JOLIET — What's more American than Route 66? Rock 'n' roll. And in Joliet, the kickoff of Route 66, a storied road trip route that takes travelers from Illinois all the way to California, is about to ...

New federal bill would designate Route 66 as a National Historic Trail

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, has re-introduced the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, with the intention of "expanding economic and historic development opportunities for all ...