See dates, locations, and event details for the 2026 HOT ROD Drag Week, launching at Route 66 Raceway as part of the Route 66 ...

The mighty HOT ROD Power Tour and highly competitive HOT ROD Drag Week are back and heading to Route 66 in 2026! The two wildly popular traveling events will stop at several cities along the legendary ...

Everybody loves the glow of neon signs, said Ace Sign Co. CEO Todd Bringuet. A lot of those pieces at the sign company's museum in Springfield have a connection to Route 66, he said. "It's a different ...

Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...

If you’re looking for a fun and nostalgic road trip this summer, Illinois’ stretch of Route 66 has some fresh and exciting stops to explore. From giant roadside art to pop‑up galleries along the old ...

A look at how states from Oklahoma to Illinois to California are reviving America's most iconic highway for its 100th ...

A float in the New Year's Day Rose Parade promoting Illinois tourism prominently features some of Springfield's Route 66 landmarks. This is the second year in a row the Illinois Department of Commerce ...

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66” was a 1946 song by Bobby Troup and my trip last week along what John Steinbeck called the “Mother Road” surpassed expectations. Much of the 1926, east-west, 2,448-mile ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EDWARDSVILLE, Mo. – A bit of Route 66 ...

"It winds from Chicago to LA," and before you go "more than 2,000 miles all the way," a full trek of Historic Route 66 takes you through Illinois and the communities that thrived on visitors and ...