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We are sad to report the death of one of our Hall of Fame recipients, Illinois State Police Captain, Francis Mowrey. Captain Mowrey was inducted into the Hall of Fame on June 9, 1990.

Read more about this fine gentleman and dedicated Route 66 supporter in his obituary in the Pantograph.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Capt. Mowrey's family and friends.

It's time for the annual Red Carpet Corridor event!

Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6, 2012 are the dates. Mark your calendar and get ready to kick off travel season along Route 66! This is the annual celebration in the 13 communities along the 90 miles of Route 66 from Joliet to Towanda.

Family fun galore!

• Entertainment
• Flea markets
• Garage sales
• Food
• Vendors
• Events

Visit their official Red Carpet Corridor website or check out the brochure for complete details.

View and download the Red Carpet Corridor brochure (pg 1).

View and download the Red Carpet Corridor brochure (pg 2).

Attention, Route 66 Businesses, Attractions and Communities!

Our newsletter, The 66 News, is mailed to each and every member of our Association. Can you think of a more targeted group with whom to advertise your business or community?

Our newsletter comes out quarterly. The deadline for inclusion in our Spring, 2012 issue is February 15, 2012.

We offer several affordable advertising options in our Newsletter, as follows:

Single Issue Pricing for Advertising in the 66 News
Ads are in black and white only

Whole Page - $125.00
Half Page - $75.00
Business Card size - $25.00
Special Offer - for 1 year of Whole Page or Half Page ads (all 4 issues)
Buy 3 ads, get the 4th FREE
Ads need not all contain the same content

Our Association Treasurer, Marty Blitstein, will gladly help you to purchase your advertisement in our Newsletter.

Contact Marty at:

708-444-1312

blitz66@earthlink.net

9280 Drummond
Tinley Park, IL 60487

Hi, Route 66 Association of Illinois fans! It’s me, website Editor Gina with a very exciting announcement. I am proud to announce that I’ve been chosen to take the reigns as Editor of the Association Newsletter, The 66 News, which you eagerly await by mail.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the previous Editors, Kathy Miller and Jim Jones for their dedication and tireless efforts for many years creating an informative and enjoyable Newsletter. I have some mighty big shoes to fill!

But fill them I will! I have some ideas I’m anxious to implement and I look forward to jumping into the process effectively immediately. Right off the bat, I’d like to invite you, one and all, to submit content for publication in the Newsletter. I want to be able to rely and depend upon all you dedicated roadies, officers, board members and Association members alike to keep the stream of information and stories from the road pouring in so I can disperse it through the 66 News. To that end, I have some plans to make that process easy and convenient. Stay tuned for details...

In the coming weeks, I’ll be calling upon you for your opinions and sharing my vision for the future of the 66 News. I look forward to making a lot of new acquaintances and friends as I assume these new responsibilities.

Thanks to Secretary of the Hall of Fame Committee, Kathy Miller, for providing the following information for us to share:

It's that time of year! Time to submit nominations for the Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame!

Help us to get the word out? Please spread the word to local publications, community websites, post it on your own website if you have one, on your business/house windows and doors.

Click to learn the significance of this honor, the criteria Hall of Fame inductees must meet and the procedure for submitting a nomination.

The preliminary information about Motor Tour 2012 is in!

Motor Tour 2012
June 8, 9,10, 2012

Tour starts South this year in Edwardsville, IL
We will cross the historic Chain of Rocks Bridge at 8:15 on Saturday morning, June 9.

Featuring a BIG SECRET to be revealed on Sunday, June 10!

Stay tuned here on the website and on our Facebook page for Motor Tour details as they are finalized!

For information about the Motor Tour (and anything else Route 66 related) contact:

Marty Blitstein
blitz66@earthlink.net
708-444-1312

or

Jerry Law
thelaw1@sbcglobal.net
618-251-4892

Wondering what a Motor Tour is? Click to read, So What Is a Motor Tour Anyway?

Look up! Up in the menu along the top of our website! Click on the Junior Newsletter link to see the newest page on our site! There you'll see what we're now offering for the Young Roadies - their very own online newsletter, Adventure Journal. The premier issue is ready to read now with your Young Roadies. From this page, you'll be able to access each new issue as they are created, especially with the Mother Road's youngest fans in mind.

We hope you have enjoyed the two previous cookbook published by our Association's Cookbook Committee:

“We Work for Food”
and
“Recipes Along Route 66”

Our Cookbook Committee is now collecting NEW (never previously submitted) recipes to be included in our third cookbook!

Would you like your family favorites included?

Here's your chance to achieve recipe immortality - and on your way, help make our new cookbook as delicious as its predecessors!