City of Joliet Visitors Bureau Wins Three Illinois Governor’s Conference Awards for Route 66 Campaign

At the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism February 13-14-15, the City of Joliet Visitors Bureau received three (3) state awards in recognition of marketing excellence.

Original Fiction by R. Jerome Stephens

The Great American Race, you say? Hah! That’s a laugh! ! Why it’s nothin’ but a time versus distance event, what the English call a rally. Why, in my day, we actually raced on a public highway – in 1940 – and on ol’ Highway 66, no less. And if you don’t believe that, you can look it up.

Written by John & Lenore Weiss

The Historic Route 66 Bikeway is a priority project of the McLean County Regional Greenways Plan. This bikeway will extend an existing bike system, the Constitution Trail in the Bloomington/Normal area, and serve as an important greenways connection between communities in addition to providing increased opportunities for accessing natural and historic points of interest throughout McLean County.

Written by Duke Cartwright

Before Interstates, when everyone drove the old 2-lane roads cross country, Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' fields. They were small red signs with white letters. Five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4 line couplet and the obligatory 5th sign identifying Burma Shave.

The Route 66 Association of Illinois & the City of Pontiac, IL receive the 2005 Governor’s Home Town Award

On November 10th, 2005 at the Annual Governor’s Home Town Award luncheon held in Springfield, IL the Route 66 Association of Illinois and the City of Pontiac, Illinois were chosen as 2005 Governor’s Home Town Awards Program winners in their category (category by population) for "Economic Development".

The award is annually given by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and is for the volunteerism of the association’s members and the City and the Pontiac Tourism Bureau.