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Posts by category

• Category: Association Events
  • Annual Elections Held October 15, 2023
  • 2012 Annual Association Picnic Recap
• Category: Board
• Category: Committee
• Category: Featured
  • Cathie Stevanovich on the Passing of Dorothy Seratt McMullin
  • Odell Standard Station
    Closing for the Season
  • Elkhart’s Route 66 Mural
  • A Streetcar Named Retire…
  • Thank You, Bob Karls!
  • Route 66 Google Doodle!
  • Ernie Edwards, The Pig Hip Restaurant
  • Route 66 as Musical Muse
  • 2012: The Horseshoe Sandwich
  • 1994: Hitching 66
  • See You On the Road, Marty Blitstein
  • 1996: Running Away on Illinois 66
  • 2000: Tales From the Road
  • Whirl-a-Whip, near Girard, IL
  • Chester D. Henry, Illinois State Police, Pontiac, IL
  • Riviera Roadhouse & Streetcar/Diner – Gardner, IL
  • The Palms Grill Cafe – Atlanta
  • Happy 95th Birthday to a Lady Dear to Our Hearts!
  • Hall of Fame and Museum Holiday Schedule
  • Seasonal Closings Along IL66
  • 2013: Eating Our Way Across Route 66
  • Old State Capitol Reopens for Tours
  • Polk-a-Dot Drive In, Braidwood, IL
  • 1989: Founder’s Day Slated For
  • Route 66 Miles of Possibility
  • Quinn’s Shell Station in Bloomington, IL Facing Likely Demolition
  • Ed Waldmire Family, The Cozy Dog Drive-In, Springfield
  • Veteran’s Day/Route 66 Celebration
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 11
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 8
  • A Federal Grant for Improvement at Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
  • Giant Muffler Man Statue for Sale
  • 2021 Annual Association Elections
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 7
  • 1992 Route 66 Segment on Nightline
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 5
  • Jubelt’s Named Litchfield’s Business of the Year
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 4
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 3
  • Illinois’ First Police Officer
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 2
  • Dorothy Seratt McMullen
  • Jubelt’s Bakery and Restaurant – Litchfield, IL
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 1
  • Route 66 Exhibit Opens with Illinois State Fair
  • Francis Marten, Our Lady of the Highways Shrine
  • Brooks Catsup Bottle – Collinsville, Illinois
  • Motor Tour 2021 Recap
  • SkyView Drive-In Theatre
  • Chain of Rocks Bridge
  • The Mill on 66 in Lincoln
  • Funk’s Grove (Steve and Glaida Funk)
  • Casey’s Market and Garden Center, Bloomington, IL 
  • Once Upon a Time, There Was a Road…
  • The Mill Museum on 66 in Lincoln, IL to Reopen!
  • Illinois Route 66 Attractions!
  • The Launching Pad in Wilmington, IL Reopens!
  • Route 66 Allure in Springfield, Illinois
  • Own Your Own Drive-In Theater!
  • A Dynamic Duo Chronicles Their Route 66 Adventure Through Illinois
  • White Fence Farm Experiences Hardship
  • November Brings Two Timely Route 66 Anniversaries
  • Rosie Vargo, Association Board Member and Dear Friend, Passes
  • On the Passing of Duke Cartwright
  • Friend of the Association, Marty Bilecki, Passes Away
  • Aluminum Illinois Route 66 Sign Replica
  • Friend of Route 66 and Board Member, Martha Jackson, Has Passed Away
  • Happy Birthday to Us!
  • New Turkey Tracks!
  • The Road Ahead Partnership Annual Meeting Held
  • Board member, Dee Pincsak, has passed away
  • Preservationist Mike Cummings Has Passed Away
  • Route 66 Centennial Bill Passed in U.S. House
  • Ariston Cafe Sold to New Owners
  • Replica of Gemini Giant Presented for Museum Display
  • Get Your Route 66 Jackets!
  • EZ 66 Guides
  • Save the Historic Tax Credit!
  • Motor Tour 2018
  • Hall of Famer Jubelt’s Turns 95!
  • Wilmington’s Launching Pad Has New Owners!
  • 2018 Annual Motor Tour Committee
  • That Other Marquette Monument
  • He’s Walking, Yes Indeed!
  • Living Garage History: Herman’s Garage, Divernon, IL
  • Why Did You Join the Route 66 Association of Illinois?
  • Marty Blitstein Awarded President’s Award
• Category: Fixed Feature
  • Your Donations Fuel Our Mission!
  • Favorite Places Along Route 66 in 2019
• Category: From The 66 News Archives
  • 2013: Quinn Service Station
  • 1998: Preserving Nostalgic Advertising
  • 1997: S.O.S. – Save Odell Station
  • 1996: PRESERVATION COMMITTEE REPORT…
  • 1996: A Rare Find Preserved by the Preservation Committee
• Category: Hall of Fame Inductees
  • The Wishing Well Motel, La Grange, Illinois
  • Doc’s Soda Fountain for Sale
  • Better Late Than Never…
  • 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees
  • Soulsby Station Restoration Journal
• Category: History
  • The Rise and Fall of Berwyn’s Automobile Row
• Category: Illinois Stories
  • Bel-Aire Neon Sign on Display at Motorheads in Springfield
  • Tropics Sign to be Restored
  • Strevell House Project Enters New Phase
  • My Good Friend Bob Waldmire – A Story and Memorial
  • Route 66 Treasures Arrive at New Home!
• Category: National Register of Historic Places
• Category: News
  • Dawn Patterson of DK’s Garage has passed away
  • The Mill in Lincoln 88th Birthday Celebration
  • Buy Your Route 66 Pins!
  • The 66 News Photo Submission Requirements
  • Your Route 66 Motor Tour Impressions Requested
  • Fossil Hunting on Route 66
  • Jim Jones Awarded President’s Award
  • Web Site Update October 2010
  • Preserving the Memory of a Dedicated Preservationist
• Category: Point of Interest
• Category: Preservation
• Category: Stories
• Category: The President's View
  • President’s Letter – Fall 2023
  • President’s Letter – Winter 2022/2023
  • President’s Letter – Summer 2021
  • President’s View – Spring 2021
  • President’s Letter – Winter 2021
  • A Letter from the Route 66 Association of Illinois President
  • Winter 2019
  • President’s View Fall 2019
  • Summer, 2019
  • The President’s View – Spring, 2019
  • President’s View – Winter 2018
  • The President’s View – Fall, 2018
  • The President’s View – Summer, 2018
  • The President’s View – Spring 2018
  • The President’s View – Winter 2017
  • The President’s View for Fall 2017
  • The President’s View Summer 2017
  • The President’s View Winter 2016
  • The President’s View Fall 2016
  • The President’s View Spring 2016
  • The President’s View Winter 2015
  • The President’s View Fall 2015
  • The President’s View Summer 2015
  • The President’s View Spring 2015
  • The President’s View Winter 2014
  • The President’s View Fall 2014
  • The President’s View Summer 2014
  • The President’s View Spring 2014
  • The President’s View Winter 2013
  • The President’s View Spring 2013
  • The President’s View Winter 2012
  • The President’s View Fall 2012
  • The President’s View Summer 2012
  • The President’s View Spring 2012
  • The President’s View Winter 2011
  • The President’s View Spring 2011
  • The President’s View Winter 2010
  • The President’s View Fall 2010
  • The President’s View Summer 2010
  • The President’s View Spring 2010
  • The President’s View Fall 2009
  • The President’s View Summer 2009
  • The President’s View Spring 2009
  • The President’s View Winter 2008
  • The President’s View Summer 2008
  • The President’s View Spring 2008
  • The President’s View Winter 2007
• Category: Travel Journal
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 10
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 9
  • Summer Reading, 66 Style – Part 6
• Category: Uncategorized
  • A Tall Paul Christmas!
  • 2021 Illinois Route 66 Photo of the Year Contest Finalists Announced!
  • In Search of a 2021 Photo of the Year
  • What is a Motor Tour Anyway?
  • Motor Tour 2019: Life in the Slow Lane
  • Winter Hours Begin at Our Museum in Pontiac, IL
  • 2018 Motor Tour Information Page

Events

• Once Upon A Holiday
• Elkhart Christian Church Christmas Eve Service
• Elkhart Historical Society
  Christmas Candlelight Services
• Elkhart's Christmas in the Village
• Route 66 Association of Illinois Annual Meeting and Elections - Pontiac
• Route 66 Association of Illinois Summer Meeting - Romeoville
• Route 66 Association of Illinois Spring Meeting - Springfield
• Route 66 Association of Illinois Winter Meeting - Pontiac

Towns

• East St. Louis
• Venice
• Fairmont City
• Granite City
• Gillespie
• Nilwood
• Girard
• Thayer
• Lawndale
• Ocoya
• McCook
• Cicero
• Wood River
• Wilmington
• Willowbrook
• Williamsville
• Waggoner
• Virden
• Towanda
• Staunton
• Springfield
• Shirley
• Sherman
• Romeoville
• Raymond
• Pontiac
• Plainfield
• Odell
• Normal
• Mt. Olive
• Mitchell
• Midewin
• McLean
• Madison
• Lyons
• Lockport
• Livingston
• Litchfield
• Lincoln
• Lexington
• Lemont
• Joliet
• Indian Head Park
• Hamel
• Godley
• Glenarm
• Glen Carbon
• Gardner
• Funk's Grove
• Farmersville
• Elwood
• Elkhart
• Edwardsville
• Dwight
• Divernon
• Diamond
• Darien
• Countryside
• Collinsville
• Chicago
• Chenoa
• Chatham
• Cayuga
• Carlinville
• Broadwell
• Braidwood
• Braceville
• Bloomington
• Berwyn
• Benld
• Auburn
• Atlanta

Destinations

• The Berghoff
• First National Bank of Dwight
• Chain of Rocks Bridge
• Our Lady of the Highways Shrine
• Old Log Cabin Restaurant
• Mar Theatre
• Mother Jones Monument
• Launching Pad/Gemini Giant
• Rialto Theatre
• Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
• Chenoa Pharmacy
• Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket Restaurant
• Skyview Drive In Theatre
• Brooks Catsup Bottle
• Original Brick Road
• Berwyn Route 66 Museum
• Williamsville Historical Museum
• Stagger Inn Roadhouse
• Two Cell Jail
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
• Children's Discovery Museum
• Illinois State Museum
• Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
• Joe Rogers Chili Parlor
• Chatham Railroad Museum
• Riviera Roadhouse
• Soulsby Station
• McLean County Museum of History
• Ariston Cafe
• Cozy Dog Drive Inn
• Lou Mitchell's Restaurant
• Shea's Gas Station Museum
• Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum

Web Links

• Joliet Kicks on 66
• Mother Road Ride Rally
• Hooked on Route 66
• John & Lenore Weiss Home Page
• National Historic Route 66 Federation
• Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
• Flashlight Worthy
• The One Guy Tour Guide
• America's Open Roads
• Route 66 World
• Texas Route 66 Association
• Czech Route 66 Association
• Route 66 Association of Missouri
• Oklahoma Route 66 Association
• New Mexico Route 66 Association
• Rt 66 Association of Arizona
• California Historic Route 66 Association
• Driving Route 66
• Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Isle a la Cache Museum
• Chicago Portage
• Chicago History Museum
• Illinois State Historical Society
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
• Visit Central Illinois
• Enjoy Illinois

Board Members

• Board Contact Montgomery County
• ExecComm1
• Board Contact At Large 5
• Board Contact Treasurer
• Committee Contact Motor Tour 2
• Committee Contact Motor Tour 1
• Committee Contact Finance
• Committee Contact By-Laws
• ExecComm2
• Contact Web Administrator
• Board Contact St. Clair County
• Board Contact Madison County
• Board Contact Macoupin County
• Board Contact VP
• Board Contact At Large 2
• Contact Association
• Board Contact Recording Secretary
• Board Contact President
• Board Contact Will County
• Board Contact Sangamon County
• Board Contact McClean County
• Board Contact Logan County
• Board Contact Livingstone County
• Board Contact At Large 4
• Board Contact At Large 3
• Board Contact At Large 1
• Committee Contact Preservation
• Committee Contact Publicity
• Committee Contact Museum
• Committee Contact HOF/Museum Curator
• Board Contact Grundy County
• Board Contact Corresponding Secretary
• Board Contact Cook County
• Board Contact DuPage County

Counties

• St. Clair County
• Madison County
• Macoupin County
• Montgomery County
• Sangamon County
• Logan County
• McLean County
• Livingston County
• Grundy County
• Will County
• DuPage County
• Cook County

Event Categories

• Association Meeting
• Calendar

Destination Types

• Bank
• Museum
• National Register of Historic Places
• Point of Interest
• Restaurant
• Retail
• Theater

Destination Features

• cemetery
• chicken
• Free Admission
• Handicapped Accessible

Link Categories

• Illinois Tourism
• Route 66 Associations
• Route 66 Travel and Educational Resources

Destination Counties

• 01-Cook
• 02-DuPage
• 03-Will
• 04-Grundy
• 05-Livingston
• 06-McLean
• 08-Sangamon
• 09-Montgomery
• 10-Macoupin
• 11-Madison