Route 66

Over the years, conservative members of the Normal Town Council and McLean County Board often have resisted bicycle trail extensions presented for…

Route 66 advocates from across the Midwest will gather in Normal this weekend looking for ways to help the historic highway bring more tourism to their…

Cultural historian Candacy Taylor traveled Route 66 to document her findings on businesses and history for her second book. But once she got deeper into…

Route 66 enthusiasts can find a new way to connect with the historic highway.Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner joined other city officials in braving the…

Economic developers in McLean County have created a wish list of four projects to seek federal funding.The Bloomington-Normal Economic Development…

Historic preservationists are making their case for preserving Route 66 by kicking off a five-week, 2,400-mile journey along the Mother Road.Jason…

A $17,000 grant from the National Park Service gives the green light to a plan to preserve and restore the iconic Tropics neon sign on Route 66 in…

McLean County and state and federal elected leaders hope a bike trail will eventually extend from the northern border to the south end of McLean County.On…

Historic Route 66 was not only a highway, it was a pie-way.Let's hear about food on the mother road. Rob Dirks is a retired food anthropologist at…

Route 66 conjures up nostalgic memories for many white's of a certain age in the United States. Television, print, and other media often invoke the…