The unofficial icon of the Illinois State Fair was unveiled on Wednesday — and this year’s “udderly” fantastic Butter Cow celebrates the 100th anniversary of Route 66.

Illinois Route 4 today is mostly a two-lane road that connects rural communities from central to southern Illinois. Its heritage, though, runs much deeper. Not only is the route one of the oldest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway has announced the creation of a special, limited-edition 13-coin collector set to celebrate the ...

Route 66 will serve as honorary grand marshal of the Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade as Illinois marks the highway's ...

In May, I drove Route 66 through Illinois to commemorate the Centennial. I’d been researching Route 66 as part of Only In Your State’s partnership with the Route 66 Centennial, and I had a list of ...

The 2026 butter cow invites Illinois State Fairgoers to "Take a Spin on Route 66" in honor of the Mother Road's centennial.

Route 66 turns 100 this year, and this centennial is notable to us in many ways. The 2400-mile route—running diagonally from Chicago’s Lake Michigan waterfront to the shore of the Pacific in Santa ...

LIVINGSTON, IL — For 40 years, Felipe de la Cruz Tenorio of Majorca, Spain, dreamed of driving America’s famed Route 66. He still recalls working at a nightclub as a young man and watching ...

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. LIVINGSTON — For 40 years, Felipe de la Cruz Tenorio of Majorca, Spain, dreamed of driving America’s famed Route 66. He ...

Families traveling Illinois' portion of Route 66 can now add a new activity to their road trips with the launch of a coloring and activity book celebrating the historic highway's centennial. The ...

Sometimes the best meals hide in the most ordinary-looking spots along the highway in Illinois. Picture yourself pulling off ...