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While the Mother Road runs through eight states, Springfield has some special connections to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route ...

A longtime director in the chancellor's office at the University of Illinois Springfield has been named to a federal commission created to celebrate the centennial of Route 66 in 2026. The ...

A road closures map for the 12th annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in downtown Springfield on Aug. 8-10, 2024. Wednesday, Aug 7, starting at 4 a.m. A festival parade kicks off at 6 p.m. on ...

Vice President, Miles Partnership Dale Oglesby, Member, Kansas Route 66 Association Joan Sestak, Director of Community & Government Relations, University of Illinois - Springfield Hon. Juliana ...

Springfield is known as the birthplace of Route 66, and for good reason ... Arizona, New Mexico and Illinois will accept Sixty-Six instead of Sixty we are inclined to agree to this change.