International Rt 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, IL. will be held on Sept 21-23, 2012. Cozy Dog Drive-in located in Springfield,IL.
Cozy Dog Drive In
is the best place to stop along Route 66 in Illinois to eat. They are infamous for their dog on a stick AKA Cozy Dog.

If you got a need for speed, you might want to check out Route 66 Raceway located in Joliet.

Route 66 Distressed Tin Sign
Route 66 Distressed Tin Sign
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Il. side of the Chain Of Rocks Bridge on Route 66.
Picture taken from the Illinois side of the Chain of Rocks Bridge on Old Route 66.

Before the advent of Route 66, the Pontiac Trail, SBI 4, was a paved road linking Chicago and St. Louis. With the designation of numbered Federal highways in 1926, Route 4 was simply assigned as part of the great diagonal road called Route 66. Learn more info at Route 66 Illinois.com

Director's Edition of Cars, Cars 2 and Mater's Tall Tales available on Blu-ray/DVD Combo and Digital Copy
Cars, Cars 2, Mater's Tall Tales Combo

Route 66 Association of Illinois is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to preserving, promoting, and enjoying Route 66 in Illinois.