As we wrap up our trip across the 21st state’s portion of Route 66, we take a look at the tiny Village of Brooklyn, located ...

Coming up, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s “Voices In Motion”…a look at vocal harmony group, choruses, and background singers of the hi-fi era. We’ll hear from The Anita Kerr Quartet, The Ray ...

As we continue to tour across the 21st state’s portion of Route 66, we’re making a stop at the Ace Sign Museum in Springfield ...

Here’s a little background. Just over a year before Classic Mornings began, I hosted an early morning classical music program ...

You've seen them on the road or near your neighborhoods: swamps, bogs, marshes. Let's face it: wetland areas in the United ...

We continue our series reflecting on 100 years of Route 66 — particularly the 300-or-so miles of it that span the 21st state.

Democrat Governor JB Pritzker is seeking a third term. If voters approve, he would join Jim Thompson as the only men ever to ...

A book released earlier this year explores mob activity in the Prohibition era along Route 66 specifically through the lens ...

We’ll introduce you to some of the interesting stops–and interesting people–along the Illinois portion of historic Route 66, including a stop at the American Giants museum in Atlanta, Illinois.

Gridley, Illinois is home to a true central Illinois small-town gem: The Gridley Telephone Museum. Preserving over a century of telephone history, this museum is made up of telecommunication items and ...

As we continue our journey on Route 66, we’re stopping in Bloomington-Normal to check out the McLean County Museum of History ...