Old Joliet Prison hosting Slammers baseball game to celebrate Route 66 centennial

A century of Route 66 celebrated at the Old Joliet Prison with The Big House Ballgame

Thursday marked 100 years since two entrepreneurs in Springfield, Missouri, sent a telegram to the nation’s capital requesting the name “66” for their new highway.

Old Joliet Prison hosting Slammers baseball game to celebrate Route 66 centennial

Joliet is celebrating its place along Historic US Route 66, marking nearly a century of the "Mother Road."

Route 66 Centennial License Plate Authorized Under New Law

Oklahomans will soon have the option to purchase a specialty license plate celebrating the 100th anniversary of U.S. Route 66 under a new law approved by the Legislature. House Bill 3147 authorizes the creation of a Route 66 Centennial license plate, developed in coordination with the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission. The measure became law without the governor’s signature after passing unanimously in both chambers. The plate marks the cen