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![]() In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Route 66, The Pharmacy will host a special Bob Waldmire Art Exhibit Bob Waldmire - Nomadic Hippie, gifted artist, and Route 66 icon. Immerse yourself in the legend's creative expressions and awe-inspiring attention to detail, celebrating the nostalgia and culture of Route 66. Springfield native Bob Waldmire was… |
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![]() Dare to enter the spookiest school in town! Area 66 Haunted School brings chills, thrills, and hair-raising scares every Friday and Saturday night throughout October 3rd - November 1st. From eerie classrooms to haunted hallways, experience a fright-filled adventure perfect for thrill-seekers of all ages. 2025 Dates: 10/3-10/4, 7-11pm 10/10-10/11, 7-11pm 10/17-10/18, 7-11pm 10/24-10/25, 7-11pm…
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![]() Spooky Season Starts NOW! We’re kicking off October with First Friday: First Fright on Friday, October 3 from 5–8 PM! Hunt for hidden skeletons Snag special deals & spooky sales Show off your best fall + Halloween fits Enjoy a frightfully fun night all across Downtown Bloomington Mark your calendars, grab your friends, and let’s make this the spookiest…
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![]() ✨🎶 Dinner with the Stars of GREASE! 🎶✨ Friday, October 3, 2025 • 7:00 PM 📍 The Twistee Treat Diner – Livingston, IL 🔥ONLY 40 SEATS TOTAL🔥Less than 30 left!!! This is a once-in-a-lifetime Route 66 event—an intimate dinner with cast members of the original GREASE movie! 🎟️ $95.87 per person – includes: 🍔 Full…
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![]() The Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) will be showing a 45th anniversary screening of “The Blues Brothers” in the yard of the Old Joliet Prison on Saturday October 4, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. Tours of the Old Joliet Prison will begin that day at 4:00 p.m. It was in late August of 1979 when a… |
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![]() The Tenth Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference will be held Thursday – Saturday, October 9-11, 2025, in Joliet, Illinois, with the theme “Road to the Centennial.” The main conference activities will take place at the Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) on Route 66. The keynote speaker is Rhys Martin, author and photographer from… |
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![]() Dare to enter the spookiest school in town! Area 66 Haunted School brings chills, thrills, and hair-raising scares every Friday and Saturday night throughout October 3rd - November 1st. From eerie classrooms to haunted hallways, experience a fright-filled adventure perfect for thrill-seekers of all ages. 2025 Remaining Dates: 10/10-10/11, 7-11pm 10/17-10/18, 7-11pm 10/24-10/25, 7-11pm 10/31-11/1,…
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![]() The Sugar Creek Arts Festival is a free community event featuring more than 100 locally and nationally acclaimed artists, two live music stages, food trucks and much more! Presented by the McLean County Arts Center and the Town of Normal. |
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![]() The 2025 Litchfield Pickers Market returns on the second Sunday of each month, May to October, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 2025 Dates: Season Finale - October 12. Downtown Litchfield- 400 N. State St. (Intersection of Route 16/Union Avenue and State Street) Are you a fan of vintage items, antiques, and collectibles? If so, you do not…
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![]() Wilmington, IL - Photographer and storyteller David J. Schwartz will premiere his new Route 66 exhibition, Roadwork Ahead: The Exhibition – A Future for the Mother Road, at Art On 66 Gallery in Wilmington, Illinois. The show opens with a public reception on Sunday, October 12, from 11 AM to 3 PM, and will remain… |
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![]() Dare to enter the spookiest school in town! Area 66 Haunted School brings chills, thrills, and hair-raising scares every Friday and Saturday night throughout October 3rd - November 1st. From eerie classrooms to haunted hallways, experience a fright-filled adventure perfect for thrill-seekers of all ages. 2025 Remaining Dates: 10/17-10/18, 7-11pm 10/24-10/25, 7-11pm 10/31-11/1, 7-11pm
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![]() 👻 Area 66 Haunted School – Fall Kids Day 🎃 📅 Saturday, October 18th 🕝 Low-Scare Haunted School Time: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Ages: 12 & under (must be accompanied by an adult) Rules: No more than 2 adults per child • All adults must be accompanied by a child Entry Fee: 2 nonperishable…
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![]() Dare to enter the spookiest school in town! Area 66 Haunted School brings chills, thrills, and hair-raising scares every Friday and Saturday night throughout October 3rd - November 1st. From eerie classrooms to haunted hallways, experience a fright-filled adventure perfect for thrill-seekers of all ages. 2025 Remaining Dates: 10/24-10/25, 7-11pm 10/31-11/1, 7-11pm
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![]() The Elkhart Historical Society is excited to introduce Janet Roney as the featured guest speaker for our Friday, October 24, 2025 dinner lecture program. Janet is a multi-faceted individual with a… |
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![]() SPRINGFIELD – Spooky fun takes center stage at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Saturday, Oct. 25, when the museum transforms into Abe’s Haunted Hollow, a Halloween wonderland… |
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![]() Something wicked this way comes! Join us on the 2nd floor of Buzz Bomb as we celebrate the debut of author Christopher Ruíz's horror short story collection. This is a combination book launch and Halloween party. There will be raffle prizes, party games, and books, of course! Christopher Ruíz is a fiction writer based in… |
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![]() Dare to enter the spookiest school in town! Area 66 Haunted School brings chills, thrills, and hair-raising scares every Friday and Saturday night throughout October 3rd - November 1st. From eerie classrooms to haunted hallways, experience a fright-filled adventure perfect for thrill-seekers of all ages. 2025 Remaining Dates: 10/31-11/1, 7-11pm
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![]() Step inside the very church where Reverend Dresser once pastored and witness a heartfelt reenactment of the Lincoln wedding. Featuring a period-costumed wedding couple and a specially recreated gown inspired by Mary Lincoln’s imagined attire—meticulously crafted using historical references and fashion details of the day. Candlelight and live music evoke the warmth of a 19th-century… |