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2025 Pontiac Cruise Night Featuring the 2025 Summer Sendoff
Downtown Pontiac 115 W. Howard, Pontiac, IL, United StatesThe final 2025 Pontiac Cruise Night is on Saturday, September 20th, featuring the 2025 Summer Sendoff at its NEW location in Block 59! Cruise Nights for this year will be…

2025 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
Downtown Springfield #1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL, United StatesThe 24th Annual Route 66 Mother Road Festival is September 26-28, 2025. The cars, the music, the fun and nostalgia that Route 66 has brought to generations will return for…

History of the Underground Railroad in Illinois – John Ackerman & Susan Helm
Elkhart Christian Church Fellowship Community Center 206 S. Gillett St., Elkhart, IL, United StatesThe Elkhart Historical Society proudly introduces two guest speakers for our Friday, September 26, 2025, Dinner Lecture program. Susan Helm is past president of the Sangamon County Historical Society. Currently,…

Tenth Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference
Joliet Area Historical Museum 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet, IL, United StatesThe 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…

Illinois Local 5th Annual Holiday Market on Small Business Saturday
Illinois State Fairgrounds 801 E. Sangamon Ave., Springfield, IL, United StatesJoin Illinois Local, an official American Express Neighborhood Champion, for the Illinois Local 5th Annual Holiday Market on Small Business Saturday, November 29, from 9 am to 4 pm. Entry…