AltWeeklies Wire
One Man's Journey on Route 66new
Frank Kohlrus and people like him define Mother Road. He keeps a picnic table outside his shop on Old 66 and sells sodas for a quarter, just to encourage visitors to stay and shoot the breeze.
Illinois Times |
Tom Teague |
09-23-2004 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Are Some Abe-Related Historical Sites Getting Shortchanged?new
Ousted Illinois Historic Preservation Association director Maynard Crossland says the state's pumping money into the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, but other Illinois historical programs, including popular Lincoln sites, aren't getting the funds they need.
Illinois Times |
Tom Teague |
09-10-2004 |
History
Tags: history
