The Mexican Independence Festival in Rochelle, Illinois featured a parade along the Lincoln Highway.
- Weekend festival to feature food, bands and coronation, Rochelle (IL) News-Leader, September 11, 2008
Day: October 1, 2008
Plainfield, Illinois brings history alive in cemetery walk
The Plainfield Historical Society held a cemetery walk to celebrate the town’s history. One of the performances along the walk told the story of the Lincoln-Way Barber Shop, one of many businesses to incorporate "Lincoln" into their names to try to influence officials deciding on the Lincoln Highway’s route.
- History to come alive at cemetery walk, The Herald News (Joliet, IL), September 11, 2008