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Lincoln Highway overpass over railroad in Lynwood, IL approved

Lincoln Highway Association — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:29:53 +0000

The Illinois Department of Transportation has approved design plans for highway overpasses spanning Canadian National Railway tracks in two Illinois locations, at Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) in Lynwood and at Ogden Avenue (U.S. 34) in Aurora. Planners opted for overpasses instead of underpasses because it would save money and take less time. CN must pay for the vast majority of the construction costs.

3 years after rail deal, 2 suburbs heartened by approval of overpasses, Richard Wronski, Chicago Tribune, December 17, 2011

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CN Railway must fund LH underpass in Lynwood, IL

New Lincoln Highway mural in Frankfort, IL

Lincoln Highway Association — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:51:45 +0000

The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has unveiled its latest Lincoln Highway mural in the village of Frankfort.

Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition completes mural in Frankfort, Scott Bort, TribLocal (Tinley Park, Ill.), December 14, 2011
Frankfort mural latest salute to Lincoln Highway history, Susan DeMar Lafferty, Southtown Star (Tinley Park, Ill.), December 15, 2011

Home of barbed wire inventor celebrates 150th anniversary

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:11:36 +0000

The Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, along the Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, Illinois, celebrated its 150th anniversary this year. The center is the historical home of Joseph Glidden, inventor of barbed wire.

Historic homestead celebrates 150th anniversary, Olivia Willoughby, Northern Star (DeKalb, Ill.), November 17, 2011

DeKalb, IL finishing up downtown renovations by summer

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:12:11 +0000

Re:New DeKalb said that its renovation projects of downtown DeKalb, Illinois will be finished by summer 2012. It has already completed projects that, among other things, improved the streetscape of the Lincoln Highway through the city.

Re:New DeKalb to finish projects by summer 2012, Olivia Willoughby, The Northern Star (DeKalb, Ill.), November 6, 2011

Lincoln Highway traveling exhibit in Oswego, IL

Lincoln Highway Association — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:29:13 +0000

The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition’s traveling exhibit on the Lincoln Highway is currently in the Village Hall in Oswego, Illinois until the end of December.

Valley Briefs: Become bell ringer or learn about Lincoln Highway, The Beacon News (Aurora, Ill.), November 8, 2011

DeKalb, IL chicken restaurant clucking for more than 50 years

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:20:18 +0000

Lothson’s Karry-Out, which specializes in fried chicken, has been in business in DeKalb, Illinois since 1949. It has been at its current location along the Lincoln Highway since around 1957.

DeKalb chicken restaurant still in business after 50 years, Dave Gong, The Northern Star (DeKalb, Ill.), October 4, 2011

Lincoln Highway mural in Oswego, IL honors Boy Scouts

Lincoln Highway Association — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:00:44 +0000

The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition’s latest mural installation, in the Illinois town of Oswego, pays tribute to the Boy Scouts and their installation of thousands of concrete markers along the Lincoln Highway in 1928.

Oswego Lincoln Highway mural honors Boy Scout traditions, Judy Pochel, The Beacon News (Aurora, Ill.), September 29, 2011

Midwest art exhibit includes Lincoln Highway roadside

Lincoln Highway Association — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:00:23 +0000

An art exhibit by William Scarlato, art instructor at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, includes a painting of a blue Quonset-hut bar along the Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, Illinois.

Art exhibit details rural Midwest, Tamara Browning, The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.), September 28, 2011

Another cookbook from the creator of the Illinois Lincoln Highway cookbook

Lincoln Highway Association — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:00:56 +0000

David Alan Badger, who has written and illustrated several cookbooks such as Recipes from the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway, has put together another one called The Meeting of the Great Rivers.

175 years cooking on the rivers, Jill Moon, The Telegraph (Alton, Ill.), September 8, 2011

Bill and Karen’s excellent Lincoln Highway adventure

Lincoln Highway Association — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:00:26 +0000

Bill and Karen, of Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, are blogging about their latest two-lane road trip adventure along the Lincoln Highway.

Bill & Karen’s new Lincoln Highway trip, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, September, 3, 2011
Bill and Karen’s Travel Journal