Joliet turning into a hot spot

The Chicago Tribune has an interesting story about joliet, Ill., and how it's growing quickly in population. Joliet is one of the 25 fastest-growing cities in America. It even has edged long-touted Naperville to become the fourth-largest city in Illinois. Here's the Route 66 content: An increasingly popular destination is the Route 66 welcome center … Continue reading Joliet turning into a hot spot

An oldie but a goodie

St. Louis Post-Dispatch movie reviewer Joe Williams talks about some of his favorite theaters in the area. Some have enormous screens, others screen IMAX films, one has couches, and another serves beer. Yet none of these are my favorite theater.  With apologies to my many friends in the film-exhibition business, my favorite theater in the … Continue reading An oldie but a goodie