The Associated Press reported that nine properties were designated to the National Register of Historic Places, including three restaurants on Route 66.
The Route 66 properties are:
- The Ariston Cafe, which opened in Carlinville in 1924 and moved to its present location on Route 66 in Litchfield in 1935.
- Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket near Hinsdale, which was built in 1946.
- Lou Mitchell's in Chicago, which started in 1923 and completed construction on its current building in 1949.
All of them are worthy additions to the Register.
Also, a section of Illinois 53 between Joliet and Wilmington also was added to the register. It also was an alignment of historic Route 66.