Tragedy at Northern Illinois University

With Northern Illinois University right on the Lincoln Highway, we have members of the Illinois Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association who are also members of the NIU extended community, past and present. We pass our condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

Pontiac Turned Down for FEMA Money

Folks, I just heard on the news today that residents of Pontiac, which is on Route 66, as well as nearby Watseka which experienced flooding about a month ago because of ice jams on the river got turned down for assistance through FEMA. This blog's owner checked on the Route 66 Museum that is there, and it was OK: http://windycityroadwarrior.com/blog/2008/01/10/flooding-in-pontiac-illinois/
but many of the residents were hard hit, and getting turned down by FEMA is another blow. Trying to recover from flooding is extremely difficult.

Blast from the Past

OK, so this video is off topic from the Lincoln Highway . . . This is our Farming Heritage representative and Illinois Chapter Board Member Ron Colson drag racing in 1980.

Enjoy!

Alice Ramsey Documentary on YouTube

More good stuff on YouTube. This is a clip from a documentary on Alice Ramsey's drive and the upcoming re-creation of her drive. Alice Ramsey's drive took some of the same routes that the Lincoln Highway took later:

Next Board Meeting

The next Illinois Lincoln Highway Association Board meeting will be on Saturday, February 9th at 12:30 p.m., at Franklin Grove.

Of course, weather permitting! Old Man Winter is about to whack us again!