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Join Julian Crews for another round of "Cruisin' Illinois!" Follow him as he explores different locations around the Land of Lincoln. Tune in to see the latest adventure!



Cruisin' Illinois: Packaging Presidents

Packaging Presidents: Two centuries of campaigns and candidates
With the presidential election just months away, a one-of-a-kind exhibit takes a fascinating look at politics--both past and present.


Cruisin' Illinois: Whitewater Adventure

Cruisin' Whitewater Adventure
With spring nearly here and summer just around the corner, Julian Crews shows us the joys of rafting! Check out his latest whitewater adventures!


Cruisin' Illinois: Lincoln

Lincoln: Resources and Links
Want to plan a trip to Lincoln or learn about the conspiracy surrounding President Lincoln's body? Get all the information you need right here!


Cruisin' Illinois: Waterpark Adventure

Cruisin' Illinois: Waterparks
Julian Crews is off to explore exhuberance in family fun. Join him as he visits various waterparks in Illinois!


Cruisin' Illinois: Starved Rock

Starved Rock Links
WGN'S Julian Crews is once again looking for great places to visit...and he says right now is the perfect time to see one of nature's command performances: Spring wonders at Starved Rock.


Julian's Adventures in 2007

Cruisin' Illinois: Southern Illinois

Southernmost Illinois


Southern Illinois Photo Gallery
Reporter Julian Crews and photographer Ray Ruiz visited the sites of Southern Illinois including Shawnee National Forest, Fort Massac State Park, the Superman Museum in Metropolis and Rend Lake.



Cruisin' Illinois: Southwestern Illinois

National Shrine of our Lady of the Snows


Cruisin' Illinois:
Southwestern Illinois Photo Gallery
Reporter Julian Crews travels to southwestern Illinois to visit such sites as the Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, and the Old Chain of Rocks bridge near St. Louis.


Cruisin' Illinois: Galena

Cruisin' Illinois:
Galena Photo Gallery
Reporter Julian Crews and photographer Grant Banks visited the town of Galena in Jo Daviess county.


The Steamboat House Bed and Breakfast


Cruisin' Illinois: Quad Cities

Cruisin' Illinois:
Quad Cities Photo Gallery
Reporter Julian Crews and photographer Ray Ruiz visited sites around the Quad Cities including John Deere Pavilion, the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, Rock Island National Cemetery and Lagomarcino's Ice Cream.


Check out all the sites in the Quad Cities? Get all the information you need!


Cruisin' Illinois: Peoria

Want to see what's playing in Peoria? Get all the information you need!


Cruisin' Illinois:
Peoria Photo Gallery
Reporter Julian Crews and photographer Ray Ruiz visited sites around Peoria including the Peoria Chiefs baseball team, Hotel Pere Marquette, the Rock Island Bicycle Trail and the Wildlife Prairie State Park.


Cruisin' Illinois: Route 66

This is the spot. The place where the great highway begins. Here in Chicago at the corner of Lake Shore Drive and Jackson.


Want to plan a drive down Route 66? Get all the information you need!


Cruisin' Illinois: Springfield

With rising gas prices, a lot of folks are looking for short getaways this vacation season. Which is why we're loading up the car to see what we can find, a day's drive from Chicago. In our new series 'Cruisin' Illinois' we send the "crews"…Our own Julian Crews to explore the 'Land of Lincoln.'


Cruisin' Illinois:
Springfield Photo Gallery
Travel on down to Springfield and check out images from the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and Lincoln's Tomb.


Want to plan a trip to Springfield? Get all the information you need!


Do you think you know everything our 16th president? Check out some little known facts about Abraham Lincoln:



 
 
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  Road Trip Songs
 
Taking your own roadtrip this summer? Check out our list of tunes to drive to and download them to your iPod!
The B-52's - Roam
Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway
Wilson Picket - Mustang Sally
Ryan Adams - New York, New York
Eagles - Take It Easy
U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
The New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Paul Simon - Graceland
Don McLean - American Pie
Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
Grateful Dead - Truckin'
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
Melissa Etheridge - You Can Sleep While I Drive
Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat
Outkast - Hey Ya!
Tom Petty -Runnin' Down A Dream
Wilco - Kamera
Meatloaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Lights
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Sam and Dave - Soul Man
The Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Runnin'
Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home
Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night
The Go-Gos - Vacation
Black Eyed Snakes - Honey
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
The Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man
Foghat - Slow Ride
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride