News & Media

New Releases

11/03/14- Illinois River Road Connects Visitors to Small Businesses

10/03/13 - Illinois Byways Partner with IDOT and IOT

9/30/13 - DOT, DCEO Invite Travelers to Discover Illinois Scenic Byways Week

01/17/13 - Illinois River Road HQ Has Moved Upstream

08/13/12 - Prestigious, International Honors for Two Illinois River Sites

08/06/12 - Illinois River Road Receives New Grants to Focus on Cycling and Byway History

09/15/11 - Illinois River Road Receives Boost for Economic Development

07/28/11 - Illinois River Road NSB Awarded $99,000 USDA Grant

06/03/11 - June is Great Outdoors Month

05/20/11 - Friends of America's Byways Reach Out to Congress

04/20/11 - Geocaching Comes to Illinois River Road

04/15/11 - Transportation Budget Affecting National Scenic Byway Program

11/01/10 - Byway Business Input Sessions

08/24/10 - Illinois River Road featured in Midwest Living magazine

07/22/10 - Illinois River Road Offers New Tools to Promote Region

03/23/10 - Scenic Byway Foundation Taking Funding Mission on the Road to Washington

10/01/09 - Getting a Taste of the Region
- Book retail sales locations

05/29/09 - Illinois River Road featured in InterBusiness Issues
- Illinois River Road - A Museum Without Walls
- Creating Benchmarks for Visitor-Based Economic Growth

04/15/09 - River Stories Cruise and Fundraising Event

03/12/09 - Two New Communities Join the Byway Experience

03/12/09 - Best Tourism Website Award Winner

03/03/09 - Scenic Byway Captured by Illinois Artist

12/12/08 - Local Scenic Byway Receives $110,000 Grant

11/24/2008 - Illinois River Road Celebrates Two Milestones!

2/21/2008 - Byway Seeks Community Input

6/3/2007 - Illinois River Road Celebrates Byway Designation and New Logo with Tour

8/17/2007 - Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway to Launch New Logo with Caravan Tour

5/31/2007 - Illinois Byways Nationally Recognized For Statewide Partnership

9/22/2005 - Gov. Blagojevich Applauds U.S. Recognition For Historic Rt. 66 and Illinois River Road

Pictures of ribbon cutting and cake eating ion celebration to Illiniois River Road

Construction of Illinois River Road building and acceptence of a giant check towards Illiniois River Road

Media

Plans and Blueprints

Facts

Logos
For Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway logos, please send a request to info@illinoisriverroad.org.

Photos
Please provide proper credit when using the available photos below:

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Lewistown
Canton
Peoria
Ottawa
Lacon

I & M Canal Trail being run by to women.

I & M Canal - Credit Starved Rock State Park

Indian Creek Vineyard near Lacon

Indian Creek Vineyard

Banner Marsh Canton lake

Banner Marsh - Credit Anaise Berry

Main Street Canton

Main Street Canton

Laura Bradley Park

Laura Bradley Park

The city of Peoria from across the river witht a red bridge in view

Riverfront Skyline

Red Covered Bridge near Lacon

Red Covered Bridge - Credit Cindy Patterson

Emiquon Preserve Wetlands

TNC Emiquon Preserve - Credit Kelvin Sampson

Mathiessen State Park Bridge

Mathiessen State Park - Credit Anaise Berry

River Trail of East Peoria

River Trail of East Peoria

Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area

Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area

At Apple Blossom Farm two men are talking in front of a conveyor belt full of delisious apple donuts.

Apple Blossom Farm

Road near Manito

Sandridge State Forest - Credit Anaise Berry

Spirit of Peoria

Spirit of Peoria

Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge River

Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge - Credit Anaise Berry

Fort Crevecoeur Park through leaves

Fort Crevecoeur Park

Ottawa Riverwalk path

Ottawa Riverwalk

Dickson Mounds Museum

Dickson Mounds Museum - Credit Kelvin Sampson

For Illinois River Road organizational information, contact:
The Nature Conservancy - Illinois River Program Office