{"id":2678,"date":"2018-11-12T21:03:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T05:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exocet.com\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2019-03-02T13:14:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T21:14:43","slug":"route-66-day-12-pontiac-il-to-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exocet.com\/?p=2678","title":{"rendered":"Route 66 Day 12  Pontiac, IL to Chicago, IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Day-12-Pontiac-IL-Chicago-OHare.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Woke to clear skies and a 2nd day of no fire trucks at our motel . After a trip to the hardware store for a part to repair the steering column and an hour of goofing around getting it to fit we got the last leg of this quest in motion. First stop was the Pontiac Route 66 museum which was ok but not a real show stopper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>********************************************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dwight, IL<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1950 Chevy Fleetline\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0972-e1542087885167.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Where do you insert your credit card?<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0973.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1950 Chevy Fleetline\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0974.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>No worries&#8230;&#8230;the fire chief is on her way!<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0977.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0980.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0981.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>********************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wilmington, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.route66guide.com\/muffler-men-route66.html\">The Muffler Dude<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1950 Chevy Fleetline\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0983.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>********************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Joliet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moved on up the road to Joliet which is the home of the now closed Joliet Prison and the home of the Blues Brothers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofjoliet.com\/BUSINESS\/rialto.htm\"> Rialto Theater <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0984.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waymarking.com\/waymarks\/WM9YAH_Groucho_and_Harpo_Marx_Joliet_IL\"> Marx Brothers <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0985.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivingroute66.com\/the-joliet-route-66-diner-illinois\/\"> The Joliet Route 66 Diner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0986.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dick&#8217;s on 66<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0988.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoisroute66.org\/What-to-See\/Details\/ArticleID\/3825\/Rich-Creamy\">Rich &amp; Creamy Ice Cream Stand<\/a><\/strong> <strong>with the Blues Brothers on the roof!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0991.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0992.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0993.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Left Joliet and pushed on to Chicago and the end of our adventure \u2026\u2026\u2026 Tomorrow Kathy flies back and I begin the unsupervised trip home.<\/p>\n<p>CALIFORNIA to CHICAGO on Route 66!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/?p=2637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"57\" height=\"40\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/red-back-arrowa.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/ target=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"57\" height=\"40\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/exocet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Home-Arrow-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woke to clear skies and a 2nd day of no fire trucks at our motel . After a trip to the hardware store for a part to repair the steering column and an hour of goofing around getting it to fit we got the last leg of this quest in motion. 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