Voting is now open for USA Today's "Best Scenic Drive" in the country contest. Locally, the Great River Road in Savanna, Illinois ... along the course of the Mississippi River, running from ...

Illinois’s length of the Mississippi is worth a drive, though, along what the state’s department of tourism calls the Great River Road. Galena, 160 miles northwest of Chicago, is the place to ...

Illinois, and was named the "Best Scenic Drive" in the United States by USA Today voters. The Great River Road stretches 3,000 miles along the course of the Mississippi River, running from ...

Illinois/Iowa (KWQC) - Great River Road has been selected as the Best Scenic Drive in America in the ... Great River Road follows the Mississippi River through 10 states from Minnesota to Louisiana.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Mississippi River at Rock Island ... Moline does not use them for the stretch of River Drive from the Western Illinois University campus to the East Moline border.

An investigation is underway after authorities discovered a body in the Mississippi River near East St. Louis on Friday afternoon. Police responded to 100 block of Riverfront Drive around 2 p.m ...

While experts say the Illinois River has not been suffering as greatly from drought, any issues in the Lower Mississippi can still cause a barge bottleneck downstream and have ripple effects upstream.

You've probably heard of the Great River Road — the scenic byway that runs along the Mississippi River from ... there are more than 80 sites along the drive, known as Great River Road ...

Each city on the river has its own benchmark, with the northernmost cities having the highest benchmarks. They are as follows: Twin Cities = $6.19/ton; Mid-Mississippi = $5.32/ton; St. Louis = ...

Thanks to online voters, the Great River Road has been selected "Best Scenic Drive in America" in the 2025 USA Today "10 Best ...