Looking for Illinois trucker history, stories, trivia, etc.

My name is Jim Owens. I am currently writing a book about Illinois highways--from Indian trails to modern super highways. Please, if you are a trucker and travel Illinois roads, I need your information! Just tell me about your experiences on Illinois highways. Any stories or just something trivial would be welcome. Email me at jim_wns@yahoo.com NOTE: I need the info emailed to me. If you just post it here, I cannot use it due to copyright issues. Any Illinois history welcome, bad accidents, bad roads, good things about Illinois. Any type of info would be great. Maybe a truck stop you like (or hate) or a good or bad experience on Illinois roads. Thank you!