Team Member

Deborah Ericksen

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Meet Deborah Ericksen

Vice-Chair / Director of Operations and Tourism / Board Officer

Deborah (Debyjo)Ericksen is the Chairman of the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, an annual event the first weekend in May along Route 66 between Joliet and Towanda IL. She also works with local, state, and international organizations to promote Route 66 tourism.

Deborah’s passion runs deep when it comes to Route 66 historic preservation as a means of economic development. The Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 will prove to be a domestic and international attraction combined with other area attractions such as the Old Joliet Prison. With the magnitude of these attractions, she envisions her home town of Joliet as becoming the new Route 66 journey starting point.

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The museum suffered damage as the result of a microburst in downtown Joliet. The building did sustain some damage however we are extremely grateful that no one was injured during this tragedy. 


We are fortunate that Gigantar, our exhibit artifacts and the gift shop merchandise all escaped any damage. 


We are temporarily closed to the public as we work with our contractors through the cleanup process. 
Please stay tuned as we get back in the groove.