A Great Illinois Drive: US 51 from Wickliffe, Kentucky to Beloit, Wisconsin Part 2

More than 400 miles of US 51 are in Illinois going from Cairo, Illinois to South Beloit, Illinois (south to north). Along the journey, US 51 goes through farmland, small towns, and a significant city (Rockford, Illinois). This is Part 2 of the trip. Below is the list of counties and communities that I went through on this trip:
Ballard County, KY:
Wickliffe
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Alexander County, IL:
Cairo
Pulaski County
Union County:
Dongola
Anna
Jackson County:
Carbondale
De Soto
Perry County:
Du Quoin
Sunfield
Washington County:
Ashley
Richview
Irvington
Jefferson County
Marion County:
Centralia
Sandoval
Fayette County:
Vandalia
Shelby County (segment 1)
Christian County:
Pana
Shelby County (segment 2)
Macon County:
Harristown
Decatur
DeWitt County:
Clinton
McLean County:
Heyworth
Bloomington
Hudson
Woodford County:
El Paso
Woodford
Minonk
Marshall County:
Wenona
LaSalle County:
Lostant
Tonica
Oglesby
La Salle
Troy Grove
Mendota
Lee County:
Paw Paw
Steward
Ogle County:
Rochelle
Lindenwood
Monroe Center
Winnebago County, IL:
Rockford (segment 1)
Cherry Valley
Rockford (segment 2)
Loves Park
Machesney Park
Rockton
South Beloit
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Rock County, WI:
Beloit
Do you want to go on a virtual trip? Watch these 2 videos (also watch Part 1)!