Wake Up Lake Zurich: Kerouac's On the Road Published This Day

On Sept. 5, 1957, Jack Kerouac's On the Road was published, according to History.com. The novel was a classic of the Beat movement and is filled with characters based on Beat figures like Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs.

Have you read On the Road? I haven't yet, but it's been on my list of novels I should read for a long time. 

And here's some other information you may need today:

• Where do I find the lowest gas prices today in Lake Zurich?
• Show me the live traffic from Lake Zurich to Chicago.
• Tell me the most recent weather forecast for the area.

• Check out all the places that you can visit in Lake Zurich.
• Give me a list of today's events. 

 Is there information you'd like to get every day that we haven't included here? Let Lake Zurich Editor Claudia Lenart know, and we'll try our best to include it!