It’s not Iowa, no, but it might become an addendum to my note about recent interstate creations in the Midwest \u2014 and affect my plans to travel every interstate in Illinois.<\/p>\n
West of O’Hare Airport in suburban Chicago, a freeway that has had no numerical designation abruptly begins at US 20 and ends at I-290. It’s called the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway, but wags have often noted it goes to neither place.<\/p>\n
It’s finally been given a number, IL 390, a number that would seem deliberately chosen. Will it at some point be signed at I-390? This WLS-TV report thinks so.<\/a><\/p>\n The freeway will also be extended to near O’Hare, fulfilling at least one end of the plan from long ago. However, there is a catch: It will be built as a toll road. In fact, the existing stretch may be tolled too, a changeover that would be accomplished by making it all-electronic. This press release from the state has more.<\/a><\/p>\n The Chicago Tribune also has a story.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s not Iowa, no, but it might become an addendum to my note about recent interstate creations in the Midwest \u2014 and affect my plans to travel every interstate in Illinois. West of O’Hare Airport in suburban Chicago, a freeway … Continue reading