The Elgin O'Hare Expressway is a short, 6 mile (10 km) interstate-standard freeway that, strangely, does not enter either Elgin or O'Hare Airport. It currently links together U.S. Highway 20 (Lake Street) in Hanover Park, IL to Illinois State Route 53 (Rohlwing Road) in Itasca. The only other towns it borders are Schaumburg and Roselle. Elgin O'Hare Expressway was built in 1993. Elgin (pronounced [ˈɛldʒɪn] (IPA)) is a city located on the Fox River mainly in Kane County, Illinois, with a portion also in Cook County, Illinois. ... OHare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. ... U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... Hanover Park is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Illinois State Route 53 is a north-south state highway that runs south from Long Grove at Illinois State Route 83 to Gardner at Interstate 55 west of old U.S. Highway 66, a distance of about 80 miles. ... Itasca is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Roselle is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ...

Future plans are underway to extend the freeway westward to East Bartlett Rd. in Bartlett. It will eventually hook up with The Elgin Bypass on U.S. 20 on the westward end near Elgin at Shales Parkway. Eastward, the highway's future is not so certain. The villages of Bensenville and Elk Grove Village have been actively fighting any highway expansion through their towns, as the ROW (right of way) runs directly through the heart of the largest industrial park in the Midwest, largely in Elk Grove Village. In addition, up to one hundred Wood Dale homes would be destroyed if the highway were to circumvent O'Hare Airport along the southern side. Bartlett is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ... The Elgin Bypass is the common name for a four-lane freeway that carries U.S. Highway 20 around the city of Elgin in northeast Illinois. ... Bensenville is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Elk Grove Village is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ...

However, other western suburbs that do not have the Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90) as an option are in support of the completion of the Elgin O'Hare Expressway. A ring road around the airport and a western terminal are also part of eventual O'Hare expansion plans. The Northwest Tollway in Illinois is a 79 mile (127 km) segment of Interstate 90 from Interstate 190 in far northwest Chicago to Illinois State Route 75, one mile south of the Wisconsin state line. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-5 WA 2 I-82 WA 110 I-15 MT 219 - 227 I-94 MT 456 I-25 WY 55 I-29 SD 396 I-35 MN 159 I-94 WI 44 - 138 I-39 WI 108 - IL 17 I-94 IL 89 - 102 I...

It is believed that when the expressway is completed, Illinois State Route 19 will be rerouted onto the expressway from its current alignment. Illinois State Route 19 is a state road that runs from Illinois State Route 25 (Liberty St. ...

Exit Guide

There are only five exits currently. The sixth is a traffic light.

• U.S. Highway 20 (Lake Street) -- Hanover Park
• Gary Avenue (westbound only) -- Bloomingdale, Roselle, Hanover Park
• Illinois State Route 19 (Irving Park Road) -- Hanover Park, Schaumburg
• Roselle Road -- Roselle, Schaumburg
• Meacham Road / Medinah Road -- Roselle, Medinah, Elk Grove Village
• Illinois State Route 53 (Rohlwing Road) -- Itasca, Elk Grove Village

While the exits are unnumbered, the light poles are numbered in anticipation of an eastward expansion. U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... Illinois State Route 19 is a state road that runs from Illinois State Route 25 (Liberty St. ... Medinah is an unincorporated community in DuPage County, Illinois situated between the villages of Roselle, Illinois and Itasca, Illinois. ... Elk Grove Village is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Illinois State Route 53 is a north-south state highway that runs south from Long Grove at Illinois State Route 83 to Gardner at Interstate 55 west of old U.S. Highway 66, a distance of about 80 miles. ...