| Illinois Route 83 | ||||
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| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length: | 92.22 mi[2] (148.41 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1941[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | U.S. Route 30 in Lynwood | |||
| North end: | Highway 83 at the Wisconsin state line north of Antioch | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Buffalo Grove, Grayslake, Round Lake Beach, Lake Villa, Antioch | |||
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Illinois state highway system
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Illinois Route 83 is a major north–south state road in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Highway 30 (Lincoln Highway) by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Highway 83. Incidentally, this alignment is concentric with Interstate 294 (Tri-State Tollway). This is a distance of about 92.22 miles (148.41 km).[2]
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Illinois 83 passes through Cook County, DuPage County, and Lake County. It begins as part of Glenwood-Dyer Road in Lynwood, and then follows Torrence Avenue though Lansing, 147th Street/Sibley Blvd though Calumet City, Dolton, Harvey, Dixmoor, then north on Cicero, and then northwest on Cal Sag Road through Cook County. It then becomes known as the Kingery Highway through DuPage County, and then follows Busse Road, Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road in northern Cook County. In Lake County it is named McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove, Ivanhoe Road north of Mundelein, Barron Blvd. in Grayslake and Milwaukee Avenue in Lake Villa. Illinois 83 ranges from a width of two thru lanes at either terminus to six lanes through DuPage County. It is the main north–south arterial route falling between Interstates 355 and 294 for the central portion of its routing.
SBI Route 83 was modern Illinois Route 17 from New Boston to Galva. In 1941 it was changed to the Lynwood-to-Antioch routing, replacing Illinois Route 52 and Illinois Route 54. In 1998, Illinois 83 was routed slightly north onto 127th Avenue, from Cal Sag Road.[1] The renumbering was part of a major reconstruction project of the Illinois Route 50 intersection with Interstate 294 (Tri-State Tollway).
As part of sign replacement accompanying the renumbering, Illinois 83 was added to the northbound Illinois 50 exit from southbound I-294, as the new northbound Illinois 50 ramp leads directly to Illinois 83 first. However, Illinois 83 overlaps Illinois 50 southbound at the center of the interchange, so southbound Illinois 50 traffic also joins Illinois 83 at the end of the ramp. This is not reflected in the current signage on the tollway.
A $13.4 million construction project is currently underway in northern Lake county to improve a 4-mile section of Illinois 83 from Petite Lake Road to the Wisconsin state line. Improvements include adding a center turn lane and intersection modernizations at Grass Lake Road, Illinois Route 173, and North Avenue. Completion is scheduled for Fall 2010.[3]
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| DuPage | Clarendon Hills | 63rd Street | At-grade intersection | |
| 55th Street | ||||
| US 34 — Ogden Avenue | ||||
| Oak Brook | 31st Street, Oak Brook Road | |||
| I-88 East — Chicago | Access to I-88 WB via 22nd Street. No access to IL 83 from I-88 EB. No access to northbound IL 83 from I-88 WB. | |||
| Oakbrook Terrace | 22nd Street | At-grade intersections | ||
| Hodges Road, Oak Brook Center | ||||
| 16th Street | ||||
| IL 56 — Butterfield Road IL 38 East — Roosevelt Road |
No access to westbound IL 56 from IL 83 NB | |||
| IL 38 West — Roosevelt Road | ||||
| Elmhurst | Riverside Drive | At-grade intersection |
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| DuPage | Elmhurst | Illinois Route 64 — North Avenue | At-grade intersection | |
| U.S. Route 20 — Lake Street To Grand Avenue |
Access via local lanes only. | |||
| Interstate 290 — Rockford, Chicago | ||||
| Bensenville | Frontage Road | At-grade intersection. |