Interstate 290 West

Ida B. Wells Drive west transitions into the Eisenhower Expressway beyond the intersection with Wells Drive at the Chicago Loop.

01/18/21

Loop ramps tie into the Eisenhower Expressway from Lower Wacker Drive ahead of the Old Chicago Post Office building. The Jane Byrne (Circle) Interchange follows in a half mile.

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Eisenhower Expressway spans the South Branch of the Chicago River across a draw bridge.

01/18/21

Eisenhower Expressway passes under the Old Chicago Post Office, which was renovated from 2017 to 2019.

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Entering the Jane Byrne (Circle) Interchange with I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway south / Kennedy Expressway north) on I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway) west. Upgrades at the turbine interchange commenced in 2014 and ran through 2019.

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A new flyover ramp connecting I-90-94 west with I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway) west was completed in Fall 2016.

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Traveling below grade, Interstate 290 advances to within one quarter mile to Exit 27C with Oakley Boulevard for the Near West Side and Tri-Taylor neighborhoods.

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An inverted single point interchange (Exit 23A) with left ramps joins Interstate 290 with Austin Boulevard along the Chicago city line at Columbus Park.

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Dropping below grade again, confirming markers for I-290/IL 110 (CKC) west precede Austin Boulevard and the Oak Park village line.

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Separating the villages of Bellwood and Westchester, I-290/IL 110 (Eisenhower Expressway) cross over Addison Creek ahead of a three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 17) with U.S. 12-20-45 (Manheim Road).

10/22/17

U.S. 12-20-45 combine for 12.8 miles north from 95th Street west of Hickory Hills to Lake Street at the village of Stone Park. I-290/IL 110 split in 1.5 miles at Exit 15A for the westbound beginning of Interstate 88.

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Interstate 290 winds through the village of Hillside to a wye interchange (Exit 15A) with the Ronald Reagan East West Tollway. An adjacent wye from I-88 provides the link from I-290 west to I-294 (Tri-State Tollway) south.

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Exit 15B joins Interstate 290 west with I-294 (Tri-State Tollway) directly. I-294 runs north 8.7 miles to I-190 west to O'Hare International Airport (ORD).

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Interstate 88 and IL 110 (CKC) branch southwest from I-290 through Oak Brook en route to Downers Grove, Naperville and Aurora. The Ronald Reagan East-West Tollway extends the two routes 86 miles to IL 26 at Dixon.

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Interstate 290 turns northwest to a parclo interchange (Exit 15) with the Tri-State Tollway in the village of Berkeley.

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The Tri-State Tollway straddles the Du Page County line north from I-290 to Franklin Park, where it shifts east around ORD Airport to Des Plaines, Glenview and Northbrook.

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Exit 15B leaves I-290 west for Interstate 294 (Tri-State Tollway) north. I-294 extends 22 miles north to I-94 in Deerfield. Interstate 94 continues the toll road north through Lake County to I-41 at Russell.

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