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Illinois Route 68 (IL 68) is a east–west state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of
IL 68 is called Dundee Road east of IL 25. It is known as Penny Avenue in East Dundee. East, in Glencoe, it continues as a local road to Green Bay Road.
The Dundee area refers to the cities of East Dundee and West Dundee. The towns are named after
Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 68
068 Transportation in Kane County, Illinois Transportation in Cook County, Illinois Palatine, Illinois Wheeling, Illinois Northbrook, Illinois Glencoe, Illinois U.S. Route 41
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
. It travels east from IL 72 (Higgins Road) in the Dundee area to the concurrency of Interstate 94 (I-94)/ U.S. Route 41 (US 41) (Edens Expressway) in Glencoe.
Route description
IL 68 is called Dundee Road east of IL 25. It is known as Penny Avenue in East Dundee. East, in Glencoe, it continues as a local road to Green Bay Road.
The Dundee area refers to the cities of East Dundee and West Dundee. The towns are named after Dundee, Scotland
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
, the hometown of a young settler who won the naming rights in a competition.
History
State Bond Issue (SBI) Route 68 originally traveled from Lake Bluff to theWisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
state line on what is now IL 131 and US 41. IL 68 was changed to these routes from 1935 through 1937. In 1942, it was moved to the current IL 68 between IL 59 and then IL 42, which is still Sheridan Road to this day. In 1972, IL 68 was dropped east of US 41, which today is also I-94. The next year, it was extended west to East Dundee, replacing IL 63 and IL 22A.
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{{ccatIllinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 68
068 Transportation in Kane County, Illinois Transportation in Cook County, Illinois Palatine, Illinois Wheeling, Illinois Northbrook, Illinois Glencoe, Illinois U.S. Route 41