Illinois Route 68 (IL 68) is a east–west

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in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of

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. It travels east from IL 72 (Higgins Road) in the Dundee area to the

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Interstate 94 Interstate 94 (I-94) is an east–west Interstate Highway connecting the Great Lakes and northern Great Plains regions of the United States. Its western terminus is just east of Billings, Montana, at a junction with I-90; its eastern ter ...

(I-94)/

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(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

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. East, in Glencoe, it continues as a local road to Green Bay Road. The Dundee area refers to the cities of East Dundee and

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. The towns are named after Dundee, Scotland, the hometown of a young settler who won the naming rights in a competition.

History

State Bond Issue (SBI) Route 68 originally traveled from

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to the

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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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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

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