Illinois Route 60 (IL 60) is a east–west state highway in Lake County, in northeastern

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. It connects the village of Volo at

Illinois Route 120 Illinois Route 120 (IL 120) is a major east–west state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 14 near Woodstock to Illinois Route 131 in Waukegan. It travels a distance of and is one of the few roads that provides di ...

(Belvidere Road) just east of

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with the city of Lake Forest at U.S. Highway 41 (Skokie Highway).

Route description

Illinois Route 60 terminus at Illinois 120

Illinois 60's northern terminus is at a T-intersection in Volo with

Illinois 120 Illinois Route 120 (IL 120) is a major east–west state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 14 near Woodstock to Illinois Route 131 in Waukegan. It travels a distance of and is one of the few roads that provides dire ...

. It runs south as a 2-lane road serving a mix of farmland and suburban neighborhoods in Grayslake and Round Lake. Running south through Mundelein, the roadbed begins to carry Illinois 83. Illinois 60 overlaps with

Illinois Route 83 Illinois Route 83 (IL 83) is a major north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Route 30 (US 30, Lincoln Highway) by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana, north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Wisconsin Highw ...

south of

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where Illinois 83 curves around

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. It is called Town Line Road east of Illinois 83 and west of the

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(

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), because Illinois 60 straddles the line separating Vernon and Libertyville Townships for most of its length. Through Lake Forest to the east, Route 60 is called Kennedy Road. Route 60, especially the portion between Milwaukee Avenue and

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, experiences unusually heavy traffic for an arterial road, although less so in recent years.

History

SBI Route 60 was the current

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from the

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state line to

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. This was dropped in 1938. In February 1967, IL 60 was brought back to replace IL 59A as part of replacing some superfluous designations. In 1972, Illinois 60 was removed east of U.S. 41 due to the decommissioning of IL 42.

Major intersections

References

External links

*{{ccat-inline 060 U.S. Route 12 Transportation in Lake County, Illinois Mundelein, Illinois Vernon Hills, Illinois Lake Forest, Illinois