Illinois Route 53

[1] It mainly cuts through the western suburbs of Chicago, passes through Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Crest Hill and Joliet, merging into I-55 at Gardner.It crosses over the Des Plaines River before running concurrently with IL 7 and passing by the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill.[4] In 1990, with the construction of I-355, IL 53 was moved off the I-290/I-355 combination south of Biesterfield Road and back onto its original alignment.For over 40 years, IL 53 had been at the center of a major dispute regarding a northern extension of its freeway segment into Lake County.[7] The extension was opposed by several organizations, notably the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club, and many residents of Long Grove, which lies in the path of the highway.The Sierra Club opposed the roadway extension because it would have been routed through wetlands and the group had concerns about suburban sprawl and increased pollution.
IL 53 and IL 7 southbound
GardnerJolietHistoric US 66LockportI-88 TollIL 110 (CKC)IL 390 TollItascaElk Grove VillageI-90 TollRolling MeadowsIL 83Long GroveUnited StatesIllinoisGrundyDuPageIllinois State Highway SystemInterstateTollwaysScenicUS 52US 54state highwayU.S. Route 66BracevilleGodleyBraidwoodIL 113IL 129IL 102WilmingtonMidewin National Tallgrass PrairieAbraham Lincoln National CemeteryJoliet ArsenalElwoodrunning concurrentlyStateville Correctional CenterCrest HillLewis UniversityRomeovilleBolingbrookIL 56IL 38AddisonIL 19IL 72IL 58IL 62PalatineIL 68Lake CountyIL 120GrayslakeMadison, WisconsinUS 12Tri-State TollwayGurneeSierra Clubsuburban sprawlIllinois TollwayBloomingtonMolineRock IslandGary IndianaUS 30I&M Canal PassageChicagoUS 34Ogden AvenueGlen EllynRoosevelt RoadLombardIL 64North AvenueUS 20Lake StreetI-PassSchaumburgRockfordUS 14Arlington HeightsConcurrencyElectronic toll collectionIllinois Department of TransportationChicago TribuneGoogle MapsIllinois Department of Natural Resources