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2 unusual facts about Interstate 294


Indian Head Park, Illinois

Indian Head Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, slightly north of the intersection of Interstate 294 and Interstate 55.

O'Hare, Chicago

Due to its proximity to O'Hare International Airport as well as major roads such as Interstates 90, 190, and 294, and Illinois Routes 72 and 171, the O'Hare neighborhood is a major business center.


Illinois Route 394

Illinois Route 394 is a four-lane state freeway that travels south from Thornton at the Interstate 294/Interstate 94/Interstate 80 (Tri-State Tollway/Bishop Ford Freeway; this route is an extension of the latter freeway) interchange to Illinois Route 1 south of Steger and Crete.

Kennedy Expressway

Traveling eastbound from O'Hare, the Kennedy interchanges with the eastern terminus of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) and with the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) at a complex junction just west of Illinois Route 171 (Cumberland Avenue).

Tri-State Highway

The original designations for the expressway were Interstate 80, 90, and 294, as well as a portion of U.S. Route 6.


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