History
SBI Route 72 originally ran from Lanark to Starks. It was extended east in 1937 and 1938 to East Dundee, and then to Chicago. In 1973 and 1982, Illinois 72 was shortened to its current length, first west to Illinois Route 43, and north to Illinois Route 73.
The site of American Airlines Flight 191 is located along the road as Higgins Road, just south of the road and north of O'Hare International Airport.
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