Route Description
Illinois 126 begins at Illinois 47 in Yorkville, and runs as a rural two-lane road until it intersects historic Lincoln Highway and enters Plainfield as West Lockport Road. Immediately after crossing the DuPage River, it turns northeast onto Main Street, bypassing Downtown Plainfield, and intersects concurrent Illinois Route 59 and US Route 30 at North Division Street. It continues northeastward out of Plainfield on Main Street until it ends at a junction with Interstate 55. There is no access to Illinois 126 from northbound Interstate 55. Likewise, there is no southbound Interstate 55 access from Illinois 126.
For most of its length, Illinois 126 is an undivided two-lane surface road, until a high-speed ramp is used to access Northbound Interstate 55 at its east end.
Congestion in Plainfield is increasing substantially on this highway, Illinois 59, and U.S. 30 because of near-explosive growth in Plainfield, a southwest suburb of Chicago.
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