History
SBI Route 56 was the current Illinois 56 from Oak Brook to Bellwood on Butterfield Road. In 1965 it was extended west to Sugar Grove over Illinois Route 55. In 1972, the eastern end was truncated to its current location. The western end of Illinois 56 is part of the old alignment of the old east–west Tollway.
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