Route Description
Illinois 7 follows large portions of the Southwest Highway, one of the original routes from Chicago to Joliet.
Illinois 7 runs along many major streets and overlaps several other routes. It joins with Illinois Route 53 in Crest Hill, Rt.30 (Plainfield Road in Crest Hill and with U.S. 6 at 159th Street between Lockport and Orland Park. Between Rockdale and Worth, Illinois 7 runs along old U.S. Route 66, 159th Street, 143rd Street, Wolf Road, Southwest Highway, and Larkin Avenue, among many others.
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