History
Interstate 494 (and later Interstate 694) was originally planned to serve as a loop in Chicago and follow Lake Shore Drive along Lake Michigan. After local opposition prevented I-494 and I-694 from being completed, both numbers were completely dropped. Portions of the old I-494/I-694 exist as US 41/Lake Shore Drive and the Ohio Street connector. In addition, I-494 was also planned at one point to be a western bypass of Chicago, as the Crosstown Expressway.
From 2007-2009 Interstate 94 was widened from 6 to 8 lanes between Illinois Route 173 (Rosecrans Road) and Illinois Route 22 (Half Day Road).
Read more about this topic: Interstate 94 In Illinois
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