Editing Interstate 294

{{short description|Highway in Illinois}}
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{{Infobox road
|state = IL
|type = I-Toll
|route = 294
|alternate_name = Tri-State Tollway
|maint = [[Illinois State Toll Highway Authority|ISTHA]]
|map = {{maplink-road|from=Interstate 294.map}}
|map_custom = yes
|map_notes = I-294 highlighted in red
|length_mi = 53.45
|length_ref=<ref name=t2>{{cite web |author = Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url = http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title = T2 GIS Data |access-date = November 8, 2007 |year = 2006 }}</ref>
|established = 1958 <ref>{{cite web |last = McClendon |first = Dennis |date = 2005 |title = Expressways |url = https://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/440.html |access-date = October 22, 2020 |website = Encyclopedia Chicago |archive-date = August 9, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200809175830/https://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/440.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>
|history = Completed December 23, 1958<ref>{{cite news |last = Orr |first = Ginger |date = May 7, 1996 |title = Illinois Tollways Through the Years |url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-05-07-9701150615-story.html |access-date = October 22, 2020 |work = Chicago Tribune }}</ref>
|spur_type = I
|spur_of = 94
|direction_a = South
|terminus_a = {{Jct|state=IL|I|80|I|94|IL|394}} in [[Lansing, Illinois|Lansing]]
|junction = <!--Max of 10 junctions in the infobox-->
*{{Jct|state=IL|I|80}} in [[Hazel Crest, Illinois|Hazel Crest]]
*{{Jct|state=IL|I|57}} in [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island]]
*{{Jct|state=IL|I|55}} in [[Indian Head Park, Illinois|Indian Head Park]]
*{{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|88|I|290|CKC}} in [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]]
*{{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|90|I|190}} in [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]]
|direction_b = North
|terminus_b = {{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|94}} / [[Lake Cook Road]] in [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]]
|counties = [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]
|previous_type = I
|previous_route = 290
|next_type = IL
|next_route = 336
}}
'''Interstate 294''' ('''I-294''') is a tolled [[auxiliary Interstate Highway]] in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of [[Illinois]]. Forming the southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois, I-294 runs from [[South Holland, Illinois|South Holland]] at [[Interstate 80 in Illinois|I-80]]/[[Interstate 94 in Illinois|I-94]] and [[Illinois Route 394]] (IL&nbsp;394) to [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]] at I-94. I-294 is {{convert|53.42|mi|km}} long; {{convert|5.32|mi|km}} are shared with I-80.<ref name="t2" /> It serves as a bypass around the city of [[Chicago]].

==Route description==
I-294 begins at the interchange between [[Interstate 94 in Illinois|I-94]], [[Interstate 80 in Illinois|I-80]], and [[Illinois Route 394|IL&nbsp;394]] in [[Lansing, Illinois|Lansing]]. I-94 splits off toward [[Chicago]] while I-80/I-294 heads west as an eight-lane tollway and crosses above a railroad track and [[Thorn Creek]] in [[Thornton, Illinois|Thornton]]. The highway crosses under the Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis, Chicago Road, another railroad track, and State Street through residential areas. I-80/I-294 is between the Thornton Quarry on an elevated area before crossing the quarry on a bridge and passing under another railroad track. The highway then enters [[East Hazel Crest, Illinois|East Hazel Crest]] and has a cloverleaf interchange with [[Illinois Route 1|IL&nbsp;1]] (Halsted Street) and widens to 10&nbsp;lanes. Then, I-80/I-294 reenters the residential areas and center cross over Center Avenue, the [[Canadian National Railway]] Chicago Subdivision, the [[Metra Electric District|Metra Electric]], and the Dixie Highway. After crossing under 171st Street, I-80 splits off and heads toward [[Des Moines, Iowa]], and I-294 narrows to eight lanes in [[Hazel Crest, Illinois|Hazel Crest]].<ref name="google">{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.5778514,-87.5626272/I-294,+Deerfield,+IL+60015/@41.858761,-87.9463333,69263m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x880fbf6b2f34c941:0xf2296d9383f3e9c2!2m2!1d-87.8739903!2d42.1618634!3e0 |title = Overview of Interstate 294 |access-date = October 22, 2020 }}</ref>

After the I-80 split, I-294 heads north and enters [[Markham, Illinois|Markham]]. It crosses under 167th Street and goes through the 163rd Street toll plaza. I-294 has a cloverleaf interchange with [[U.S. Route 6 in Illinois|US Route&nbsp;6]] (US&nbsp;6; 159th Street) and turns northwest toward an incomplete interchange with [[Interstate 57|I-57]]. I-294 then enters [[Posen, Illinois|Posen]] and has a partial interchange with [[Illinois Route 83|IL&nbsp;83]] (147th Street). I-294 turns west to cross the [[Rock Island District]] and Kedzie Avenue. I-294 turns northwest, and enters [[Midlothian, Illinois|Midlothian]]. It crosses over South Claire Boulevard, Pulaski Road, the Midlothian Turnpike, 135th Street, and the [[Calumet River]]. I-294 has an interchange with [[Illinois Route 50|IL&nbsp;50]] and [[Illinois Route 83|IL&nbsp;83]] (Cicero Avenue) with a northbound exit and southbound entrance via 127th Street in [[Alsip, Illinois|Alsip]]. It then passes by warehouses and crosses over Ridgeland Avenue, 115th Street, 111th Street, 107th Street, the tracks of the [[SouthWest Service]], Southwest Highway, Stony Creek, all while entering [[Worth, Illinois|Worth]], [[Chicago Ridge, Illinois|Chicago Ridge]], and [[Bridgeview, Illinois|Bridgeview]]. The tollway enters [[Justice, Illinois|Justice]] and has another interchange with [[U.S. Route 12 in Illinois|US&nbsp;12]]/[[U.S. Route 20 in Illinois|US&nbsp;20]] (95th Street) and [[Illinois Route 43|IL&nbsp;43]] (Harlem Avenue). I-294 then crosses over 87th Street and Roberts Road. It then goes through the 82nd/83rd street toll plaza. It crosses over 88th Avenue and has an interchange with [[Illinois Route 171|IL&nbsp;171]] (Archer Avenue), [[U.S. Route 45 in Illinois|US&nbsp;45]], US&nbsp;12, and US&nbsp;20 (La Grange Road). I-294 then crosses the Canadian National Railway [[CN Joliet Subdivision|Joliet Subdivision]], the [[Illinois and Michigan Canal]], the [[Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal]], the [[Des Plaines River]], the [[BNSF Railway]] [[Chillicothe Subdivision]], Santa Fe Drive, and an access road on the [[Mile-Long Bridge]]. I-294 then enters [[Indian Head Park, Illinois|Indian Head Park]] and has an interchange with I-55 and Joliet Road and turns north.<ref name="google" />

[[File:I-294 North Exit 30AB - IL38 (40888182472).jpg|thumb|I-294 northbound approaching the Cermak Road toll plaza and Hillside Strangler]]
I-294 then passes under Plainfield Road, crosses a small creek, crosses under the Hinsdale Oasis, and enters [[Hinsdale, Illinois|Hinsdale]]. I-294 passes under 55th Street, 47th Street, the [[BNSF Line|BNSF Railway Line]], and a trail. I-294 then has a cloverleaf interchange with [[U.S. Route 34 in Illinois|US&nbsp;34]] and enters [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]]. I-294 crosses under 31st Street and Cermak Road. I-294 goes through the Cermak Road toll plaza and the Hillside Strangler. It crosses over [[Illinois Route 38|IL&nbsp;38]] (Roosevelt Road) after the plaza. It enters [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]] and crosses over [[Interstate 88 (Illinois)|I-88]] and [[Interstate 290 (Illinois)|I-290]]. It then crosses under Saint Charles Road, enters [[Berkeley, Illinois|Berkeley]], and crosses the [[Union Pacific West Line]]. I-294 enters [[Northlake, Illinois|Northlake]] and crosses over US&nbsp;20 (Lake Street), [[Illinois Route 64|IL&nbsp;64]] (North Avenue), and Grand Avenue. It then takes the Grand Avenue Curve, turning northeast as it approaches [[O'Hare International Airport]]. I-294 crosses over the Union Pacific New Line and Wolf Road, briefly enters [[Bensenville, Illinois|Bensenville]], crosses over the Bensenville Railyard of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] and [[Milwaukee District West Line]], and US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;45 (Mannheim Road), enters [[Schiller Park, Illinois|Schiller Park]], crosses under the former O'Hare Oasis, and passes by the Irving Park toll plaza (for southbound lanes). It passes through the Chicago Panhandle, which connects O'Hare to the rest of the city. It then enters [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]], crossing under Balmoral Avenue, [[Interstate 190 (Illinois)|I-190]] and the [[Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority)|Blue Line]], and crossing over [[Interstate 90 in Illinois|I-90]], having an interchange with each of the three previously mentioned roadways.<ref name="google" />

I-294 enters [[Des Plaines, Illinois|Des Plaines]], passing by the Touhy Avenue toll plaza (for northbound lanes), and crosses over River Road. It then has a partial interchange with Touhy Avenue. I-294 crosses the Des Plaines River and the [[Union Pacific Northwest Line]], and enters [[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]]. I-294 has a partial interchange with [[U.S. Route 14 in Illinois|US&nbsp;14]] (Dempster Street), enters [[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]], and crosses over Northwest Highway and Ballard Road. It has another partial interchange with [[Illinois Route 58|IL&nbsp;58]] and crosses over the Union Pacific New Line, Central Avenue, [[Illinois Route 21|IL&nbsp;21]] (Milwaukee Avenue), and Lake Avenue. It has a [[diamond interchange]] with Willow Road and enters [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]]. It crosses under Sanders Road and IL&nbsp;68 (Dundee Road) and crosses over Sanders Road. It enters [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]] and terminates at a partial interchange with I-94 just south of Lake-Cook Road, the county line, to which I-294 has full access.<ref name="google" />

==History==
[[File:Southbound, Tri-State Tollway, Interstate 294, Chicago, Illinois (9181919778).jpg|thumb|I-294 southbound, at the intersection with I-90 near O'Hare|left]]
The portion of the [[Borman Expressway]] that was completed from Gary westward and the [[Kingery Expressway]] were originally designated as I-80, I-90, and I-294 from shortly after the Interstate Highway program was enacted until about 1965 when the connection between the Borman and the [[Indiana Toll Road]] was completed, and I-90 was swapped with I-94 west of that junction (and east of where those routes share the same road in Chicago), cutting back I-294 to its current south terminus (eliminating the Indiana part of I-294).

I-294 was constructed largely before the growth and maturation of the suburbs that run along the corridor. As a result, the vast majority of the interchanges are partial or were configured to have entrance ramps feeding the toll plazas. Long gaps between exit ramps are common, the {{convert|6.5|mi|km|adj=on}} gap between Cicero Avenue (IL&nbsp;50/IL&nbsp;83) and 95th Street (US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;20) being one of the more notable ones. Partial interchanges are located at [[Roosevelt Road]] ([[Illinois Route 38|IL&nbsp;38]]; northbound exit, southbound entrance), Irving Park Road (IL&nbsp;19) (southbound exit, northbound entrance), [[Touhy Avenue]] (northbound exit, southbound entrance), [[Dempster Street]] (US&nbsp;14; northbound exit, southbound entrance), and Golf Road (IL&nbsp;58; southbound exit, northbound entrance).

From 1992 to 1993, the central portion of I-294 between Balmoral Avenue and [[95th Street (Chicago)|95th Street]] was widened to eight lanes.<ref>{{cite news |first = P. Davis |last = Szymczak |title = Widening of Tri-State Could Begin in October |date = September 27, 1991 |access-date = April 18, 2010 |work = Chicago Tribune |url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24500899.html?dids=24500899:24500899&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+27%2C+1991&author=P.+Davis+Szymczak.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Widening+of+Tri-State+could+begin+in+October&pqatl=google |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121026110705/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24500899.html?dids=24500899:24500899&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+27,+1991&author=P.+Davis+Szymczak.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Widening+of+Tri-State+could+begin+in+October&pqatl=google |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 26, 2012 }}</ref> As part of the project, the 79th Street exit was removed while the 75th Street/Willow Springs Road exit was constructed.<ref name="1993-1994 Map">{{Illinois road map|year=1993}}</ref><ref name="1995-1996 Map">{{Illinois road map|year=1995}}</ref> It also caused southbound 83rd Street Toll Plaza to relocate north.<ref name="1995-1996 Map"/><ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1997}}</ref> Several former partial interchanges have been converted to full interchanges, with automated toll collection facilities on the new ramps, such as at [[159th Street (Chicago)|159th Street]] (US&nbsp;6; northbound on and southbound off added) and [[95th Street (Chicago)|95th Street]] (US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;20; southbound on and northbound off added).<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1990}}</ref><ref name="1991-1992 Map">{{Illinois road map|year=1991}}</ref><ref name="1993-1994 Map"/> Between 2006 and 2009, the southern and northern portions of I-294 (IL-394 to 95th Street and I-90 to Lake Cook Road respectively) were fully reconstructed and expanded, bringing the entire highway up to eight lanes.

The [[Illinois State Toll Highway Authority]] (ISTHA) and the [[Illinois Department of Transportation]] (IDOT) are partnering to construct a new interchange to connect I-294 to I-57. The primary interchange connections between I-294 and I-57 were completed in 2014, while the remaining ramps except for northbound I-57 to southbound I-294 and northbound I-294 to southbound I-57 were completed on September 11, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DoGood |first1=Silence |title=Full Opening of I-57/I-294 Interchange a Dream Come True for the Southland According to State Rep. Bob Rita |journal=The Southland Journal |date=September 12, 2022 |url=https://thesouthlandjournal.com/full-opening-of-i-57-i-294-interchange-a-dream-come-true-for-the-southland-according-to-state-rep-bob-rita/ |access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = I-294/I-57 Interchange Project: Phase 2 |url = https://www.illinoistollway.com/projects/tri-state/294-57-interchange |publisher = Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |access-date = August 12, 2020 }}</ref>

The central portion of I-294 between Balmoral Avenue and 95th Street is currently being reconstructed and widened to a five/six-lane cross-section, with the inside shoulder being a flex lane that can be used during emergencies or heavy congestion. The work also includes reconfiguring the interchange with I-88/I-290. It required the demolition of the Hinsdale Oasis. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title = Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project |url = https://www.illinoistollway.com/projects/tri-state/central-tri-state-reconstruction |publisher =Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |access-date = August 12, 2020 }}</ref>{{Update after|2026}}
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==Exit list==
{{jcttop|exit|county=Cook|state=IL|exit_ref=<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.illinoistollway.com/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/TW_CONTENT_REPOSITORY/TW_CR_ROADS_TOLLS/TOLL%20RATES--12-31-2008.PDF |title = Toll Rates by Plaza (For Years 2009+) |access-date = January 23, 2009 |publisher = Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090112073129/http://www.illinoistollway.com/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/TW_CONTENT_REPOSITORY/TW_CR_ROADS_TOLLS/TOLL%20RATES--12-31-2008.PDF |archive-date = January 12, 2009 }}</ref>
|length_ref=<ref name=t2/><ref>{{cite map |url = http://www.illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_pageid=133,1495438&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title = System Map |access-date = January 23, 2009 |author = Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |date = n.d.  |location = Downers Grove |publisher = Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090124063906/http://illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_pageid=133,1495438&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |archive-date = January 24, 2009 }}</ref>}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Lansing
|lspan=2
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|mspan=3
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|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=IL|I|80|dir1=east|I|94|dir2=east|US|6|dir3=east|name3=[[Kingery Expressway]]|location1=[[Indiana]]}}
|notes=Southern terminus; southern end of I-80 concurrency; southern end of US&nbsp;6 concurrency (northbound lanes only)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=none
|type=concur
|exit=161
|road={{jct|state=IL|US|6|dir1=west|IL|83|name2=[[Torrence Avenue (Chicago)|Torrence Avenue]]}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;6 concurrency (northbound lanes only); exit number follows I-80; no southbound entrance; only free exit northbound
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location1=Lansing
|location2=Thornton Township
|ctdab2=Cook
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|exit=0
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=IL|I|94|dir1=west|name1=Bishop Ford Freeway|city1=Chicago}}<br>{{jct|state=IL|IL|394|dir1=south|name1=Calumet Expressway|city1=Danville}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern terminus of [[Tri-State Tollway]]; I-94 exit&nbsp;74B
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=South Holland
|mile=0.90
|place=Chicago Southland Lincoln [[Illinois Tollway oasis|Oasis]]
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=East Hazel Crest
|lspan=2
|exit=2
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|type=etc
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|notes=Toll on northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits&nbsp;2A (north) and 2B (south) 
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=4
|mile=4.33
|type=incomplete
|road=[[Dixie Highway]]
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Hazel Crest
|lspan=2
|exit=5
|mile=5.26
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=IL|I|80|dir1=west|to2=to|I|57|dir2=south|location1=[[Iowa]]}}
|notes=Northern end of I-80 concurrency; I-80 exit&nbsp;155
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=5.81
|type=etc
|place=163rd Street Toll Plaza}}
{{ILint|exit
|location1=Markham
|location2=Harvey
|exit=6
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|type=etc
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|notes=Toll on southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits&nbsp;6A (east) and 6B (west)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Midlothian
|lspan=2
|mile=7.75
|exit=7
|type=etc
|road={{jct|state=IL|I|57|to2=to|I|80|dir2=west|IL|83|name3=147th Street / Sibley Boulevard|city1=Chicago|location2=[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]}}
|notes=Toll on southbound exit and northbound exit ramps; signed as exits&nbsp;7A (north) and 7B (south) southbound; no northbound exit to I-57 south; no southbound entrance from I-57 north; I-57 exit 349
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=8.33
|exit=8
|type=etc
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|83|name1=147th Street / Sibley Boulevard}}
|notes=Toll on both sides; southbound exit and northbound entrance; former exit&nbsp;9
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Alsip
|exit=12
|mile=12.13
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|notes=Signed as exits&nbsp;12A (south) and 12B (north)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Hickory Hills
|lspan=3
|exit=17
|mile=17.63
|type=etc
|road={{jct|state=IL|US|12|US|20|name2=[[95th Street (Chicago)|95th Street]]|road|76th Avenue}}
|notes=Toll on northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits&nbsp;17A (east) and 17B (west) southbound; no northbound signage for 76th Avenue
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=19.37
|type=etc
|place=83rd Street Toll Plaza (northbound)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=19.78
|type=etc
|place=82nd Street Toll Plaza (southbound)
}}
{{ILint|exit
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|notes=Future interchange; will be a northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=—
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|type=incomplete
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|notes=Southbound entrance only as of 2022, northbound entrance being constructed
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|location_special=[[Des Plaines River]]
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|mile2=21.88
|bridge=[[Mile-Long Bridge]]
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Hodgkins
|exit=22
|mile=22.04
|mile2=22.28
|type=etc
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|notes=Toll on southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
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|lspan=2
|exit=23
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|notes=Signed as exits&nbsp;23A (north) and 23B (south) northbound; no southbound entrance from I-55 north; I-55 exit 277; exit southbound not numbered until 2025; southbound exit and northbound entrance provide access from and to Joliet Road; toll on southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=23B
|mile=23.42
|type=incomplete
|road=Wolf Road
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Hinsdale
|mile=25.13
|place=Hinsdale [[Illinois Tollway oasis|Oasis]] (gas station only)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Western Springs
|exit=27
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|notes=Signed as exits&nbsp;27A (east) and 27B (west)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Oak Brook
|lspan=3
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|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-88 exit&nbsp;138
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=29
|mile=29.63
|type=incomplete
|road=[[Cermak Road]] (22nd Street)
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=30.00
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|place=Cermak Road Toll Plaza
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Hillside
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|exit=30
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|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|38|name1=[[Roosevelt Road]]}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits&nbsp;30A (east) and 30B (west)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=—
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|mspan=2
|type=incomplete
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|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-290 exit&nbsp;15A
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=none
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|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-88 exit&nbsp;139
}}
{{ILint|exit
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|mspan=2
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|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-290 exit&nbsp;15A
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=none
|type=incomplete
|exit=31B
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|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-290 exit&nbsp;15B
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Northlake
|type=incomplete
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|exit=33
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|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-290 exit&nbsp;13A
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Franklin Park
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|mile=
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|notes=Future interchange; southbound exit only
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=35
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=IL|I-Toll|490|dir1=north|name1=Western O'Hare Beltway|city1=Des Plaines|city2=Rockford}}
|notes=Future interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of Future I-490
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Schiller Park
|lspan=3
|mile=37.96
|place=O'Hare [[Illinois Tollway oasis|Oasis]] (gas station only)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=38
|mile=38.41
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|19|name1=Irving Park Road}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits&nbsp;38A (east) and 38B (west)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|mile=38.89
|type=etc
|place=Irving Park Toll Plaza (southbound)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Rosemont
|lspan=3
|exit=39
|mile=39.91
|type=etc
|road=Balmoral Avenue
|notes=Toll on northbound exit ramp; northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=40A
|mile=40.42
|type=etc
|road={{jct|state=IL|I|190|dir1=west|name1=[[Kennedy Expressway]]|road|River Road|city1=O'Hare|extra=airport}}
|notes=Toll on exit ramps; signed as exit&nbsp;40 northbound; I-190 exits&nbsp;1C-D; northbound exit to River Road only
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=40B
|mile=40.88
|road={{jct|state=IL|I-Toll|90|name1=Kennedy Expressway / Jane Addams Memorial Tollway|city1=Chicago|city2=Rockford}}
|notes=Signed as exit&nbsp;40 northbound; I-90 exits&nbsp;77 and 79C
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Park Ridge
|lspan=2
|mile=41.64
|type=etc
|place=[[Touhy Avenue]] Toll Plaza (northbound)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=42
|mile=42.28
|type=incomplete
|road=[[Touhy Avenue]] / Des Plaines River Road
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits&nbsp;42A (east) and 42B (west)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Des Plaines
|lspan=2
|exit=44
|mile=44.32
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=IL|US|14|name1=[[Dempster Street]]}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits&nbsp;44A (east) and 44B (west)
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=45
|mile=45.34
|type=etc
|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|58|name1=Golf Road}}
|notes=Toll on southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Glenview
|exit=48
|mile=49.02
|type=etc
|road=Willow Road
|notes=Toll on southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|location=Northbrook
|lspan=2
|exit=52
|mile=52.75
|mspan=2
|road=[[Lake Cook Road]]
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{ILint|exit
|exit=—
|mile=none
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=IL|I-Toll|94|dir1=west|name1=[[Tri-State Tollway]] north|location1=[[Wisconsin]]}}
|notes=Northern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-94 exit&nbsp;25B
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete,etc,unbuilt}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Interstate 294}}
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* [http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/i294.html Kurumi's 3di page: Interstate 294]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110906203518/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=3294&section=1 Illinois Highway Ends: Interstate 294]

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[[Category:Interstate 294|Interstate 294]]
[[Category:Interstate Highways in Illinois|94-2]]
[[Category:Auxiliary Interstate Highways|94-2 Illinois]]
[[Category:Interstate 94|2]]
[[Category:Toll roads in Illinois]]
[[Category:Transportation in Cook County, Illinois]]