Illinois 59 is an important route connecting the western suburbs of Chicago. It runs from Antioch near the Wisconsin border to Shorewood.
Intersections from north to south:
IL173 at Antioch
US12 joins from the west near Fox Lake
IL120 at Volo
IL176 by Wauconda
IL59 breaks off of US12 near Wauconda*
US14 at Barrington
IL68 joins from the east
IL59 crosses IL62 as IL68 leaves to the west onto IL62
IL58 mear Streamwood
IL19 by Streamwood
US20 near Bartlett
IL38 at West Chicago
I-88 by Naperville
US34 where Aurora meets Naperville
IL126 at Plainfield
US30 joins IL59 from the west at Plainfield
US30 breaks off to head east at Plainfield
US52 at Shorewood
IL59 ends on a ramp to I-55 to/from the south**.
It passes through these towns: Antioch, Fox Lake Hills, Volo, Wauconda, Lake Barrington, Barrington, Streamwood, West Chicago, Naperville, Plainfield, Shorewood.
*-You can't change directions where IL59 meets US12 at the south end of the multiplex, e.g. US12 northbound can't access IL59 southbound, and vice versa.
**- If trying to access Plainfield from I-55:
From the south: Use IL59
From the north: Use IL126
