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About Chicagoland: Expressways: West

 Eisenhower Expy
 East-West Tollway
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY  

Route number: Interstate 290

Direction: West from downtown Chicago to western suburbs, and northwest to Schaumburg

Length: 32 miles

Opened: 1954

Original name: Congress Street expressway

Renamed: 1964 to honor President and WWI veteran Eisenhower

The Ike is Drivingmiss' most-traveled expressway. Click here to learn more about this road.

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EAST-WEST TOLLWAY  

Route number: I-88

Direction: West from Eisenhower Expressway (Hillside) to Naperville, De Kalb, and Rock Falls

Length: 143 miles

Opened: early 1960's

Alternate routes: Butterfield Road (Route 56) to North Aurora, and IL-30 continuing westward.

Trivia bits:The East West Tollway's route number was changed at least four times. The change to Interstate 88 from an Illinois route number was made to allow a 65 MPH speed limit. A note to those who drive I-88: When was the last time you saw someone driving 65 on 88?

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