Illinois 83 is a north-route through Chicago's northern, western, and southern suburbs. It begins at the Wisconsin line north of Antioch, runs south through Lake and Cook counties to places in eastern DuPage County, like Bensenville and Oak Brook, then turns southeasterly to end near the Indiana line in the southern suburbs.
Intersections from north to south:
IL83 begins at the Wisconsin border, starting at the southern end of Wisconsin Route 83
IL173 at Antioch
IL132 at Lake Villa
IL120 at Grayslake
IL137 near Grayslake
IL60 joins from the west near Mundelein
IL176 crosses IL60 and IL83 just after they come together
IL60 leaves to the east, where Mundelein meets Vernon Hills
A small fraction of a mile after that, IL83 touches US45
IL22 near Long Grove
IL53 at Long Grove
IL68 at Wheeling
US12 at Prospect Heights
US14 at Mt. Prospect
IL58 at Mt. Prospect
IL62 near Mt. Prospect
IL83 joins IL72 west for a very short distance
Then IL83 splits and heads southerly again
IL19 at Bensenville
I-290 near Addison
US20 near Addison
IL64 at Elmhurst
IL83 connects to IL38 and IL56 at successive interchanges*
I-88 by Oak Brook*
US34 by Clarendon Hills
I-55 at Willowbrook
IL171 joins from the north near Lemont
IL171 leaves to the south, and IL83 turns more easterly
US45 near Palos Park
IL7 at Palos Heights
IL43 at Palos Heights
IL83 joins IL50 south where Alsip meets Crestwood
IL83 leaves east near Midlothian
I-57 at Posen
IL1 by Harvey
I-94 near Dalton and South Holland
US6 joins IL83 south near Calumet City to get to I-80/94
IL83 meets I-80/94 by Lansing, as US6 leaves east onto the expressway
IL83 ends in the south(east) at US30 in Lynwood, Illinois, just across the border from Dyer, Indiana.
It passes through these towns: Antioch, Lake Villa, Round Lake Beach, Grayslake, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Prospect Heights, Mt. Prospect, Bensenville, Addison, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Oak Brook, Clarendon Hills, Willowbrook, Palos Heights, Crestwood, Midlothian, Posen, Dixmoor, Harvey, Riverdale, Dalton, Calumet City, Lansing, and Lynwood. This is all within three counties!
