Intersections from north to south:
I-80 near Frankfort
US30 at Frankfort <>
US52 comes from the east near Manhattan and joins US45 south
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IL102 at Bourbonnais
IL17 joins from the west at Kankakee <>
IL17 splits off to continue eastward in downtown Kankakee <>
IL115 in Kankakee <>
IL50 in Kankakee <>
In rural Iroquois County, US45 turns westerly, US52 splits off to continue east as IL49 begins and heads south <>
IL116 begins as US45 turns southerly again, at Ashkum <>
US45 joins US24 west at Gilman <>
US45 splits off of US24 a few miles after joining
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It passes through these towns: Frankfort, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Kankakee, Ashkum, Danforth, Gilman, Onarga, Buckley, Loda, and Paxton.
Continue north- Cook/Will County line to Wisconsin State line
Continue south- Ford/Champaign County line to Douglas/Coles County line
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