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{{Short description|Road in Illinois}}
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|alternate_name= Patrick L. Touhy Memorial Avenue<br>7200 North
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terminus_a = 1200 W (near [[Lake Michigan]])|
|direction_a= West
terminus_b = Tonne Road, [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois|Elk Grove Village]]|
|terminus_a= Tonne Road, [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois|Elk Grove Village]]
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|direction_b= East
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|terminus_b= 1200 W (near [[Lake Michigan]], [[Chicago]])
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|location= [[Chicago]], [[Lincolnwood, Illinois|Lincolnwood]], [[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]], [[Niles, Illinois|Niles]], [[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]], [[Des Plaines, Illinois|Des Plaines]], [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]], [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois|Elk Grove Village]] |
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'''Touhy Avenue''' is a major thoroughfare throughout northern [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] as well as the North and Northwestern suburbs. It is named for '''Patrick Touhy''', a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Philip Rogers, an early settler who helped develop [[Rogers Park, Chicago|Rogers Park]].<ref name="streetwise">{{cite book | last = Haymer| first = Don | author2 = Tom McNamee | title = Streetwise Chicago | publisher = Loyola University Press | date = 1988 | location = Chicago | pages = 125 | isbn = 0-8294-0596-8}}</ref><ref>[http://www.chsmedia.org/househistory/nameChanges/start.pdf Chicago Streets], [[Chicago History Museum]].</ref> Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include [[Chicago_beaches#Loyola.2FLeone_Beach|Loyola Park]], the Winston Towers<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=winstontowers-chicago Winston Towers], Emporis.com</ref>, the [[Lincolnwood Town Center]], [[Hebrew Theological College]], Village Crossing Shopping Center, the [[HALO Headquarters Building|Helmut Jahn|#HA·LO Headquarters]] the [[Leaning Tower of Niles |Leaning Tower YMCA]], the [[Pickwick Theatre]], and the northern end of [[O'Hare International Airport]].
'''Touhy Avenue''' is a major street throughout northern [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for [[Patrick L. Touhy]], a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of [[Phillip Rogers]], an early settler who helped develop [[Rogers Park, Chicago|Rogers Park]].<ref name="streetwise">{{cite book |last=Haymer |first=Don |title=Streetwise Chicago |author2=McNamee |first2=Tom |publisher=Loyola University Press |year=1988 |isbn=0-8294-0596-8 |location=Chicago |pages=125}}</ref><ref>[http://www.chsmedia.org/househistory/nameChanges/start.pdf Chicago Streets], [[Chicago History Museum]].</ref> Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include [[Chicago beaches#Loyola.2FLeone Beach|Loyola Park]], the Winston Towers,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100140/http://www.emporis.com/complex/100633/winston-towers-chicago-il-usa Winston Towers]}}, Emporis.com</ref> the [[Lincolnwood Town Center]], [[Lincolnwood Produce & Grocery]], [[Loeber Motors]], [[Hebrew Theological College]], [[Village Crossing Shopping Center]], [[Pointe Plaza]], the [[Shure]] [[Helmut Jahn#Completed projects|Headquarters Building]], the [[Leaning Tower of Niles|Leaning Tower YMCA]], the [[Pickwick Theatre]], the northern end of [[O'Hare International Airport]], and the crash site of [[American Airlines Flight 191]].<ref name="NTSB AAR-79-17 Final Report">{{cite report |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7917.pdf |title=Aircraft Accident Report: American Airlines, Inc. DC-10-10, N110AA, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, May 25, 1979 |date=December 21, 1979 |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |id=NTSB-AAR-79-17 |access-date=September 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422022517/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7917.pdf |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Major intersections==
[[File:IL 54 I94 NARA 1960 656.jpg|thumb|right|Touhy Avenue Exit on Interstate 94, 1960]]
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{{ILint
|location=Elk Grove Village
|lspan=3
|mile=0.0
|road=Tonne Road
|notes=Western terminus; roadway continues as Elk Grove Boulevard
}}
{{ILint
|mile=1.1
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|83|name1=Busse Road}}
}}
{{ILint
|mile=2.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|72|dir1=west|name1=Higgins Road}}
|type=concur
|notes=Western end of IL&nbsp;72 concurrency
}}
{{ILint
|location=Des Plaines
|mile=4.4
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|72|dir1=east|name1=Lee Street}}
|type=concur
|notes=Eastern end of IL&nbsp;72 concurrency
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{{ILint
|location1=Rosemont
|location2=Des Plaines
|mile=5.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|12|US|45|name2=[[Mannheim Road]]}}
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{{ILint
|location=Park Ridge
|mile=5.8
|road={{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|294|dir1=south|name1=Tri-State Tollway|location1=[[Indiana]]}}
|type=incomplete
|notes=Southbound I-294 entrance; northbound I-294 exit only
}}
{{ILint
|location1=Chicago
|location2=Niles
|lspan=2
|mile=9.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|43|name1=[[Harlem Avenue]]}}
}}
{{ILint
|mile=9.9
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|14|name1=Caldwell Avenue}}
}}
{{ILint
|location1=Skokie
|location2=Lincolnwood
|mile=11.9
|road={{Jct|state=IL|I|94|name1=Edens Expressway|location1=[[Chicago]]|location2=[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]]}}
}}
{{ILint
|location=Lincolnwood
|lspan=2
|mile=12.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|50|name1=[[Cicero Avenue]]}}
}}
{{ILint
|mile=12.5
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|41|name1=[[Lincoln Avenue (Chicago)|Lincoln Avenue]]}}
}}
{{ILint
|location=Chicago
|mile=16.4
|road=[[Cul-de-sac]] near [[Lake Michigan]]
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 26 August 2024

This article is about the section of Illinois Route 72 in Chicago. For the entire route, see Illinois Route 72.
Touhy Avenue
Patrick L. Touhy Memorial Avenue
7200 North
Part of IL 72
LocationChicago, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Elk Grove Village
West endTonne Road, Elk Grove Village
East end1200 W (near Lake Michigan, Chicago)

Touhy Avenue is a major street throughout northern Chicago, Illinois as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for Patrick L. Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Phillip Rogers, an early settler who helped develop Rogers Park.[1][2] Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include Loyola Park, the Winston Towers,[3] the Lincolnwood Town Center, Lincolnwood Produce & Grocery, Loeber Motors, Hebrew Theological College, Village Crossing Shopping Center, Pointe Plaza, the Shure Headquarters Building, the Leaning Tower YMCA, the Pickwick Theatre, the northern end of O'Hare International Airport, and the crash site of American Airlines Flight 191.[4]

Major intersections

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Touhy Avenue Exit on Interstate 94, 1960

The entire route is in Cook County.

Locationmi[5][6]kmDestinationsNotes
Elk Grove Village0.00.0Tonne RoadWestern terminus; roadway continues as Elk Grove Boulevard
1.11.8 IL 83 (Busse Road)
2.03.2
 IL 72 west (Higgins Road)		Western end of IL 72 concurrency
Des Plaines4.47.1
 IL 72 east (Lee Street)		Eastern end of IL 72 concurrency
Rosemont–Des Plaines line5.08.0 US 12 / US 45 (Mannheim Road)
Park Ridge5.89.3

 I-294 Toll south (Tri-State Tollway) – Indiana		Southbound I-294 entrance; northbound I-294 exit only
Chicago–Niles line9.014.5 IL 43 (Harlem Avenue)
9.915.9 US 14 (Caldwell Avenue)
Skokie–Lincolnwood line11.919.2 I-94 (Edens Expressway) – Chicago, Milwaukee
Lincolnwood12.019.3 IL 50 (Cicero Avenue)
12.520.1 US 41 (Lincoln Avenue)
Chicago16.426.4Cul-de-sac near Lake MichiganEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Haymer, Don; McNamee, Tom (1988). Streetwise Chicago. Chicago: Loyola University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-8294-0596-8.
  2. ^ Chicago Streets, Chicago History Museum.
  3. ^ Winston Towers[usurped], Emporis.com
  4. ^ Aircraft Accident Report: American Airlines, Inc. DC-10-10, N110AA, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, May 25, 1979 (PDF) (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. December 21, 1979. NTSB-AAR-79-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Touhy Avenue (Western Section)".
  6. ^ "Touhy Avenue Map (Eastern Section)".

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