Illinois State Route 50
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| Governors Highway Cicero Avenue (Mandela Road) |
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| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length: | 66.49 mi (107.01 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1924 – present | |||
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| South end: |
  US 45 / US 52 in Kankakee
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 I-57 in Bradley US 30 in Matteson US 6 in Oak Forest I-294 in Alsip  US 12 / US 20 in Oak Lawn I-55 in Chicago    I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) in Chicago I-94 in Chicago US 14 in Chicago |
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| North end: |
 US 41 in Skokie
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| Counties: | Kankakee, Will, Cook | |||
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Illinois Route 50 (IL 50) is a north–south state road in northeastern Illinois. It runs from the junction with U.S. Route 45 (US 45) in West Kankakee north to U.S. Route 41 in Skokie. This is a distance of 66.49 miles (107.01 km). In Chicago and the suburbs it's known as Cicero Avenue. Before this, Cicero Avenue was previously known as 48th Avenue, owing to its City of Chicago address of 4800 West.
IL 50 begins in Kankakee at an intersection with Southeast Avenue (US 45/US 52) and heads north as Schuyler Avenue. The four-lane road crosses the Kankakee River and then turns east onto East River Street before turning north onto a one-way pair of Harrison Avenue northbound and Indiana Avenue southbound. While on this one-way pair, IL 50 crosses two railroads, then turns east onto Fair Street and crosses a third. After crossing the railroads, the roadway curves in a northerly direction and becomes Hobbie Avenue before it enters Bradley.
In Bradley, the road is known as Kinzie Avenue, and it continues due north, meeting a diamond interchange with Interstate 57 (I-57), then leaving the city. North of the city, IL 50 begins to parallel a railroad. It bends to the northeast, crosses the southern branch of Rock Creek, and passes through Manteno. Northeast of Manteno, the highway leaves Kankakee County and crosses into Will County. Still paralleling the railroad and I-57, IL 50 passes through Peotone and heads toward Monee. In Monee, the route dips to the north and crosses the railroad, then crosses into University Park. Here the route is known as Governors Highway. It curves north before leaving the city and Will County, crossing into urban Cook County.
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