Illinois State Route 72 starts in Northwestern Cook County and heads west. This runs along Interstate 90. It provides a alternative to the Jane Addams Tollway and Kennedy Expressway. IL St Rt 72 passes through the following towns in Cook County. Chicago Park Ridge
A guide marker on NB IL St Rt 43. A guide marker on SB IL St Rt 43. A junction sign on SB IL St Rt 43. The eastern begin and end markers on IL St Rt 72 in Chicago. WB IL St Rt 72 in Park Forest. A junction marker on NB IL St Rt 171. A BGS on WB I-90/Addams Tollway. A BGS on WB I-290/NB IL St Rt 53. A BGS on SB IL St Rt 53. EB IL St Rt 72 in Schaumburg. EB IL St Rt 72 in Hoffman Estates. EB IL St Rt 72 at the Cook/Kane County Line.