Chicago

What time of day?

Busdriver wrote:
The best route thru Chicago, 294 or 94 north

What is your final destination?

Probably mid morning to midday, Door County

I would stay on the toll road as much as possible.

That being 294

There are few places on earth as infuriating as the Kennedy, especially outbound, at 3 pm.

294 for sure. I am assuming you are coming from the east. 94 would take you through downtown with lots of traffic and construction. There is some construction on 294 but traffic seems to move through it fairly well. Way better than the traffic moves on 94. Get an IPass if you can. It also works as an EZPass. Tolls in Illinois are 1/2 as much if you have the IPass as opposed to paying cash. I'm not sure if an EZPass is given the same discount even though it will work in Illinois. If this is a one shot deal, then just pay the money and forget about the electronic toll device.

294 it is also safer if you have any problems.

Also another? Do you save $$ with ez pass the way I am looking at there chart the toll is the same with 4 axle with or with out ez pass?

STBRetired wrote:
294 for sure. I am assuming you are coming from the east. 94 would take you through downtown with lots of traffic and construction. There is some construction on 294 but traffic seems to move through it fairly well. Way better than the traffic moves on 94. Get an IPass if you can. It also works as an EZPass. Tolls in Illinois are 1/2 as much if you have the IPass as opposed to paying cash. I'm not sure if an EZPass is given the same discount even though it will work in Illinois. If this is a one shot deal, then just pay the money and forget about the electronic toll device.

That's not true if you have a trailer in tow. But the toll road does offer a discount after 10 pm for those combination vehicles.

Another thing you gotta watch is the toll road has been going to automated toll collectors during off peak hours on the outside areas of the city.