camperpaul wrote:
If you want to avoid Chicago and the Tri-State Tollway, take I-80 West to I-39 and go North to Madison.
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I lived in Madison for many years and once drove from Gary strait thru the city during rush hour, but not with an RV. What a mess! Used to travel a lot in my work so I've also driven in most of the major cities during rush hour. The worst was in LA going from the Pasadena area to the airport during evening rush hour. Now that I'm a retired old fart, I don't go anywhere before 9 or 10am and get off the road by 3 or 4. One of the very few advantages of getting older.