IL 83 passes through
Cook County,
DuPage County, and
Lake County. It begins as part of Glenwood–Dyer Road in Lynwood, and then follows Torrence Avenue though Lansing, 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard though
Calumet City, Dolton,
Harvey,
Dixmoor,
Posen, and
Midlothian, then north on Cicero, and then northwest on Cal Sag Road through
Crestwood,
Palos Heights,
Palos Park, and
Lemont in Cook County. Entering DuPage County, it becomes known as the
Kingery Highway. It then follows Busse Road, Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road in northern Cook County. In Lake County it is named McHenry Road in
Buffalo Grove, Ivanhoe Road north of
Mundelein, Barron Boulevard in
Grayslake and Milwaukee Avenue in
Lake Villa. IL 83 ranges from a width of two thru lanes at either terminus to six lanes through DuPage County. It is the main north–south arterial route falling between
Interstate 355 (I-355) and
I-294 for the central portion of its routing. == History ==