I-94 Illinois Road Conditions

I-94 crosses 77 miles of Illinois, between the Wisconsin line and the Indiana line. That is 5% of I-94's 1,585 miles.

Inside Illinois it meets I-80, I-57, I-55 and I-90 at Chicago, and I-41.

By mile marker, I-94 passes Chicago 51. It is the only city on this stretch that the mileposts name.

2 current reports along the route. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

• Lanes blocked

  South Holland-EB Ramp To INT 94 WB

  SOUTH HOLLAND • IL • Ongoing

• Lanes blocked

  Dolton-INT 94 EB Ramp To WB Dolton Rd

  DOLTON • IL • Until Nov 27, 12:00 PM

Winter reporting is off for the season. Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which carries Illinois DOT's segment-by-segment snow and ice conditions, runs from October 15 to April 15; outside that window it changes only as needed. Our own forecast below runs year-round.

Conditions are entered by Illinois DOT maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not the forecast. They reach this page through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, published for reference; the authoritative report is Getting Around Illinois. Always check with Getting Around Illinois before setting off.

Source: Illinois DOT, via Iowa DOT's Midwest Region layer, CC BY 4.0.

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Illinois. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Towns Along I-94 in Illinois

From Calumet City to Wadsworth, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Calumet City end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.

1. 1 mi Calumet City 1.3 mi off the road
2. 3 mi Thornton 2.0 mi off the road
3. 6 mi Dolton
4. 14 mi Merrionette Park 4.7 mi off the road
5. 24 mi Chicago 2.2 mi off the road
6. 37 mi Lincolnwood
7. 43 mi Wilmette 1.6 mi off the road
8. 47 mi Glencoe 1.2 mi off the road
9. 53 mi Riverwoods 1.1 mi off the road
10. 58 mi Lake Forest 2.2 mi off the road
11. 66 mi Park City 1.6 mi off the road
12. 73 mi Wadsworth 1.7 mi off the road

Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.

Related Roads

I-94 in Illinois Road Weather FAQ

Is Interstate 94 in Illinois closed right now?

No full closures are reported on I-94 in Illinois as of Oct 8, 2026 10:47 PM CDT. 2 lane closures, roadworks or restrictions are in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.

What are I-94 in Illinois road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the route along I-94 in Illinois by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 10:00 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 54°F to 59°F and the strongest wind is 3 mph.

Where are Illinois road closures reported officially?

Illinois's official traveler information service is Getting Around Illinois, at gettingaroundillinois.com, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.

How often does Illinois DOT update winter road conditions?

Illinois DOT reports the winter condition of each stretch of state highway through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which runs from October 15 to April 15 and refreshes every 10 minutes. The conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not a forecast; this page shows the current report for I-94 in Illinois beside our own road-surface forecast.

Are there live traffic cameras on I-94 in Illinois?

Yes. This page shows 6 live views on I-94 in Illinois from the state transportation departments' own camera feeds, further down the page, refreshed each time you load it.

How often are I-94 in Illinois road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.