Illinois Route 7 (IL 7, Illinois 7) is a northeast–southwest state route in northeastern Illinois. Currently, IL 7 runs from U.S. Route 6 (US 6) at Rockdale north through Joliet, and Crest Hill into Lockport, and then east to Orland Park before terminating at IL 43 in Worth. IL 7 runs for about 28.06 miles (45.16 km).^[1]

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Illinois Route 7
IL 7 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	28.06 mi[1] (45.16 km)
Existed	November 5, 1918 (November 5, 1918)[2]–present
Major junctions
Southwest end	US 6 in Rockdale
Major intersections	I-80 in Joliet US 52 in Joliet US 30 in Crest Hill Historic US 66 / IL 53 in Lockport I-355 Toll in Lockport US 6 in Orland Park US 45 in Orland Park
Northeast end	IL 43 in Worth
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Will, Cook
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 6 → IL 8

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IL 7 follows large portions of the Southwest Highway, one of the original routes from Chicago to Joliet.

IL 7 runs along many major streets and overlaps several other routes. It joins with IL 53 in Crest Hill, US 30 (Plainfield Road) in Crest Hill and with US 6 at 159th Street between Lockport and Orland Park. Between Rockdale and Worth, IL 7 runs via old US 66, 159th Street, 143rd Street, Wolf Road, Southwest Highway, and Larkin Avenue, among many others.

SBI Route 7 originally ran from East Moline to Chicago, mostly on current US 6 and IL 7. When US 6 was designated, IL 7 was dropped west of what is now Orland Park. In 1967, it was dropped in the city limits of Chicago (terminating in Oak Lawn, and also extended to IL 53 in Lockport. Two years later, it was extended to Rockdale. In 1970, the eastern end was cut back to its current terminus.^[2]