Highway 41 goes further north in greater Chicagoland

 

Back on the road again, as the road -- Highway 41 -- goes northward from Chicago.  When last we trekked, Highway 41 was just jumping onto Interstate 94 for a stretch.'

Just south of where Highway 41 joins I-94, Wilmette's Loyola Academy can be glimpsed.

   

And, just north of where Highway 41 joins I-94, Wilmette's New Trier High School can be seen. It's the brown brick and windows building partially obscured by trees, not the white building with windows closer to the road.

Through the trees here is the best view I could find of the Skokie Lagoons. Here's more about them. History of the Skokie Lagoons (This could also be the source of the name "Skokie".)

This several-mile stretch of Highway 41 and I-94's dual identity ends here (but keep that number in mind). The trek will head toward Waukegan. (Don't you love all the Native American names around here?)

The road on the overpass is called Lake-Cook Road, and it marks the northern boundary between Cook County (which Chicago is in, if you haven't figured that out), and Lake County, which should also be easy to figure out.



Next up -- the home of a legend (or at least we'll get close to it).