or 47 to 72 instead of 20 to avoid Elgin itself* Archived Message Posted by Potomac on March 3, 2025, 9:19:33, in reply to "If you really want to avoid them that bad, seems like you could do 47 all the way to 20…" Previous Message which would take you right into Elgin and then 59 north gets you to Hoffman Estates. No idea if there are quicker routes though. Previous Message Wife is coming up Thursday to our hotel in HE and I’ll be coming up Saturday meeting them in Elgin. For Elgin, my cousin said it’s a bit longer but not as congested to go over to Bloomington and then hit 39 up to route 64. Would that route also work for Hoffman? Message Thread: burbs folks. can I get from cu to Hoffman estates without hitting tolls? - lcubed March 2, 2025, 20:29:44 you can, it'll just take a while. higgins to 290 south - VIV March 3, 2025, 9:15:19 i prob worded this very badly. avoiding tolls is #2 but least amount of city/traffic is #1 - lcubed March 3, 2025, 9:21:45 Time of day matters, of course, but 294 could be WAY worse than it is.* - MojoJojo March 3, 2025, 9:53:54 You can probably pull up directions that avoid tolls on whatever map app you use - IlliniSax05 March 2, 2025, 20:34:55 If you really want to avoid them that bad, seems like you could do 47 all the way to 20… - OB25 March 2, 2025, 20:34:41 or 47 to 72 instead of 20 to avoid Elgin itself* - Potomac March 3, 2025, 9:19:33   Searching