Lakeshore Corridor

The Lakeshore Corridor is the area around the Edens Expressway and Tri-State Tollway, in the northern suburbs of Chicago, including the affluent North Shore suburbs. It is home to many shopping centers, healthcare facilities, hotels, and other amenities.

Cities and villages

• Rogers Park, Chicago
• Forest Glen, Chicago
• Lincolnwood
• Evanston
• Skokie
• Golf
• Glenview
• Wilmette
• Kenilworth
• Prospect Heights
• Winnetka
• Northfield
• Glencoe
• Northbrook
• Highland Park
• Deerfield
• Bannockburn
• Highwood
• Wheeling
• Buffalo Grove
• Lincolnshire
• Riverwoods
• Vernon Hills
• Mundelein
• Lake Forest
• Mettawa
• Green Oaks
• Libertyville
• Lake Bluff
• North Chicago
• Grayslake
• Waukegan
• Park City
• Gurnee
• Hawthorn Woods
• Wadsworth
• Zion

Shopping Centers

• Westfield Old Orchard
• Northbrook Court
• Deerbrook Mall
• Lincolnshire Commons
• Hawthorn Mall
• Gurnee Mills
• Downtown Waukegan
• Downtown Highland Park
• Downtown Evanston

Transportation

• Interstate 94 connects the region to Chicago and Milwaukee, north of Lake Cook Road as the Tri-State Tollway and south of Lake Cook Road primarily as the Edens Expressway.
• U.S. Route 41 connects the region to Chicago and Milwaukee, in Lincolnwood, Skokie, and Wilmette as Lincoln Avenue and Skokie Boulevard, as the Edens Expressway between Wilmette and Highland Park, and as Skokie Highway between Highland Park and just a mile south of the Wisconsin border, where it merges again with I-94.
• Interstate 294 connects the region to O'Hare, the western suburbs, the southwest suburbs, the south suburbs, and most of the other expressways that access Chicago.
• The CTA Yellow Line and Purple Line provide rapid transit service from the suburbs of Skokie, Evanston, and Wilmette into Chicago.
• Metra's Milwaukee District North Line and Union Pacific North Line offer commuter rail service from the north suburbs to downtown Chicago.

See also

• Golden Corridor
• Illinois Technology & Research Corridor