Illinois Route 102 is a state route in northeast Illinois

Illinois

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. It runs from Illinois Route 53

Illinois Route 53

Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. Route 53 runs south from Long Grove at Illinois Route 83 to Gardner at Interstate 55 west of old U.S. Highway 66, a distance of...

 in Wilmington

Wilmington, Illinois

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 to the concurrency

Concurrency (road)

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 of U.S. Route 45

U.S. Route 45

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 and U.S. Route 52

U.S. Route 52

U.S. Route 52 is a United States highway that runs across the northern, eastern and southeastern regions of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S...

 in Bradley

Bradley, Illinois

Bradley is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,784 at the 2000 census, and 15,070 in 2009....

, just north of Kankakee

Kankakee, Illinois

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. This is a distance of 18.33 miles (29.5 km).

Route description

Illinois 102 runs parallel to and north of the Kankakee River

Kankakee River

The Kankakee River is a tributary of the Illinois River, approximately long, in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. At one time the river drained one of the largest wetlands in North America and furnished a significant portage between the Great Lakes and the...

 for its entire length. For 2 miles (4 km), Illinois 102 is located next to the Kankakee River State Park

Kankakee River State Park

Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Originally, of land was donated by Ethel Sturges Dummer for the creation of the state park in 1938. Another was donated by Commonwealth Edison in 1956, and again donated more...

. Entrances to the park's two major campgrounds are located off Illinois 102.

Illinois Route 113

Illinois Route 113

Illinois Route 113 is a two-lane state road that runs east from Illinois Route 47 north of Mazon and east of Seneca to Illinois Route 17 in western Kankakee, just across the Kankakee River from U.S. Route 45 and U.S. Route 52...

takes a mostly parallel route, but on the south side of the river.

The road is two lanes for its entire length, except for a four-lane stretch with center turn lanes measuring approximately 1.5 miles (2.5 km) near its eastern terminus in Bourbonnais. A center turn lane also exists within a two-lane section for a few blocks inside the city of Wilmington.

History

Illinois 102 and Illinois 113 were both established in 1924, and originally both routes were numbered as Illinois 113. In 1940, the branch of Illinois 113 on the north side of the river became Illinois 113N, and the south branch became Illinois 113S. In 1961, Illinois 113N was renumbered as Illinois 102, and Illinois 113S became Illinois 113 again.