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Randall Road
Randall Road is a major north-south stroad and county highway in McHenry and Kane County, Illinois. The road is named after Norman Randall, a prominent area landowner in the 1930s. It serves as the western extent of the Fox Valley suburbs in the Chicago metropolitan area. Its southern terminus is in Aurora, Illinois, at Marseillaise Place. Its northern terminus is at a full four-way intersection at McHenry Avenue and James R. Rakow Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The road is 31.4 mi (50.5 km) in length.
Randall Road runs through sections of the following towns from north to south: Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Carpentersville, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, and Aurora.
The road is four lanes for the majority of its length. The road is six lanes wide in Algonquin for two miles, starting north of Broadsmore Drive, to accommodate traffic generated by the large outdoor malls Algonquin Commons and the Algonquin Galleria and power center Oakridge Court before expanding to eight lanes between Huntington Drive and Commercial Drive in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills. The road was also widened to six lanes in small stretches in Elgin south of I-90 to accommodate traffic generated by Sherman Hospital. Randall Road narrows to two lanes south of Oak Street in North Aurora. A busy north-south artery, traffic counts average between 39,000 and 47,000 vehicles per day in the corridor from South Elgin to Lake in the Hills, between 28,000 and 39,000 vehicles per day in the Crystal Lake area and in the corridor from South Elgin to Batavia, with lighter volumes (12,000 to 17,000 vehicles per day) in the North Aurora and Aurora areas.
Some of Randall Road's more important intersections are with Illinois 31 via Rakow Road in Crystal Lake, Algonquin Road in Algonquin, Huntley Road and Longmeadow Parkway in Carpentersville, Illinois Route 72 in West Dundee, Big Timber Road and U.S. Route 20 in Elgin, McDonald Road/Stearns Road in South Elgin, Illinois Route 64 and Illinois Route 38 in Saint Charles, Fabyan Parkway in Batavia, Orchard Road in North Aurora, and Indian Trail Drive and Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Randall Road has a complete interchange with Interstate 90 in Elgin, but does not have an interchange at Interstate 88. As a result, travelers will usually use Orchard Road to access Interstate 88.
In the late 2010's and early 2020's, a project took place to renovate the portion of it by the intersection of Algonquin Road. This expanded lanes for both roads, and notably, removed pedestrian tunnels in favor for grade-level crosswalks.
The road is well known for being lined with retailers for nearly its entire length, with shopping centers being most concentrated in three clusters: St. Charles/Geneva/Batavia, South Elgin/Elgin and Algonquin/Lake in the Hills/Carpentersville. Additionally, the large lifestyle centers Algonquin Commons, Algonquin Galleria, and Geneva Commons are all found along the corridor. In Elgin, the area around the I-90/Randall Road interchange is becoming a major employment center, with several million square feet of industrial and office space, as well as three hotels. Development of the Algonquin Corporate Campus, farther north, is also expected to add additional office and industrial buildings. Over time, the Algonquin-Elgin area along Randall Road is expected to become an edge city.
Additionally, Randall Road has developed into a major medical corridor, with three hospitals located along the road, including Advocate Sherman Hospital and Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin and Delnor Hospital in Geneva. Several medical office buildings can be found along the road as well, and Centegra Health System also maintains a strong presence along the corridor. The Randall Road corridor is also home to many educational facilities including Elgin Community College, Aurora University, Crystal Lake South High School, Harry D. Jacobs High School, Larkin High School, St. Charles North High School, Geneva High School, Batavia High School, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Rosary High School, Aurora Central Catholic High School, Aurora Christian High School, and West Aurora High School. Randall Road also features a high concentration of churches and other places of worship, particularly in the Elgin and St. Charles areas, including some megachurches, most notably Harvest Bible Chapel in Elgin and Christ Community Church in St. Charles.
Kane County Fairgrounds and Government Center is prominently placed along the road in the St. Charles/Geneva area. Other points of interest on Randall Road include Randall Oaks Park & Golf Course (the showcase of the Dundee Township Park District), and Lake in the Hills Airport, a general aviation facility located off Rakow Road, the northeastern extension of Randall Road.
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Randall Road
Randall Road is a major north-south stroad and county highway in McHenry and Kane County, Illinois. The road is named after Norman Randall, a prominent area landowner in the 1930s. It serves as the western extent of the Fox Valley suburbs in the Chicago metropolitan area. Its southern terminus is in Aurora, Illinois, at Marseillaise Place. Its northern terminus is at a full four-way intersection at McHenry Avenue and James R. Rakow Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The road is 31.4 mi (50.5 km) in length.
Randall Road runs through sections of the following towns from north to south: Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Carpentersville, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, and Aurora.
The road is four lanes for the majority of its length. The road is six lanes wide in Algonquin for two miles, starting north of Broadsmore Drive, to accommodate traffic generated by the large outdoor malls Algonquin Commons and the Algonquin Galleria and power center Oakridge Court before expanding to eight lanes between Huntington Drive and Commercial Drive in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills. The road was also widened to six lanes in small stretches in Elgin south of I-90 to accommodate traffic generated by Sherman Hospital. Randall Road narrows to two lanes south of Oak Street in North Aurora. A busy north-south artery, traffic counts average between 39,000 and 47,000 vehicles per day in the corridor from South Elgin to Lake in the Hills, between 28,000 and 39,000 vehicles per day in the Crystal Lake area and in the corridor from South Elgin to Batavia, with lighter volumes (12,000 to 17,000 vehicles per day) in the North Aurora and Aurora areas.
Some of Randall Road's more important intersections are with Illinois 31 via Rakow Road in Crystal Lake, Algonquin Road in Algonquin, Huntley Road and Longmeadow Parkway in Carpentersville, Illinois Route 72 in West Dundee, Big Timber Road and U.S. Route 20 in Elgin, McDonald Road/Stearns Road in South Elgin, Illinois Route 64 and Illinois Route 38 in Saint Charles, Fabyan Parkway in Batavia, Orchard Road in North Aurora, and Indian Trail Drive and Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Randall Road has a complete interchange with Interstate 90 in Elgin, but does not have an interchange at Interstate 88. As a result, travelers will usually use Orchard Road to access Interstate 88.
In the late 2010's and early 2020's, a project took place to renovate the portion of it by the intersection of Algonquin Road. This expanded lanes for both roads, and notably, removed pedestrian tunnels in favor for grade-level crosswalks.
The road is well known for being lined with retailers for nearly its entire length, with shopping centers being most concentrated in three clusters: St. Charles/Geneva/Batavia, South Elgin/Elgin and Algonquin/Lake in the Hills/Carpentersville. Additionally, the large lifestyle centers Algonquin Commons, Algonquin Galleria, and Geneva Commons are all found along the corridor. In Elgin, the area around the I-90/Randall Road interchange is becoming a major employment center, with several million square feet of industrial and office space, as well as three hotels. Development of the Algonquin Corporate Campus, farther north, is also expected to add additional office and industrial buildings. Over time, the Algonquin-Elgin area along Randall Road is expected to become an edge city.
Additionally, Randall Road has developed into a major medical corridor, with three hospitals located along the road, including Advocate Sherman Hospital and Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin and Delnor Hospital in Geneva. Several medical office buildings can be found along the road as well, and Centegra Health System also maintains a strong presence along the corridor. The Randall Road corridor is also home to many educational facilities including Elgin Community College, Aurora University, Crystal Lake South High School, Harry D. Jacobs High School, Larkin High School, St. Charles North High School, Geneva High School, Batavia High School, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Rosary High School, Aurora Central Catholic High School, Aurora Christian High School, and West Aurora High School. Randall Road also features a high concentration of churches and other places of worship, particularly in the Elgin and St. Charles areas, including some megachurches, most notably Harvest Bible Chapel in Elgin and Christ Community Church in St. Charles.
Kane County Fairgrounds and Government Center is prominently placed along the road in the St. Charles/Geneva area. Other points of interest on Randall Road include Randall Oaks Park & Golf Course (the showcase of the Dundee Township Park District), and Lake in the Hills Airport, a general aviation facility located off Rakow Road, the northeastern extension of Randall Road.