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25-518: It is four-lane road for most of its length, and six lanes through a very high-traffic corridor between Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg . The only section that is not multilane is from just east of Waverly Drive in Elgin to just west of Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates. Starting in Elgin, the road is called Summit Street. Just east of Rohrssen Road in Hoffman Estates, the road is named Golf Road, which

50-702: A separate lane for doing this in both directions. In Des Plaines , Illinois 58 and U.S. 14 (as the Northwest Highway here) use other minor feeder roads to provide access to each other. The feeder roads are accessible via a two-lane traffic circle north of the overpass—arguably the busiest traffic circle in the Chicago metropolitan area . The road continues to run east from Golf towards Skokie, turning south and running concurrent with Illinois Route 43 (Waukegan Road) before displacing U.S. Route 14 at Dempster Street as it turns back east towards U.S. 41. SBI Route 58

75-878: Is a Wrong-way concurrency , where one can be driving both west on Illinois 72 and east on U.S. 20 at the same time. West from Chicago, Illinois 72 largely parallels Interstate 90 until Starks, crossing over and under the highway six times without an intersection. On a larger scale, it is the main east–west artery to Chicago between Interstate 90 and Illinois Route 64 . It serves the towns and cities of, from west to east, Lanark, Shannon, Forreston, Leaf River, Byron, Stillman Valley, Kirkland, Kingston, Genoa, Hampshire, Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow, West Dundee, East Dundee, South Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Des Plaines, Rosemont, and Chicago. Higgins Road/Higgins Avenue continues east-southeast from Harlem Avenue in Chicago to Milwaukee Avenue near Lawrence Avenue. Route 72

100-646: Is a suburb of Chicago . Per the 2020 census , the population was 52,530. The village now serves as the headquarters for Sears and one of the American headquarters for Mori Seiki . Now Arena , home of the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League is part of the village. Between 2006 and 2009, the village hosted the Heartland International Tattoo , one of the largest music and dance festivals of its kind in

125-419: Is an east–west state highway in northern Illinois . It runs from the intersection with Illinois Route 73 north of Lanark east to Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Chicago . This is a distance of 110.71 miles (178.2 km). Illinois 72 is called Higgins Road for most of its length in the Chicago area, and has been redirected in parts of the area to accommodate for new features. Near Rosemont ,

150-574: Is one of seven state roads to enter the city of Chicago. It was once part of the Galena-Chicago Stagecoach Trail. SBI Route 72 originally ran from Lanark to Starks . It was extended east in 1937 and 1938 to East Dundee , and then to Chicago . In 1968, the designation of IL 72 was truncated back to IL 43 (Harlem Avenue), lopping off 10.5 miles (16.9 km). In 1982, it was shortened again, this time to Illinois Route 73 . The crash site of American Airlines Flight 191

175-542: Is the same as it was in 1924, with parts of it called the Evanston-Elgin Road. Before 1972, it terminated at Sheridan Road (then part of IL 42). In 1972, it was dropped east of U.S. 41. In 1981, US 20 Business in Elgin was decommissioned. As a result, IL 58 was dropped west of IL 25. Hoffman Estates, Illinois Hoffman Estates is a village in Cook County, Illinois , United States. It

200-617: The Barack Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park , Chicago, and is not open to the public. In January 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the second U.S. case of COVID-19 in a Hoffman Estates resident. The patient, a woman in her 60s returning from Wuhan , China, was treated at St. Alexius Medical Center . Her husband was later infected in the first case of human-to-human transmission of

225-461: The Midwest . Prior to the 1940s, German settlers moved into the area west of Roselle Road and north of Golf Road, then known as Wildcat Grove. The area was sparsely populated until farmers purchased land in the area in the 1940s. In 1954, Sam and Jack Hoffman, owners of a father-son owned construction company, bought 160 acres of land in the area. The pair constructed homes and began the development of

250-539: The SARS-CoV-2 virus in the United States. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hoffman Estates has a total area of 21.25 square miles (55.04 km ), of which 21.07 square miles (54.57 km ) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km ) (or 0.85%) is water. As of the 2020 census there were 52,530 people, 18,110 households, and 14,048 families residing in the village. The population density

275-545: The 1990s, the Prairie Stone Business Park began development. This 750-acre (3.0 km ) planned multi-purpose business park is bounded by Illinois Route 59 on the east, Interstate 90 on the south, Illinois Route 72 on the north, and Beverly Road on the west. The business park came to fruition in 1993 when Sears, Roebuck and Company relocated from the Sears Tower in Chicago to a sprawling headquarters in

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300-492: The 2000s include the 11,000-seat Now Arena ; office buildings for Serta , WT Engineering, I-CAR, and Mary Kay ; a Cabela's outdoor outfitters store; a 295-room Marriott hotel; and the 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m ) Poplar Creek Crossing Retail Center, which is anchored by Target and numerous other big-box retailers. Future development will include further office buildings and retail development, Sun Island Hotel and Water Park, an amphitheater, and restaurants. In 2011,

325-605: The Village of Hoffman Estates took over ownership of the Now Arena. On June 23, 2020, the Village of Hoffman Estates approved an $ 11.5 million deal to rename the Sears Centre Arena to the "NOW Arena". In the fall of 2016, papers and artifacts from President Barack Obama 's administration began to arrive in town, where they are being stored in a building on Golf Road. The site is their temporary home while construction takes place on

350-509: The early 1960s, land annexations north of the tollway and in other neighboring regions more than doubled Hoffman Estates' land area. The opening of the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg to the east in 1971 made the area a major business center. An attempt to change the name of the village to East Barrington, among other names, was made in the early 1980s but failed upon a residential vote. In

375-540: The largest employers in Hoffman Estates as of 2023 are: The village is served by several public school districts. The majority of residents who live in Schaumburg Township attend: North Hoffman Estates (north of I-90 ) residents are served by: Residents west of Barrington Road primarily attend Unit School District , Elgin Area U46 . Schools located in the Hoffman Estates village limits: Other high schools in

400-410: The northwest part of Prairie Stone. That was followed in by Indramat and Quest International , which in 1995 also opened facilities in the park. Throughout the 1990s, a health and wellness center and child care facility were developed, as well as other smaller office buildings, and a branch of Northern Illinois University . Development of the business park is still ongoing, and recent additions in

425-399: The population. There were 18,110 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.71% were married couples living together, 11.97% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.43% were non-families. 18.07% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

450-497: The region which now bears their name. As residents moved in, they voted to incorporate the area, and the Village of Hoffman Estates was incorporated on September 23, 1959. In 1973, six former town officials, including mayors Edward F. Pinger (1959−1965) and Roy L. Jenkins (1965−1969) were indicted on bribery and tax charges. Once the Northwest Tollway opened, Schaumburg Township became more attractive to Chicago commuters. In

475-635: The road has been shifted to make way for O'Hare International Airport — further east, parts of the road have been moved to make room for the Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90). The road serves as a major six-lane thoroughfare for several western suburbs, including Schaumburg , Elk Grove Village , and Hoffman Estates . Illinois 72 runs concurrently for one block with Illinois Route 83 in Elk Grove Township, and Illinois Route 47 and U.S. Highway 20 by Starks , an unincorporated village approximately 60 miles (97 km) from Chicago. The latter

500-408: The route is commonly called locally, after the minuscule town of Golf that the route passes through. The junction of Illinois 58 and Illinois Route 72 (Higgins Road) in Hoffman Estates form one of the only six-lane by six-lane sharply angled intersections in the state. Left turns used to be prohibited from Golf Road onto Higgins Road because of the sharp angle, but recent road construction has made

525-523: The same township high school district: Most of the village is served by Harper College Community College District 512. The Xilin Northwest Chinese School ( simplified Chinese : 希林西北中文学校 ; traditional Chinese : 希林西北中文學校 ; pinyin : Xīlín Xīběi Zhōngwén Xuéxiào ) holds its classes at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates. It serves grades preschool through 12. The school predominately serves mainland Chinese families. In 2003

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550-772: The school held its classes in Palatine High School in Palatine . In 2000 the school had served around 300 students. This figure increased almost by 100%, to almost 600 students. This made it one of the largest of the Chinese schools in the Chicago area. Hoffman Estates has one sister city: Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Hoffman Estates to Elgin, Rosemont, and other destinations. Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago Illinois Route 72 Illinois Route 72

575-439: The village was $ 92,423, and the median income for a family was $ 103,641. Males had a median income of $ 56,210 versus $ 42,288 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 40,016. About 3.3% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over. Many Japanese companies have their U.S. headquarters in Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg but

600-404: Was 2,472.58 inhabitants per square mile (954.67/km ). There were 19,160 housing units at an average density of 901.86 per square mile (348.21/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 52.08% White , 26.26% Asian , 4.87% African American , 0.60% Native American , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 7.51% from other races , and 8.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.14% of

625-404: Was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.77. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in

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