Returning to its northeast progression, the route passes the community of Calvin before reaching a junction with Interstate 64 (I-64, exit 130).

In Grayville, the route crosses the Edwards County line and reaches a junction with the southern end of IL 130 (Hagedom Road).

[3] After the village of Grayville, IL 1 turns northeast and runs along a general parallel with the Wabash River.

At the community of Sand Barrens, IL 1 passes east of the Mount Carmel Municipal Airport and west of the village of St. Francisville.

For the next 19 miles (31 km), IL 1 continues straight north, reaching the Crawford County line near the community of Birds.

Several miles north, the route reaches Clover Street, which runs east in the village of Hutsonville, where it becomes Indiana's SR 154.

Through Clark County, the road makes several bends in various northern directions before reaching the city of Marshall.

Paralleling railroad tracks, they soon reach the city of Tilton, where IL 1 and US 150 gain the moniker of Georgetown Road.

In Alvin, US 136 turns west at the junction with the western terminus of IL 119, which connects to State Road 28 in Indiana.

Running along the westernmost end of Hoopeston, IL 1 is known as Chicago Road, crossing the Iroquois County line.

After Watseka, IL 1 continues north alongside railroad tracks, reaching a junction with US 52, marking the entrance into Martinton.

In St. Anne, the route turns north again, reaching the community of Sun River Terrace, where it meets IL 17, coming east from Kankakee.

The route soon turns northwest and crosses the Metra Electric Division railroad tracks before reaching IL 83 at Sibley Boulevard (147th Street).

Continuing along South Halsted, IL 1 passes east of the West Pullman Metra station near 122nd Street.

At 99th Street, IL 1 ends at an interchange with I-57 (exit 357), but it continues from that point along its original routing as an unmarked local highway under IDOT jurisdiction.

In its early days, State Road was unpaved and known for having mud so deep it was jokingly said that it could suck down a horse and buggy.

From there the trail led to Hubbard and Noel La Vasseur's fur warehouse and trading post in Momence, named for Potawatomi chief Momenza.

It then went north to Beecher and Blue Island, eventually becoming Vincennes Avenue and State Street to Fort Dearborn south of the Chicago River.

When US 45 was established from Norris City to Metropolis, IL 1 shifted east to Cave-In-Rock, replacing a part of Illinois Route 140 in the process.

Most of IL 1 north of Danville was part of the western division of the Dixie Highway, which goes through downstate Illinois and enters the Chicago area as it passes through Beecher.

Approximately two blocks after this intersection, Dixie Highway splits from Chicago Road and continues north through Flossmoor and Homewood.

At the north end of Homewood's downtown, the road turns and goes under the Illinois Central Railroad tracks, which now carries both the Metra Electric Line and Amtrak trains.

The road continues north through East Hazel Crest and past the Markham Rail Yards and under the Tri-State Tollway.

As the road continues, creating a border between the towns of Dixmoor and Posen, its name changes to Western Avenue.

When the road enters Blue Island, it splits into two streets, (Western and Gregory), and realigns itself into one when it reaches Burr Oak Avenue.

Through Chicago, Western Avenue is a major boulevard, which continues north through the city to the town of Evanston (where it is named Asbury Street), which is where the Dixie Highway ends.