Sibley Boulevard
| Sibley Street 14700 South | |
| Part of |  IL 83 |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.0 mi[1] (24.1 km) |
| Location | Oak Forest, Midlothian, Posen, Dixmoor, Harvey, South Holland, Dolton, Calumet City, Hammond |
| West end | Oak Park Avenue in Oak Forest, Illinois |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Columbia Avenue in Hammond, Indiana |
Sibley Boulevard, also known as 147th Street, is a major east-west street on Chicago's south and southeast suburbs. It starts in Oak Forest, Illinois and ends in Hammond, Indiana. It is a part of Illinois Route 83 for most of its route.
Route description
147th Street starts at Oak Park Avenue in Oak Forest, where it goes through a few forest preserves before intersecting Illinois Route 50 and Illinois Route 83, the latter merging onto the route. The road goes through Midlothian before reaching Posen, where it meets two major highways; Interstate 294 and Interstate 57.
147th Street is not known locally as Sibley Boulevard until an intersection with Robey Avenue at the Dixmoor-Harvey line. Crossing into Harvey, the road meets Illinois Route 1 before heading into Dolton and meeting Interstate 94. Now in Calumet City, Illinois, Illinois Route 83 merges onto Torrence Avenue, but Sibley Boulevard continues into Indiana as Sibley Street.ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
After an intersection with U.S. Route 41, the road ends at Columbia Avenue in Hammond.
Between the two states, the total route's length is 15.0 mi (24.1 km)[1] long.
Communities and sites
Sibley Boulevard serves some of the southern suburbs of Chicago, including Oak Forest, Midlothian, Posen, Dixmoor, Harvey, South Holland, Dolton, Calumet City, and Hammond.
The road starts in a forested area in Oak Forest, surrounded by Burr Oak Woods and Rubio Woods to the north, and Bachelor Grove Woods in the south. Also, Bachelor's Grove Cemetery is north of the route.
Midlothian Country Club is a historic golf course north of Sibley Boulevard in Midlothian. It was designed by Herbert J. Tweedie and opened in 1898, with subsequent renovations in 2003 and 2022.[2]
Transportation
Sibley Boulevard has two major commuter rail stations. The first is Midlothian station on Metra's Rock Island District line, located north of the route and east of Midlothian Creek.[3] The other station is the 147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) station in Harvey. This station is on the Metra Electric District line and underwent a $20.8 million renovation from May 16, 2022, to October 28, 2024.[3][4]
There are also many bus stops along the route's major intersections, such as Cicero Avenue (IL 50), Pulaski Road, Kedzie Avenue, and Burnham Avenue.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | Oak Forest | 0.0 | 0.0 | Oak Park Avenue | Western terminus |
| Midlothian | 2.5 | 4.0 |  IL 50 (Cicero Avenue) / IL 83 north | Western end of IL 83 concurrency | |
| Posen | 4.8 | 7.7 |    I-294 – Wisconsin, Indiana | I-294 exit 8, southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 5.4 | 8.7 |  I-57 – Chicago, Memphis | I-57 exit 350 | ||
| Dixmoor–Harvey line | 6.2 | 10.0 | Robey Avenue | Start of Sibley Boulevard portion | |
| Harvey | 7.5 | 12.1 |  IL 1 (Halsted Street) | ||
| Dolton | 10.7 | 17.2 |  I-94 – Wisconsin, Indiana | I-94 exit 71 | |
| Calumet City | 11.7 | 18.8 | IL 83 south (Torrence Avenue) | Eastern end of IL 83 concurrency | |
| 13.5 | 21.7 | Illinois–Indiana state line | |||
| Lake | Hammond | 14.5 | 23.3 |  US 41 (Calumet Avenue) | |
| 15.0 | 24.1 | Columbia Avenue | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Overview Map of Sibley Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Midlothian Course Info". chasingmajors.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District".
- ↑ "Metra station at 147th Street in Harvey getting $20 million upgrade - CBS Chicago". CBS News. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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