Springfield to Chicago: where to stop

A stop about every 45 minutes

The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.

• 160 Market Street · Pekin Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Bloomington · 61 mi from Springfield 1 hr in
• 197 Pontiac · Flanagan Likely cleanest. Wally's Pontiac · 98 mi from Springfield 1 hr 30 min in
• 263 Weber Road Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Romeoville · 165 mi from Springfield 2 hr 30 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 67 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 197 (IL) to Exit 263 (IL). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-55

• Springfield to St. Louis
• Springfield to Cape Girardeau
• Springfield to Memphis
• St. Louis to Chicago
• Bloomington-Normal to Chicago