Four hours to get home? A sample of Friday evening’s traffic times

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Updated: February 22, 2012 8:05AM

The Miserable Ride Home

A sample of some of Friday evening’s commute times

• Inbound Edens from Lake-Cook Road to the downtown Circle Interchange: 4 hours at 4:30 p.m. (average time: 67 minutes)

• Outbound Kennedy from Circle to O’Hare: 2 hours, 14 minutes at 4:50 p.m. (average: 38.6 minutes)

• Outbound Stevenson from Ryan to I-294: 2 hours, 26 minutes at 4:50 p.m. (average: 41.5 minutes)

• Outbound Stevenson from Ryan to I-355: 3 hours, 3 minutes at 4:55 (average 1 hour, 23 minutes)

• Outbound Eisenhower from Circle to Thorndale: 2 hours, 53 minutes at 4:55 p.m. (average: 54 minutes)

• Inbound Eisenhower from Thorndale to Circle: 3 hours, 26 minutes at 4:55 p.m. (average: 56.3 minutes)

• Outbound Bishop Ford from Circle (via Dan Ryan) to I-80 (via Bishop Ford) at 4:55 p.m.: 2 hours 26 minutes (average time: 44 minutes)

Source: Illinois Dept. of Transportation