Power Rankings: Rest Stops Along I-57

If you are a current, former or future Illini from the Chicagoland area, you have taken the same trip many times. It’s a straight shot. You probably know it like the back of your hand. The journey lasts somewhere between 90 minutes and 2.5 hours depending on where you live and how fast you drive.

I’ve always loved road trips and the trek to Champaign is a mini road trip every time. In a blink of an eye you are transported from a booming metropolis to a field of dreams. It’s long enough to settle in, play some driving music, and let your mind wander without being too long to become an uncomfortable and annoying chore. Can you tell I romanticize road trips?

Many students will be driving back…