North Avenue is a major east-west street in
Chicago,
Illinois and its western suburbs. Starting at
St. Charles's eastern border with
West Chicago, its name changes from Main Street to North Avenue, just east of the
Kane/
DuPage county line. From there, it travels straight east, carrying
Illinois Route 64 until
LaSalle Drive in Chicago.
Illinois Route 64 then continues north onto LaSalle Drive for a very short distance until ending at
U.S. Route 41 (
Lake Shore Drive), while North Avenue continues east for less than one-half mile, changing its name to North Boulevard at
Clark Street, and then continuing until its termination in a
cul-de-sac at 200 East, just west of
Lake Shore Drive. From
Illinois Route 43 (
Harlem Avenue) to its east end, North Avenue is within the city limits of
Chicago.