Editing U.S. Route 12 (section)

===Illinois===
{{Main|U.S. Route 12 in Illinois}}
{{See also|Mannheim Road|95th Street (Chicago)}}
In [[Illinois]], US&nbsp;12 is an arterial surface road that runs from [[Richmond, Illinois|Richmond]], southeast to [[Des Plaines, Illinois|Des Plaines]]. It then turns due south, continuing through the [[Chicago metropolitan area]], joining with [[U.S. Route 45|US&nbsp;45]]. In [[Stone Park, Illinois|Stone Park]], [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]] joins US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;45. In [[Hickory Hills, Illinois|Hickory Hills]], US&nbsp;45 continues south, while US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;20 runs due east along 95th Street in the southwest suburbs. From Hickory Hills, US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;20 runs east nearly to the [[Lake Michigan]] lakefront and then joins with [[U.S. Route 41|US&nbsp;41]], as all three routes travel southeast into the state of Indiana.

US&nbsp;12 is referred to as Rand Road in Chicago's northwest suburbs. Rand is an original name for the area around Des Plaines, the location where the road resumes its westerly direction. South of Des Plaines, US&nbsp;12 follows [[Mannheim Road]], La Grange Road, and then [[95th Street (Chicago)|95th Street]], before merging with US&nbsp;41 on Ewing and Indianapolis avenues toward the Indiana state line.