Driving Directions

Driving Directions


Chaplin Creek Village is located just south of Franklin Grove, IL at 1715 Whitney Road in Franklin Grove, IL. Please click here to view Yahoo's interactive mapping program.

From the east...
  • From the points east of Franklin Grove, take Interstate 88 also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway or formerly known as the East-West Tollway to Illinois 251 / Rochelle exit.
  • At the end of the exit ramp, turn right / head north on Illinois 251 to ILLinois Route 38. (Route 38 is at the base of the north end of the bridge).
  • Follow the signs aroudn the bridge to Route 38 and head west.
  • Follow Route 38 through Rochelle, through Ashton and into Franklin Grove to North Elm Street.
  • Turn left / travel south on Elm street through downtown Franklin Grove, to Hughes Street.
  • Turn Right / head west on Hughes Street to South State Street.
  • Turn left / head south on State Street. As you travel south, State Street becomes Whitney Road.
  • Chaplin Creek Village is on the west side of Whitney Road about one quarter mile south.
From the west...
  • From the points west of Franklin Grove, take Interstate 88 also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway or formerly known as the East-West Tollway to the Illinois 26 / Dixon, IL exit.
  • Head north on Illinois 26 to Illinois Route 38. (Please note that Route 38 and Route 52 are the same road off of Route 26. You will see Route 52 clearly marked with a seperate sign indicating that Route 38 is to the right. If you are unsure, please follow Route 52. Route 52 and Route 38 split just to the east side of Dixon).
  • Follow Route 38 through Dixon and into Franklin Grove to North Elm Street.
  • Turn left / travel south on Elm street through downtown Franklin Grove, to Hughes Street.
  • Turn Right / head west on Hughes Street to South State Street.
  • Turn left / head south on State Street. As you travel south, State Street becomes Whitney Road.
  • Chaplin Creek Village is on the west side of Whitney Road about one quarter mile south.

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