<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3TX6cB_0vkbfSxM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3TX6cB_0vkbfSxM00" width="980" height="551" ><figcaption>Doc Holliday</figcaption></figure>This is gonna be one big daddy of a truck stop once it becomes reality. The state of Illinois is about to become home to a new truck stop big enough to fit 1,000 semi trucks which will make it the biggest in America.I saw this big development (literally) shared on the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoSuburbs/comments/1floh7y/worlds_largest_truck_stop_coming_to_far_nw_suburbs/">Illinois sub-Reddit</a>. It's a share about a story from the Chicago Tribune reporting that <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/70+Airport+Rd,+Elgin,+IL+60123/@42.0662099,-88.2711501,507a,35y,310.29h,44.85t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x880f0f7d31a28201:0x240718b1a2486862!8m2!3d42.0669922!4d-88.2772119!10e5?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxOC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D">70 Airport Road in West Dundee, Illinois</a> is about to get a new truck stop from the company Outpost. Reports seem to believe it will open in mid-to-late October according to the <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2024/09/23/illinois-could-soon-have-the-countrys-largest-truck-stop">Chicago Sun-Times</a>. It will be located in what used to be this open space just off of Interstate 90.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4ewmPI_0vkbfSxM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4ewmPI_0vkbfSxM00" width="1713" height="1032" ><figcaption>Google Earth</figcaption></figure>The report says this massive new travel center will have <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/20/largest-truck-stop-in-the-u-s-to-open-in-west-dundee-next-month/">an emphasis on safety and security with 24/7 monitoring of the parking areas</a> for the many trucks that will make this a destination along their route.The <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/20/largest-truck-stop-in-the-u-s-to-open-in-west-dundee-next-month/">Chicago Tribune story</a> says that it will 1,000 semi trucks can park here "comfortably" which will elevate it above the <a href="https://iowa80truckstop.com/">I-80 truck stop in Iowa</a> which currently (temporarily) is the record holder for biggest truck stop with 900 spots.There were some concerns on the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoSuburbs/comments/1floh7y/worlds_largest_truck_stop_coming_to_far_nw_suburbs/">Illinois sub-Reddit</a> about what this will to do traffic on I-90.Once this new Illinois truck stop opens, I will update this story with first-person reports on what it's like to stop there. As it stands, it will be a record-breaker and it won't be long before you can experience it.</div></body>

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Illinois to Get a New Truck Stop Big Enough for 1,000 Semi Trucks

This is gonna be one big daddy of a truck stop once it becomes reality. The state of Illinois is about to become home to a new truck stop big enough to fit 1,000 semi trucks which will make it the biggest in America. I saw this big development (literally)...