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The Illinois International Port District's facilities are perfectly located to access several major US interstates within 10 miles. Located on I-90/94 trucks can easily connect to I-80, I-57, I-55 and I-65.
The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Illinois International Port District (formerly known as the Chicago Regional Port District).
The Illinois International Port District (IIPD) owns nearly 2,000 acres of industrial and recreational land on Chicago’s southeast side. This area of Chicago, known as the Calument Industrial Cooridor has long served as a manufacturing and freight center of national importance.
The Port offers economical, efficient, and safe handling of freight at its facilities with the services of its terminal operators and tenants and the support of the banking, insurance, transportation and freight forwarding industries of the metropolitan Chicago area.
Illinois International Port District Interactive Map. Learn more about what's at the Port! This map depicts several prominent areas and features of the Port. Browse the map and click on the pins to learn more.
1. What is the role of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD)? 2. Where is the IIPD located and how much land is owned by them? 3. How does the IIPD provide jobs? Does it contribute to our local and regional economies? 4. What is the purpose of developing a Master Plan for the Illinois Port District?
The Illinois International Port District is located in Northeastern. Illinois and encompasses the entire city limits of Chicago. Port District Biography.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal, created in 1848, allowed for an unbroken inland waterway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. The port said on its website that this allowed for shipping to expand in Chicago as the emerging railroad industry was eclipsing the era of canals.
After decades of neglect and disuse, the Illinois International Port District on the city’s Far South Side is showing its age — and that’s why its leaders say that it’s long past time for people and government to chip in some cash to bring the Port of Chicago back to shipshape.
Costal Strike Highlights Importance of Inland, Great Lakes Ports. The Illinois International Port District (IIPD) and Port of Chicago are feeling some of the effects of a potentially crippling supply chain disruption caused by labor strikes at East Coast and Gulf ports. Read More.