▁along ▁ 9 5 th ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁sub ur bs . ▁From ▁H ick ory ▁Hills , ▁U . S . ▁ 1 2 / 2 0 ▁runs ▁east ▁nearly ▁to ▁the ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁lake front ▁and ▁then ▁joins ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 4 1 , ▁as ▁all ▁three ▁routes ▁travel ▁sout heast ▁into ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁US ▁ 1 2 ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Rand ▁Road ▁in ▁Chicago ' s ▁north west ▁sub ur bs . ▁ ▁Rand ▁is ▁an ▁original ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Des ▁Pla ines , ▁Illinois , ▁the ▁location ▁where ▁the ▁road ▁res umes ▁its ▁w ester ly ▁direction . ▁South ▁of ▁Des ▁Pla ines , ▁US ▁ 1 2 ▁follows ▁Mann heim ▁Road , ▁La ▁G range ▁Road , ▁and ▁then ▁ 9 5 th ▁Street , ▁before ▁mer ging ▁with ▁US ▁ 4 1 ▁on ▁E wing ▁and ▁Indian apolis ▁Aven ues ▁toward ▁the ▁Indiana ▁state ▁line . ▁ ▁Indiana ▁ ▁In ▁Indiana , ▁US ▁ 1 2 ▁is ▁a ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁route , ▁that ▁wind s ▁along ▁the ▁southern ▁coast ▁of ▁Lake ▁Michigan . ▁It ▁runs ▁from ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁the ▁Indiana ▁T oll ▁Road , ▁concurrent ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Rout es ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁in ▁Wh iting , ▁to ▁Mich iana ▁Sh ores , ▁at ▁the ▁Michigan ▁state ▁line . ▁A ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁this ▁segment ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁D unes ▁Highway . ▁ ▁Michigan