^Northbound trailblazer at US Route 24 in the heart of Eureka, Illinois, January 2021.
Illinois Route 117 runs north-south in central Illinois, in the area east of Peoria but northwest of Bloomington. I don't think it's numbered in reference to Illinois 17, but it spurs off of Illinois 17 to head south through Toluca, Roanoke, and Eureka. Its southern end is at Interstate 74 between Peoria and Bloomington.