Well from Kansas City, Kansas to Chicago, Il. it is about 512 miles.
About 520 miles.
It is 59.9 miles according to Google Maps.
From downtown Chicago, IL to Traverse City, MI there are approx. 288 miles.
Google Maps estimates the driving time as 8.5 hours.
Zion, Il is about 45 minutes driving time north from Chicago, Il. You can get there by the express way, the 294'. Or you can take the Metra at any city that's between Chicago & Zion that's along Lake Michigan.
It is 394 miles according to Google Maps.
A round trip train ticket costs about $20 from Kansas City, MO to Chicago IL.
198 miles
Google Maps estimates the driving time as 29 hours.
It is 510 miles and and estimated 8.5 driving hours according to Google Maps.
Olmsted, Illinois is 360 miles south of Chicago.