The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is warning drivers of a traffic hazard on Interstate 24. Read More

This serene state park between Chicago and Peoria is the perfect place to stop and fish, picnic, or launch a boat and enjoy views of the Illinois River. Read More

A Bronzeville storefront at 208 E. 51st Street became the launch pad Tuesday morning for Zoe Ma's bid to become Chicago's next mayor, as the real estate developer and community advocate made her ... Read More

The crash happened Aug. 31 at the intersection of Hononegah Road and Illinois 251. Read More

A bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a semi around 8 a.m. Monday, August 31, in the 5400 block of N | Contact Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident. Read More

One driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after two semi-trucks crashed and caught fire on westbound I-70 | Contact Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident ... Read More

On Saturday, Aug. 29, at approximately 10:32 a.m., the Effingham Fire Department was dispatched to westbound Interstate 70, just east of Mile Marker 90, for a reported crash ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Eastbound Interstate 72 is currently down to one lane in Champaign County due to a semi-truck fire. The fire happened at 10:22 a.m. near the exit to Seymour. Officials ... Read More

One person was injured Saturday morning in a crash involving two semi-trucks on Interstate 70 near Effingham. The Effingham Fire Department responded around 10:32 a.m. to westbound I-70 just east of ... Read More

Two people were killed in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 74 in Knoxville on Sunday morning, according to the Illinois State Police. The crash involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. Both a ... Read More

Two children on scooters were injured by a nearby car crash at U.S. Highway 34 and Heritage Drive in Oswego, Illinois, police said. Read More

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that I-64 will be one lane in each direction beginning Monday for road and bridge improvements. The closure will be between mile markers 45 and ... Read More

A routine traffic stop on an Interstate 55 on-ramp in Pontiac, Illinois, turned up a disturbing scene Thursday evening: four children riding inside the enclosed, unventilated cargo box of a U-Haul ... Read More

Illinois and the city of Chicago got another reminder recently that they are flirting with financial disaster, this time from an unlikely source. The Reason Foundation, publisher of Reason ... Read More

PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - No one was injured after a vehicle fire in Peoria Heights Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Heights Fire says a hybrid SUV with flames and smoke coming from the engine compartment was ... Read More

Illinois State Police said the crash involved a truck and a passenger car near the intersection of IL-158 and Douglas Road at about 6:25. Read More

A 23-year-old man died Thursday morning after his vehicle collided with a garbage truck south of Millstadt. Caleb Kinzinger of Freeburg was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on a rural stretch ... Read More

GRANITE CITY, Ill. - A portion of Interstate 270 is shut down Tuesday morning after a crash in Granite City. According to Illinois State Police, all lanes are closed on westbound I-270 near Illinois ... Read More

A semi-trailer rolled over on the I-290 in Itasca, Illinois on August 24. 11 vehicles crashed into the debris, eight people were hospitalized with injuries. Read More

Illinois State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash Monday involving a vehicle carrying ICE agents on a ramp off Interstate 55 in Chicago. Read More

Illinois State Police were called Monday after a semi-trailer truck spilled a load of concrete bricks onto Interstate 290 in Itasca. Read More

GLEN CARBON, Ill. - A semitruck rollover crash has closed Interstate 270 in one direction in Glen Carbon. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the crash happened at about 12:25 p.m. Read More

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - All lanes are closed on Interstate 255 after a person was killed and others were injured in separate crashes Thursday morning in Edwardsville. According to Illinois State Police ... Read More

A driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 255 in Madison County Thursday morning. Illinois State Police said the crash occurred in the northbound lanes of I-255 at New Poag Road at ... Read More

Construction has ramped up on the Illinois 251 bridges over Interstate 80 on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 in Peru. Crews are removing sections of concrete with jackhammers to replace the bridge deck. The ... Read More

SHEFFIELD, Ill. - IL 40 is shut down in both directions near Sheffield Tuesday morning after a crash involving a semi. According to a Facebook post from Illinois State Police Troop 2, a semi struck ... Read More

Crews worked the scene of a semi crash at the intersection of Illinois Route 40 and Interstate 80 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 near Sheffield. I-80 was shut down in both directions to traffic. The semi ... Read More

Did you hear tornado sirens go off overnight across the Chicago suburbs under perfectly calm skies? In the quiet of the night, many in DuPage County were woken up about 3 a.m. Tuesday to tornado ... Read More

An Illinois State Police trooper was injured early Monday, August 17, when his patrol vehicle struck the rear of a | Contact Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident. Read More

According to ABC7 Chicago, Bolingbrook police approached a vehicle in the 1000 block of South Weber Road on Friday intending to arrest two people inside it. As officers moved in, the driver turned ... Read More

Another wave of heavy rains has flooded fields and streets, closed golf courses and caused traffic backups throughout East Central Illinois this morning. Due to standing water on Interstate ... Read More

IROQUOIS AND FORD COUNTIES - Rebuild Illinois is continuing to improve mobility, safety and quality of life in Iroquois and Ford counties and along the Interstate 57 corridor, with the ... Read More

Your device does not support the audio. HAMEL - The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane closures on Interstate 55 at the Illinois 140 bridge in Madison County beginning Monday, ... Read More

Severe storms brought low visibility to parts of the Chicago area on August 11, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings for the region. X user Ultimate SHIB / @Diaz2Shib captured ... Read More

The public is invited to comment on proposed improvements to the Interstate 57 interchange at the exit to Johnston City at Herrin Road. Read More

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- With the start of the Illinois State Fair come traffic pattern changes on the roads surrounding the fairgrounds. Officials from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the ... Read More

A $10 million Business I-55 project begins Aug. 10, with lane closures and traffic delays expected through July 2027. Read More

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) - One person is dead after hitting a guardrail on I-57 in Effingham County Friday morning. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to I-57 southbound at milepost ... Read More

A rural Champaign County woman died in an early morning accident near Effingham Friday along Interstate 57, according to a news release. Read More

One person is dead and another is injured after a two-vehicle crash in Boone County. Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) - The Illinois State Fair has been around for 170 years, and this year they're bringing in new attractions and celebrating the iconic highway Route 66. And it's something that ... Read More

The crash happened around 11:05 p.m. and involved an ambulance, a pickup truck and two passenger cars, Illinois state police said. Read More

Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Lockport were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria early Thursday. Read More

Shaw Local identified the Mazda's occupants as a 31-year-old Chicago woman who was driving, a 58-year-old Chicago man, and a 1-year-old infant. The two adults were airlifted to Javon Bea Hospital in ... Read More

You won't want to miss Junk in the Trunk Flea Market in Mazon on the New Lenox Patch calendar ... Read More

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A man charged in a crash that killed a construction worker on Interstate 74 in Champaign had pleaded not guilty. Read More

The Bloomington Police Department will increase patrols on Veterans Parkway throughout August to aggressively enforce traffic laws and address resident concerns regarding unsafe driving. Read More

COLES COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Northbound I-57 is fully open again after a crash resulted in a lane closure early Wednesday morning. The crash happened near Milepost 195 between Mattoon and Arcola. Read More

A Cahokia man died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Columbia. Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10 p.m. to a motorcycle crash with serious injuries ... Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) - A semi-truck crash in Springfield caused an hours-long road closure on I-55 South Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police Troop 6 said at approximately 5:49 a.m., units ... Read More

EAST ST. LOUIS The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced a full closure of westbound Interstate 64 between I-255 and 18th Street in St. Read More

The city of Moline is redesigning the I-74 and John Deere Road interchange. IDOT says the new diverging diamond design will reduce crashes and improve traffic flow. Read More

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Two suburban Chicago women are facing felony charges after prosecutors say a traffic stop turned into a 104 mph chase. Read More

A Chicago-area man is facing felony charges after a crash last week killed three people, including a 4-year-old girl. Read More

MILLBROOK, Ill. - Three people, including a 4-year-old girl, were killed and several others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on an Illinois highway Friday night that investigators say began ... Read More

Roads in St. Clair and Madison counties are slated for 15 closures and construction projects this weekend because of ongoing work on state roads. Read More

One person was killed and multiple others are injured after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 94 Friday evening on Chicago's South Side, according to Illinois State Police. Read More

One person was killed and two others were critically injured in a five-vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Friday evening, authorities said. The Total Traffic and ... Read More

A jury delivered a verdict last month against R+L Carriers following a fatal November 2020 crash on Interstate 55 in Illinois. The incident occurred around 5:20 a.m. in Pitman Township, south of ... Read More

Traffic is now flowing on the new Don Welge Memorial Bridge connecting Perry County, Missouri, and Chester, Illinois. Read More

Two separate traffic incidents on Interstate 80 are causing delays for morning commuters near Geneseo. Read More

A person is in custody after an Illinois State Police chase on I-57 that ended with a car crash in Dixmoor. Read More

Ob July 28 at approximately 10:23 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) responded to a call about a crash located at I-72 eastbound at I-55 northbound (milepost ... Read More

Police say a Springfield man tossed firearms, ammunition and cash from his pickup after a crash with a semitruck on Interstate 55 near Towanda. Read More

Traffic is down to one lane after a semi crash on Interstate 74 eastbound near Champaign Tuesday morning.  Illinois State Police were called to milepost 179 just east of the I-57 exit ramp.  No ... Read More

Police said the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the roadway and struck a train box car on Chicago's Southwest Side. Read More

All lanes of Interstate 80 in Chicago's south suburbs reopened on Monday evening after downed power lines fell on the roadway, shutting both eastbound and westbound traffic for hours. Illinois State ... Read More

The lane that was closed on I-57 in Champaign due to a two-truck crash leaving debris in the road has been reopened. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - A crash ... Read More

A rollover crash Friday claimed the life of one person in Bond County. Illinois State Police say the single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 1:24 p.m. on Illinois Route 127 at Alpine Lake. Bond ... Read More

Illinois State Police are investigating a deadly crash on northbound Interstate 255 near Interstate 64, resulting in parts of the highway being closed. Read More

A crash between a motorcycle and passenger vehicle on southbound Interstate 255 near Glen Carbon required an air medical evacuation and traffic diversions, Illinois State Police s ... Read More

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Illinois State Police said all lanes of Interstate 74 in Champaign are back open. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - One lane of Interstate 74 in Champaign is closed after two vehicles crashed Saturday morning. Read More

Update at 12:30 p.m. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois State Police said all lanes of Interstate 74 in Champaign are back open. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - One lane of Interstate 74 in Champaign is ... Read More

QUINCY - A Kansas man was airlifted to a Springfield hospital Tuesday after the pickup truck he was driving struck a vehicle stopped in a travel lane on Interstate 172, according to a news release. Read More

A stretch of eastbound Interstate 64 will be closed indefinitely near the Mascoutah exit while police investigate a crash, according to an announcement from Illinois State Police. A Facebook post from ... Read More

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) - A man faces obstruction charges after police say he claimed his car had been stolen after his son, ... Read More

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced in a news release that, weather permitting, work on the bridges carrying Illinois 251 over Interstate 80 in Peru will begin on Monday, July 13. Work ... Read More

The road was closed until about 11:41 p.m. Sunday. Read More

The crash happened July 10. Read More

Approximate location where gunfire rang out Monday morning on I-57. COOK COUNTY, Ill. - One person was injured in a shooting on Interstate 57 in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday, according to ... Read More

A person was shot early Monday morning on Interstate 57 in Chicago's south suburbs in what a source said was a road rage incident. Read More

Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity. Read More

Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity. Read More

Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity. Read More

Northbound lanes on I-57 in the south suburbs were closed early Monday morning for a reported shooting investigation, with state police on scene and major traffic impacts for the rush hour commute. Read More

A burning semi-truck snarled traffic on the Edens Expressway Sunday evening. Read More