Police said Malik Baker was off-duty when he died in a crash on I-55. James Sanders died after a long cancer battle and served the city for 31 years. Read More

EAST ST. LOUIS The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced ramp closures on westbound Interstate 55 / 64 in St. Clair County at the following ... Read More

In addition to weapons, police found a bag that contained 1,729 grams of cannabis, packaged into 36 individual bags, along with packaging materials and two scales. Read More

Illinois projects top St. Louis Regional Freightway's $9B priority list, ... One of the largest single projects is a $1.2 billion improvement of Interstate 270 from Illinois 157 to I-70. Read More

Doug Lodge, a father of three, was driving near Troy, Illinois, when his car hit a guardrail and was struck by a tractor-trailer. Read More

(Lanford, Illinois, is said to be based on Elgin.) Fun linguistic fact: the Great Lakes, or Inland North, accent spread to St. Louis after Route 66, then Interstate 55, linked it to Chicago. Read More

EAST ST. LOUIS - The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that resurfacing of eastbound Interstate 55 / 64 across the Poplar Street Bridge from a mile east of the Mississippi ... Read More