Sometimes the best meals hide in the most ordinary-looking spots along the highway in Illinois. Picture yourself pulling off a long stretch of interstate, hungry and half expecting fast ... 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

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

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

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

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

Interstate 55 southbound is shut down near Exit 33. Several Illinois Department of Transportation trucks and law enforcement officers are on scene. At 8:46 a.m., an explosion was reported in I-55 near ... Read More

The incident occurred in Illinois just before midnight on Sunday, May 24 ... Read More

Several lanes are closed after a crash on I-55 Thursday evening. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to a crash on I-55 southbound just before 5 p.m. near Stevenson Drive in ... Read More

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Tuesday's fatality happened early in the morning. The man who died was 32 years old. Read More

One person was killed in a three-vehicle crash that occurred on the Frontage Road to Arsenal Road off Interstate 55 near Channahon around 6:30 this morning. Read More

A teenage boy from Springfield died in single vehicle car crash in McLean, Illinois on May 25. Luke W. Peterson, 13, died around 1:15 a.m. at Carle Bromenn Medical Center, according to a news release ... Read More

A 13-year-old boy from Springfield, Luke W. Peterson, died as a result of a SUV crash in rural McLean County on Sunday night, while another person was injured and taken to a hospital. Read More

One person was killed and another was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle wreck in McLean County on Sunday night. Read More

A major crash was impacting Arsenal Road near I-55 in Channahon on Tuesday morning. Read More

Illinois State Police said the crash happened at about 6:27 a.m. on the southbound lanes of Arsenal Road. Chopper 7 was over the scene at about 7:30 a.m. ISP said three people were taken to area ... Read More

One person was killed and another was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle wreck in McLean County on Sunday night. Read More

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - One person is dead and two more were injured after two motorcycles crashed on Interstate 55 in Normal. Just before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Illinois State Police troopers ... Read More

JOLIET, IL - The Illinois State Police announced that a total of five vehicles were involved in Thursday's crash in Joliet along Interstate 80 eastbound at the Interstate 55 interchange. It all ... Read More

DARIEN, Ill. - Drivers faced some delays early Friday morning after a semi spilled fuel along the Stevenson Expressway following a crash. According to Illinois State Police troopers, the crash ... Read More

A deadly crash shut down Interstate 55 in the south suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. The crash happened at about 5:12 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-55 at Black Road in Joliet ... Read More

Illinois State Police say the crash happened just after 5 a.m. on Sunday in the southbound lanes at black road in Joliet. Read More

A deadly crash shut down Interstate 55 in the south suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

Unfunded Illinois road projects, like I-55 near Springfield, are causing fatal crashes and costing drivers millions annually, this writer says. Read More

Lanes reopened on I-80 at I-55 after a crash involving five vehicles, including semi trucks, near Joliet on Thursday morning. Read More

Traffic was delayed Thursday on Interstate 55 north of Edwardsville as crews work to install new power poles. Traffic was backed up between Livingston and the Illinois 4 exit. According to reports ... Read More

All eastbound lanes are closed on I-80 at I-55 after a crash near Joliet on Thursday morning. Read More

An ISP squad car was hit on I-55 Tuesday - the ninth "Move Over Law" crash this year. Read More

A pedestrian was found dead Wednesday in the road on Interstate 55 in Litchfield. Illinois State Police responded to the scene Wednesday afternoon, briefly closing the right lane of I-55. It reopened ... Read More

Plainfield Road was closed for a brief period while officers investigated the crash and crews cleared the scene. Read More

One driver died and another is injured after a south suburban crash on Interstate 55 early Sunday morning, officials said. Read More

Drivers heading south on Interstate 55 near Hamel on the morning of April 3 rolled into a crime scene as federal agents descended on the highway to investigate an explosion along the roadway. Read More

The FBI is investigating an April 3 explosion on Interstate 55 near Hamel. Jake Griffin, an FBI special agent for public affairs at the FBI's Springfield office, said no one was injured in the event. Read More

Interstate 55 southbound is shut down near Exit 33. Several Illinois Department of Transportation trucks and law enforcement officers are on scene. At 8:46 a.m., an explosion was reported in I-55 near ... Read More

Two women killed, one injured in a wrong-way crash on I-55 near Springfield. Investigators say a northbound vehicle entered southbound lanes. Read More

Two people died after an accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate-55 early Monday. Illinois State Police said the crash at about 1 a.m. occurred at milepost 87.5 south near Lake Springfield and ... Read More

SPRINGFIELD - Two people were killed in a two-car crash in Springfield on March 9. The crash happened on I-55 southbound at milepost 87.5 near East Lake Shore Drive around 1 a.m., according to ... Read More

The I-55 Stevenson Expressway saw extensive delays on Thursday after a semi hit a bridge, and crews cleaned up a large spill. Read More

A project to remove an unused railroad bridge over Interstate 55 in Springfield is set to begin Feb. 16. The bridge, at milepost 94 between the Stevenson Drive and Sixth Street interchanges, is owned ... Read More

According to English, at 7:03 a.m., officers responded to the Black Road overpass over Interstate 55 for a report of a woman standing on the overpass. While officers responded, the female had either ... Read More

Interstate 55 is back open in Sangamon County, after Illinois State Police said an '?investigation'? temporarily shut it down. Shortly before noon, State Police announced that the Sangamon Avenue ramp ... Read More

State Police said they were made aware that East Peoria Police were chasing a wanted subject. The pursuit began on Interstate 155 and ended around milemarker 98 in the southbound lanes of I-55. As of ... Read More

The investigation remains ongoing, but police believe speed was a contributing factor in the crash ... Read More

Heavy snow unleashes near whiteout conditions along I-55 in Bloomington, Illinois. Video shows cars driving slowly down the highway as plows work hard to clear roads from the powerful cross-country ... Read More

Illinois State Police responded to a multi-vehicle, fatal crash in Springfield Saturday morning, and the interstate is set to be closed for several hours. At approximately 10:38 a.m., State Police ... Read More

Video from Springfield, Illinois today shows a multi-truck pileup along Interstate 55 as a powerful cross-country snowstorm drops heavy snow across the Midwest before charging into the Northeast ... Read More

SHOREWOOD, IL - Tom Conlin, general manager and dealer principal at the Ron Tirapelli Ford auto dealership in Shorewood right off the Interstate 55 exit, is embroiled in a civil lawsuit he filed ... Read More

A Springfield woman has died in a traffic crash on I-55 southbound near exit 88.ISP responded to the crash at approximately 12:03 p.m.The Sangamon County Coron ... Read More

The Will County Coroner's Office has identified Timothy A. Barten, 48, of Joliet as the man who died in an all-terrain vehicle collision on Interstate 55 on Saturday. Barten was pronounced dead at ... Read More

JOLIET, IL - Will County's Coroner Laurie Summers has identified 48-year-old Timothy Barten of Joliet as being the man who died during a collision on his ATV while fleeing from the Illinois State ... Read More

A semi-truck was jackknifed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on northbound Interstate 55 near Plainfield and Romeoville, according to Illinois State Police. Two left lanes were blocked near milepost 259 ... Read More

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A driver who was thrown from their vehicle in a single-car crash in East St. Louis early Thursday was cited for DUI, Illinois State Police said. Read More

A 63-year-old man from Cottage Hills died in a fiery, two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Collinsville Sunday, the Madison County coroner announced Tuesday. Joseph Wayne Sands was identified as the ... Read More

The Madison County coroner's office has identified the victim of a fatal Oct. 5 crash on Interstate 55 at mile marker 8 near Collinsville. Joseph Wayne Sands, 63, of Cottage Hills, was pronounced dead ... Read More

One person died and another person was injured in a fiery collision between a pickup truck and a semi-truck on Sunday on Interstate 55 in Madison County, Illinois State Police said. The deceased ... Read More

COLLINSVILLE - One person died and another person was injured in a fiery collision between a pickup truck and a semi-truck on Sunday on Interstate 55 / 70 in Madison County, the Illinois State Police ... Read More

A driver died Sunday night following a two-vehicle crash in Bolingbrook. Officers responded at around 6:50 p.m. to the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Grady Drive on the ... Read More

Traffic Net reported the outbound express lanes between the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) and 31st Street were closed as part of the investigation, with traffic and delays expected. Read More

The Illinois General Assembly has appropriated $14 million to the Illinois EPA for the current fiscal year (FY26), which ends on June 30, 2026. Actual funding amounts will be determined by the amount ... Read More

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

Illinois State Police released preliminary details of the Saturday morning incident, which resulted in a lane closures. Read More

LA GRANGE PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Police said a garbage truck crashed into a west suburban antique shop on Thursday. The crash happened at about 8:10 a.m. at the Heart's Desire Antiques shop in the 1000 ... 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

Illinois State Police say two late Friday night crashes in Madison County sent a total of four people to hospitals for treatment of injuries. Read More

Mayor Terry D'Arcy served as one of the main speakers as Hollywood Casino celebrated its grand opening at Interstates I-55 and I-80. Read More

MADISON The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that lane closures on eastbound and westbound Interstate 55 / 70 between Exchange Avenue ... Read More

A flash flood warning was in effect for Chicago Friday afternoon, as drivers on I-55 were met with flooding on the highway. Donald Trump to release billions in frozen funds: What to know Kristy ... Read More

Illinois State Police Troop 6 responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-55 southbound at milepost 93 in Springfield, Sangamon County, on Thursday at approximately 1 ... Read More

An arrest has been made in the March death of a woman found on the side of Interstate 55 in Springfield. Robert Lee Jr., 57, of Springfield has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder ... Read More

In March 2024, an Illinois Department of Transportation worker discovered the body of 54-year-old Teresa Coleman along the side of a ramp off Interstate 55 in Springfield, state police and the ... Read More

A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a shooting on Interstate 290. Reginald McGee, 29, faces charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony; and aggravated unlawful use of ... Read More

PONTIAC, IL - A traffic stop July 17 on Interstate 55 north of the city resulted in the arrest of three men on weapon charges, according to Livingston County Sheriff's Department. Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - One person was sent to the hospital after a semi truck overturned Friday morning. It happened around 11:30 a.m. on the Interstate 72 westbound ramp to Interstate 55 ... Read More

"Photo enforced" speed limit signs in Chicago-area construction zones were empty threats a year ago. They still largely are, though a mobile work zone speed camera effort in May on Interstate 55 in ... Read More

The Stevenson Expressway is back open on Thursday morning after a crash involving several vehicles left one person injured and caused some road closures during rush hour. According to Illinois State ... 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 State Police said the semi crashed on Interstate 55 near Renwick Road in Plainfield around 4:30 p.m. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click here to watch ... Read More

James Wissig, 50, comes from the 24500 block of South St. Peters Drive in Channahon. He was booked into the Will County Jail on July 9. Read More

T wo people were killed and one was injured in a rollover crash Saturday morning on the Stevenson Expressway near Darien, Illinois. Illinois State Police said, around 5:10 a.m., a car crashed and ... Read More

Illinois State Police said they're investigating the single-vehicle crash, and lane closures are in place, likely for several hours. Read More

An investigation is underway and traffic is being diverted following a fatal rollover crash on the Stevenson Expressway Saturday morning. It happened shortly after 5 a.m. on southbound I-55 north of ... Read More

DARIEN, Ill. - A fatal rollover crash on Interstate 55 in the southwest suburbs led to lane closures on Saturday morning. What we know The crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-55 just north of ... Read More

A deadly rollover crash along I-55 led to some road closures in the southwest suburbs early Saturday morning. According to Illinois State Police troopers, the single-vehicle crash unfolded just after ... Read More

ISP said one vehicle was involved in a rollover crash on Interstate 55 southbound, north of Cass Avenue, in Darien just after 5 a.m. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click here to watch ... Read More

In one month, the new Hollywood Casino Joliet will open its new gaming and entertainment venue near Interstates 55 and 80. Read More

The 30-year-old was helping repair a vehicle on the side of the interstate when a car hit him, according to the GoFundMe. Read More