The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is excited to announce the first-ever Illinois Product Expo in Chicago, taking place Friday, Oct. 16, and ... Read More

Road rage is on the rise in Illinois and state officials say incidents have led to crashes, confrontations and expressway shootings. State Police conduct special enforcement efforts to combat it. Read More

Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the 2026 midterm general election. Read More

(The Center Square) - The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago joined a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities in a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ... Read More

Chicago officials have announced that the city will pay $260.8 million to resolve 16 misconduct lawsuits against former Chicago Police Department Detective Reynaldo Guevara. The suits were brought by ... Read More

Chicago elected officials and other representatives from Illinois are pushing back on Peoples Gas' proposed $144 million rate hike. Read More

One person was hospitalized after a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the city's South Side early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

The state says the centers' role has evolved over time as travelers' needs change By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com   Article Summary   The eight state-run v ... Read More

Five-year study of 19 Illinois highways also finds I-57 leads the state in total deaths and I-290 packs nearly 20,000 crashes into 30 miles. CHICAGO, Ill. - 9 / 25 / 2026 - More than 1,000 people die on ... Read More

(MENAFN- GetNews) Five-year study of 19 Illinois highways also finds I-57 leads the state in total deaths and I-290 packs nearly 20,000 crashes into 30 miles. CHICAGO, Ill. - 9 / 25 / 2026 - More than ... Read More

A rolled-over semi-truck is blocking I-80 in both directions. The affected area is between La Grange Road and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park. Traffic is moving only on the right shoulder, and cleanup is ... Read More

'?Palatine Road is currently closed in both directions in the area of Route 53 due to a traffic hazard,'? Palatine police said in an update. '?Palatine Police have the roadway shut down at Palatine Road ... Read More

A commercial vehicle hit a bridge on the Edens Expressway Thursday evening in the north suburbs, shutting down all southbound lanes and two northbound lanes, Illinois State Police said. Read More

Illinois State Police are investigating a deadly crash Monday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago. Read More

Two people were hit and injured by a car while outside of their vehicles Saturday afternoon on Interstate 90 in the north suburbs, Illinois State Police said. Read More

A bridge over Interstate 290 in Chicago was blocked on Friday by a crumpled semi-truck trailer, video showed. Around 12:40 p.m., video posted to social media showed a semi-truck that appeared to have ... Read More

While construction on the towering Bally's Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet - ... Read More

A 6-year-old student has died after being hit by a school bus in Frankfort, Illinois. The crash occurred around 3:24 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to multiple outlets including CBS ... Read More

A six-month-old Chicago boy died in a single-vehicle rollover crash Sunday evening in the south suburbs. Eight people were riding in the car when it crashed around 6 p.m. on Sunday while driving along ... Read More

The infant and seven other people were inside a car traveling in the northbound lanes near 147th Street in Harvey when the vehicle flipped over on Sunday evening. Read More

Although a recent report on financial red flags said Chicago is on a path toward insolvency, Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon says Chapter Nine bankruptcy might not ... Read More

Ramp closures are scheduled to begin, weather permitting, at the interchange of Interstate 80 and Chicago Street (U.S. Route 52 / Illinois Route 53) in Joliet. Read More

A child was left in critical condition Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle near 20th Street and Honore Avenue in North Chicago, according to fire officials. The crash happened around 3 ... Read More

A driver was hospitalized early Thursday morning in a crash on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Chicago's northwest suburbs. Read More

A man was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday afternoon following a crash involving agents along I-55 in Chicago. According to Illinois State police, ... 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

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

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

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 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

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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

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

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

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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

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

One person was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway early Friday, ISP said. Read More

The best-kept secret in Illinois dining isn't hidden in some exclusive Chicago neighborhood or tucked away in a trendy suburb. It's sitting right off Interstate 57 in Salem, a town of 7,000 people who ... Read More

IDOT reopens lanes for July 4 travel across Illinois, but active construction remains on highways in Chicago, Springfield, Peoria, Champaign and beyond. Read More

Johanna Gregory, a 26-year-old occupational therapist from Penfield, died following a boat crash near Chicago. Read More

A Penfield native was killed in a boat crash in Chicago, Illinois. 26-year-old Johanna Gregory was reported to be a passenger on a boat on Lake Michigan near Monroe Harbor ... Read More

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded after a report of a wrong-way driver on Interstate 88, according to a news release from the Lee County Sheriff's Office. The office was alerted to a ... Read More

The company will install new "Continuous Count Sites,'? which will collect year-round information on volumes and vehicle types across Northeastern Illinois roadways. Read More

One person died after a crash involving an Illinois Department of Transportation vehicle on I-57 in the south Chicago suburbs early Saturday morning. Read More

A person was killed Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle while changing a tire along Interstate 80 in Chicago's south suburbs, according to Illinois State Police. What we know The crash ... Read More

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A semi hit a pedestrian Friday afternoon on Interstate 94 in the north suburbs Lake County The crash happened around 12:13 p.m. on eastbound I-94 in Lake County, Illinois State Police said. The ... Read More

A semi was involved in a multiple-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on eastbound I-90 in Chicago, state police said. Read More

An IDOT worker was hurt when a car crashed into the vehicle they were assisting along I-94 in Chicago early Sunday morning. Read More

A Chicago police officer working with a federal gun trafficking task force shot a suspect after a vehicle pursuit that followed an attempted robbery of undercover ATF agents in Country Club Hills, ... Read More

An explosion on Interstate 290 in Chicago's west suburbs killed one person and stopped traffic for hours Thursday, the FBI said in a statement Friday. Read More

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A Chicago-area man was charged in connection with a road-rage shooting last week on Interstate 57. Read More

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WESTCHESTER, Ill. (WLS) -- An explosion on Interstate 290 in Chicago's west suburbs killed one person and stopped traffic for hours Thursday, the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ... Read More

An investigation has shut down lanes on Interstate 290 Thursday morning in Chicago's west suburbs. The investigation has blocked lanes in both directions between 25th Avenue and Wolf Road. Read More

The Eisenhower Expressway was shut down in both directions in Chicago's western suburbs as a bomb squad examined a vehlcle on the roadway during the midday hours Thursday. Read More

An investigation has shut down lanes on Interstate 290 Thursday morning in Chicago's west suburbs. The investigation has blocked lanes in both directions b ... Read More

One person was injured after a rollover crash and oil spill on I-290 in Chicago's western suburbs on Thursday morning. Read More

A Berwyn man is charged with felony DUI after state police say an Illinois Tollway worker was killed during overnight road repairs on I-294. Read More

A Berwyn man has been charged in a crash this past weekend that killed one tollway worker and hospitalized two others, according to the Illinois State Police. Paul Ong, 37, faces a felony count of ... Read More

The recently completed Illinois General Assembly spring session ended with Democratic lawmakers passing bills targeting immigration enforcement, electric vehicles and voting rights, while failing to ... Read More

A Chicago man is facing DUI felony charges months after a Kennedy Expressway crash killed two people. Read More

A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with a deadly crash on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago's West Loop in March. Read More

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A pedestrian was killed on Interstate 290 on Chicago's West Side early Sunday morning after being hit by a car. Read More

An Illinois Tollway maintenance worker was killed and two others were injured after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 294 in suburban Des Plaines early Saturday, state police said. At around ... Read More

Illinois State Police told ABC7 Chicago that the vehicle was traveling south on I-294 north of milepost 1.25 when it lost control, crossed all four southbound lanes, and rolled onto the driver's side. Read More

One person was killed, and at least three other people were injured in a crash on I-94 on the South Side early Sunday morning. Read More

Illinois State Police were investigating after one person was killed in a crash involving a semi on Interstate 94 in Gurnee, authorities said. Read More

One person was killed and another injured in a crash involving a semi-truck early Saturday on I-94 in suburban Gurnee. Read More

A deadly north suburban crash involving a semi is impacting Tri-State Tollway traffic on Saturday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

Making a Memorial Day getaway? Here's the latest in Midwest gas prices, Chicago airport crowds and traffic. If you're filling up your tank in the suburbs, gas on Friday hovered around an average ... Read More

A 21-year-old Chicago man was arrested and is now facing felony DUI charges in a fatal chain-reaction crash early Sunday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway, Illinois State Police announced ... Read More

A 21-year-old Chicago man is facing three felony DUI charges following a crash on I-290 Sunday afternoon that killed a Wheaton man. Illinois State Police officials say that Jose F. Perez Marin was ... Read More