The 45-cent increase for passenger vehicles is expected to raise around $1 billion a year for construction projects. The potential hike was allowed under a provision of the state's new transit funding ... Read More

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after making contact with a ComEd line and suffering an electric shock in the north Chicago suburb of Gurnee on Tuesday. 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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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

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

The incident occurred in Chicago's western suburbs on Sunday, May 17 ... Read More

Part of the Eisenhower Expressway is shut down after a shooting and a deadly crash happened on the city's West Side overnight, Illinois State Police said on Sunday morning. Read More

A three-car crash on the I-290 in the western suburbs left a person dead and two others hospitalized late Sunday morning. Read More

A three-vehicle rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's western suburbs left a child dead and two others hospitalized late Sunday morning. Read More

One person was killed and seven were injured early Sunday morning in a four-vehicle crash that shut down the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago's Near West Side. Read More

8-car crash on I-290 in Chicago leaves 1 dead, several hurt A crash on Interstate 290 in Chicago involving four cars left a person dead and several others injured early Sunday morning. Read More

A crash on Interstate 290 in Chicago involving four cars left a person dead and several others injured early Sunday morning. Read More

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ... Read More

Illinois State Police advised of an "extended" closure after a fatal crash shut down a portion of Interstate 290 in Chicago's western suburbs, authorities said. State police, writing in a post on X at ... Read More

A suburban Chicago man is facing felony charges nearly 10 months after a deadly crash on I-57. Read More

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago, overseeing editorial operations and social media, and covering breaking, local and community news. Illinois State Police said there ... Read More

One person was injured in a crash on I-90 early Tuesday morning. Illinois State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash near Touy Avenue just after 4:30 a.m. Police said one person was taken to a ... Read More

A University of Illinois Chicago student and women's track and field athlete was among three people killed in crash involving a wrong-way driver along Interstate 88 in Kane County. Sariyah Watson, who ... Read More

A motorcyclist was found with a gunshot wound on the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago's West Side Saturday night. May 17 1 dead, 7 injured in 4-vehicle crash on Eisenhower Expressway on Near West Side ... Read More

Three mayors had three different reactions after the Illinois spring legislative session ended early Monday morning without a bill passed to help keep the Chicago Bears in the state when they build a ... Read More

A New Jersey man is facing charges for attempted murder and battery after an alleged road rage incident on I-57 on Chicago's South Side. Illinois State Police said Tuesday they got multiple reports of ... Read More

A viral social media post is raising questions about police conduct in Chicago's west suburbs. Read More

Illinois State Police said the person was taken to the hospital with injuries. The extent of the injuries was not released. Read More

CHICAGO - Drivers are facing some backups on Tuesday morning following a crash along I-57. The crash unfolded around 7:55 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 near South Halsted Street, in Washington ... Read More

A multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-trailer truck shut down Interstate 57 on Chicago's South Side early Tuesday. Shots fired, then wine grabbed at White House Correspondents' Association dinner US ... Read More

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer shut down Interstate 57 on Tuesday, Illinois State Police said. Police are trying to figure out why a semi crashed into several other ... Read More

A dump truck crashed into another car on Interstate 290 in the western suburbs on Monday morning, causing significant traffic delays and lane closures for multiple hours. Troopers responded to the ... Read More

Westbound I-80 to northbound and southbound Chicago Street. A detour will direct traffic westbound on I-80 to the La ... Read More

Between December and April, Park District officials regularly carry out controlled burns across the city - from Hegewisch Marsh Park on the Far South Side to Lincoln Park on the North Side - as a ... Read More

A multi-suburb police chase of masked burglary suspects inside a minivan overnight ended with a car crash in Chicago, with video capturing the harrowing moments the vehicle sped down the busy Kennedy ... Read More

Tyra Willingham, 45, and another person were killed in the Friday crash at Chicago Road and Joe Orr Road in Chicago Heights. Read More

A busy Chicago Heights intersection turned deadly Friday afternoon when a five-vehicle crash left two people dead and three juveniles injured at Chicago Road and Joe Orr Road. The violent collision, ... Read More