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 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

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bensenville police said a man fleeing a traffic stop began a long chase along I-294 through Chicago's northern suburbs Wednesday ... Read More

A driver is in custody after leading police on a chase that shut down traffic on I-94 on Wednesday morning in the north suburbs. Read More

Congestion at the interchange of Interstate 294 and Interstates 290 / 88 surpasses longstanding bottleneck in Fort Lee, N.J., to top ATRI's 15 th annual list of the worst truck traffic in the country. Read More

The interchange where I-290 crosses and merges with I-294 and I-88 has the worst congestion of any interchange in the U.S., according to the American Transportation Research Institute. The average ... Read More

Chicago Accident Encyclopedia and O'Hare Accident Law publish comprehensive guides covering Illinois accident law, statutes of limitations, and procedural requirements for injured parties in Cook Coun ... Read More

Articles and videos about At least 1 person killed in interstate crash in Des Plaines: state police on FOX 32 Chicago. Read More

Five people were hospitalized Friday after a three-vehicle crash on I-294 involving a semi-truck in the western suburbs of Chicago, authorities said. Around 9:43 a.m. Friday, Illinois State Police ... Read More

All northbound lanes of I-294 near Balmoral Avenue by Chicago O'Hare International Airport are closed due to a crash involving a semi-truck and three vehicles. Read More

A car crashed into a light pole, shutting down parts of I-94 and causing live wires to hang low over the interstate in Northbrook, according to police. Read More

A 30-year-old Alsip man died early Sunday morning after crashing into a school bus on the Tri-State Tollway in the northwest suburbs Saturday afternoon. Chicago police said they've arrested ... Read More

A suburban Chicago teen has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a frightening crash on a Chicago-area expressway last week. Read More

The suspect got into the vehicle and drove the ambulance away from the Portillo's without consent, according to police. 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

WESTERN SPRINGS, Ill. (WLS) -- A large trailer fire is impacting traffic on the Tri-State Tollway in the west suburbs on Friday morning. Chopper 7 was over the scene on northbound Interstate 294 just ... Read More

A driver died in a semi rollover crash on a Tri-State Tollway ramp to the Eisenhower Expressway Wednesday morning. Read More

The driver of the semi truck, who was pronounced dead at the scene, lost control of the vehicle and rolled over, Illinois state police said. Read More

A driver died after a serious rollover crash on eastbound I-294 early Wednesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, a commercial vehicle lost control and rolled over on the southbound ramp to ... Read More

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A driver died in a rollover crash on a Tri-State Tollway ramp to the Eisenhower Expressway Wednesday morning. The commercial vehicle rolled over after losing control around 4 a.m. Read More

About 4:07 a.m., the driver of a commercial truck traveling on the I-294 ramp southbound lost control and rolled over, Illinois State Police said. Read More

HINSDALE, IL - A section of the Interstate 294 expansion project in Hinsdale and Western Springs should be done by fall, an Illinois Tollway official said Tuesday. "The finish line is actually ... Read More

Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, is just over three hours from Indianapolis, and it's an easy drive, mostly interstate - although you will want an EZ Pass or at least be ready to pay ... Read More

Crashes on the I-94 expressway in the northern Chicago suburbs claimed two lives during and just after the July Fourth weekend, per Illinois State Police. The first fatal crash occurred in the ... Read More

A fatal crash shut down southbound lanes on I-294 on Tuesday in west suburban Western Springs. Video from the scene shows a motorcycle and a semi truck at the crash site near Ogden Avenue. According ... Read More

A wrong-way collision on the Tri-State Tollway near Glenview resulted in one death and injuries to others, amid challenging weather conditions in the Chicago area. Read More

A driver was killed and two other people were injured after a wrong-way crash on the Tri-State Tollway in Glenview, Illinois, on Wednesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, a car was ... Read More

A driver was killed and two other people were injured after a wrong-way crash on I-294 in Glenview, Illinois, on Wednesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, a car was driving southbound in ... Read More

A driver was killed and two other people were injured after a wrong-way crash on I-294 in Glenview, Illinois, on Wednesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, a car was driving southbound in ... Read More

A map of Elmhurst, Illinois, west of Chicago ... takes passengers to and from downtown Chicago. By Car: Interstate 294 connects to points north, south and east. Air: Chicago O'Hare International ... Read More

Seventeen students and two drivers were transported to hospitals following a school bus collision Friday morning in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police Department. At ... Read More

Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, is just over three hours from Indianapolis, and it's an easy drive, mostly interstate - although you will want an EZ Pass or at least be ready to pay ... Read More

Chicago-based multifamily brokerage firm Essex Realty Group, LLC closed the sale of a 105-unit apartment portfolio in the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park ... access to Interstate 294 and Interstate ... Read More

MARKHAM, Ill. (WLS) -- Interstate 57 ramp is shut down at Interstate 294 in the south suburbs after a semi driver was injured in a rollover crash on Friday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

The snowstorm that socked the Chicago area Wednesday caused some crashes and spinouts on the roads - particularly in Chicago's north suburbs. On the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Wednesday afternoon, a ... Read More

Now in its 93rd year, the Chicago Boat Show runs through Sunday at the convention center at 5555 N. River Road, just off Interstate 294. Dealerships from across Chicago are displaying hundreds ... Read More

Carns was killed in a roadside crash while cleaning up debris on Interstate 55 Dec. 23, 2024. (Illinois ... a state trooper from Orland Park who was ... Interstate 57 north and Interstate 294 ... Read More

CHICAGO - There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws ... of O'Hare Airport or the intersection of Interstate 90 and Interstate 294, unless otherwise permitted." ... Read More

CHICAGO (CBS) --All charges were dropped Wednesday against an Oak Lawn police officer accused of using excessive force in the beating of a 17-year-old Palestinian American boy after a 2022 traffic ... Read More

A semi hauling tens of thousands of pounds of peanut butter rolled over on an Interstate 57 ramp on Monday morning near the Tri-State Tollway. Read More

The widow of a Wisconsin man who died in a crash last month in Rosemont is now pushing Illinois state and federal officials to install guardrails on the tollway ramp where the accident occurred. Read More

Around 4:20 a.m., state troopers responded to Interstate 294 near the Hinsdale Oasis ramp where a person outside a disabled passenger vehicle was struck by a semi-trailer, Illinois state police said. Read More

One person was killed after a crash Wednesday morning on the Tri-State Tollway by the Hinsdale Oasis. Illinois State Police said just before 4:30 a.m., troopers responded to I-294 southbound at ... Read More

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on October 2, Illinois State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-294 southbound at milepost 25. Preliminary reports indicate that a passenger vehicle had become ... Read More

At approximately 4:20 a.m., a passenger vehicle was "disabled" in the left, southbound lanes of I-294 near I-55 in Western Springs, with a pedestrian outside the vehicle, Illinois State Police said. Read More

A person was fatally struck by a semi while they were outside their disabled vehicle Wednesday morning on Interstate 294. Illinois' first Wayfair Outlet store is coming to the Chicago suburbs this ... Read More

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is exploring other options as the city's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology, nears its expiration. Chicago police are searching for the vehicle ... Read More

Illinois is investing more than $25 million in grants to build charging stations along interstate corridors. A total of 37 projects throughout the state were chosen in this first round of funding. Read More

About 4:50 p.m. the FBI responded to a bank robbery at the Old National Bank, located in the 1000 block of Dixie Highway in Chicago Heights ... in the 15500 block of South Cicero Avenue in ... Read More

The FBI is searching for a suspect wanted in two south suburban bank robberies. Federal agents said the man in the video above went into Old National Bank on Dixie Highway in Chicago Heights on ... Read More

JUSTICE, Ill. (WLS) -- A vehicle fire caused massive delays on the Tri-State Tollway in the south suburbs on Tuesday. The fire was first reported on the northbound lanes of I-294 before 87th Street ... Read More

Several protests are planned throughout this week in Chicago as political leaders descend on the city for the Democratic National Convention, setting the stage for potential traffic disruptions and ... Read More

The driver remained at the scene in only one of the four collisions. Two of the collisions also involved gun violence. Read More

Another bill bolsters Illinois' interstate shield law that prohibits Illinois authorities ... Dr. Allison Cowett, medical director at Family Planning Associates Medical Group in Chicago, said her ... Read More

State Tollway in Alsip was snagged by a multi-vehicle pileup Monday evening.The crash happened on the Tri-State (I-294) near the Cicero Avenue exit, according to witness reports.Photos from the scene ... Read More

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolls over on I-294 in Chicago after collision; no injuries reported but traffic delays ensue. See the dramatic scene! Read More

CHICAGO (CBS) - A semi-truck rollover crash shut down inbound lanes on I-290 just east of I-294 Wednesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, a semi-truck carrying a load of around 27000 lbs. Read More

An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway.The hot-dog shaped Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost control and overcorrected, causing ... Read More

The Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost control and overcorrected, causing it to roll onto its side near the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois State ... Read More

The Chicago Sun Times reports that the local authorities and emergency crews quickly arrived on the scene and rendered support to the Hotdogger. Nothing was said of the Hyundai driver-because if ... Read More

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was involved in a rollover crash on a busy Tri-State Tollway in Illinois Monday (July 22) morning, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The crash, which involved the enormous ... Read More

CHICAGO (CBS) - An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flipped on its side Monday morning in a crash on the Tri-State Tollway. Illinois State Police said the Wienermobile was headed north on Interstate 294 near ... Read More

An Oscar Meyer Weinermobile was traveling on Interstate 294 in the Chicago-area Monday when the Wienermobile driver struck a Hyundai Sedan, Illinois State Police said. After striking the Hyundai, the ... Read More

The iconic hot dog-and-bun vehicle was headed north on I-294 just west of Chicago shortly after 11 a.m. when it collided with a sedan that was also headed north, Illinois State Police told local media ... Read More

An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was traveling on Interstate 294 in the Chicago-area Monday when the Wienermobile driver struck a Hyundai Sedan, Illinois State Police said. After striking the Hyundai, the ... Read More

A fire on the Tri-State Tollway is impacting traffic in the south suburbs on Monday night. A vehicle fire broke out in the southbound lanes of Interstate 294 near Crawford Avenue in Midlothian, the ... Read More

MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A semi fire blocked lanes on the Tri-State Tollway during the Monday evening commute in the south suburbs. A vehicle fire broke out in the southbound lanes of Interstate ... Read More

A fatal crash was reported on southbound I-294 Friday afternoon during the evening rush hour commute, officials confirmed. Read More

One driver is dead and three others are injured following a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) in Des Plaines. Illinois State Police said the '?four-unit, ... Read More

A contractor that says its $323 million contract for work on the massive Interstate 294 reconstruction project was improperly terminated has sued the Illinois Tollway. Judlau Contracting, a New ... Read More

CHICAGO - An 18-year-old was charged in connection with an armed carjacking this month in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Santana Chattman allegedly took a vehicle at gunpoint from a 42-year-old ... Read More

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is one of 100 airports across ... 500 paratransit vehicles awarded The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that more than 500 paratransit vehicles ... Read More

1 dead after FedEx truck strikes guard rail, catches fire on I-294 in suburbs The crash occurred in the 2 a.m. hour at I-294 and Lake Cook Road in Deerfield Published February 27, 2024 ' Updated ... Read More

CHICAGO - Rush hour commuters on northbound Tri-State Tollway may be experiencing some heavy delays. SkyCam9 flew above the scene on Interstate 294 near Willow Road just after 4:30 p.m., where a ... Read More

The Mercedes then spun out and struck a tree and two pedestrians on the sidewalk. SEE ALSO | Pickup truck driver killed in I-294 crash, Illinois State Police say The people inside the Mercedes then ... Read More

All NB 294 lanes have been reopened at I-55 after extrication operations were completed and a patient was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Wreckage remains in place on both shoulders, so ... Read More

Chicago, IL (November 30, 2023) - A crash involving a car and a semi-truck on northbound I-294 caused multiple lane closures on Thursday morning, November 30. CBS 2's Kris Habermel reported that one ... Read More

A fully engulfed fire involving a car-hauler semitruck on I-294 has led to rush hour lane closures from Mile Long Bridge to 75th Street, according to Total Traffic Chicago. Read More

Emergency crews are on the scene of a semi-truck fire that broke out on the Tri-State Tollway on Tuesday. A car hauler truck, which appeared to be carrying at least two vehicles, was in flames when ... Read More

Chicago, IL (October 24, 2023) - An accident disrupted traffic on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) northbound, just before North Ave. In response, paramedics rushed to the scene, attending to those ... Read More

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MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (WLS) -- Two people were seriously injured early Monday morning when a wrong-way driver hit a semitrailer on Interstate 294 in Midlothian, Illinois State Police said. Read More

A man was killed and a woman injured Wednesday when two semitrailers crashed heading south on the Tri-State Tollway near southwest suburban Countryside, according to Illinois State Police. A 68 ... Read More

Driver injured in suburban rollover; SB I-57 ramp to NB I-294 closed Interstate 57 ramp is shut down at Interstate 294 in the south suburbs after a semi driver was injured in a rollover crash on ... Read More

A man was killed and a woman injured Dec. 15, 2019, after a crash on Interstate 294 in Chicago Ridge. Sun-Times file ... right shoulder near milepost 18, Illinois State Police said. Read More