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

MINOOKA, IL - The Illinois State Police has taken over an investigation that has resulted in the closure of Interstate 80 going east toward Joliet near the Ridge Road interchange. A law enforcement ... Read More

One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a wrong-way crash in the south suburbs on Monday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

One person was dead, and all lanes of westbound Interstate 80 were blocked near Joliet around midday on Monday, after a wrong-way crash involving a car and a semi-trailer truck. Read More

A person has died and another was hospitalized after a wrong-way driver slammed into a semi on Interstate 80 Monday morning. Read More

JOLIET, IL - If you are a regularly follower of the Joliet Patch, you've seen our photos and videos showing how major construction is already underway for the new Interstate 80 Bridge over the Des ... Read More

Every day, 20,000 semitrucks roll in and out of the sprawling warehouse complexes along Interstate 80, supporting the rise of next-day delivery. They pummel the roads, belch fumes and cause deadly ... 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

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

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

JOLIET, Ill. - All lanes have reopened on Interstate 80 after a major crash involving multiple semi trucks in Joliet Thursday morning. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to reports ... 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

Illinois State Police said the vehicle hit a concrete barrier in a construction zone. Read More

Joliet Fire Department ambulance 1 responded to the emergency near the Des Plaines River Bridge along Interstate 80. Read More

Two Illinois State Police squad vehicles were damaged in Joliet by motorists who failed to move over on Interstate 80. Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The next phase of the long-term Interstate 80 construction project is ready to get underway. Illinois Department of Transportation officials said it will be the most complicated ... Read More

The Will County State's Attorney's Office filed a civil forfeiture against Aaron Gonzalez of Rockdale, who crashed into a fence on Midland. 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

JOLIET, IL - Five years after Joliet Patch broke the news revealing that Joliet's Burger King fast-food restaurant at 3625 Rock Creek Road, near Interstate 80, abruptly locked its doors and shut off ... Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker holds a news conference on June 28, 2019, at the Joliet Waste Water Treatment Facility, near the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River. After a signing ceremony in ... Read More

The Illinois State Police is requesting the public's help investigating a Monday crash that resulted in the death of a Joliet woman. State deputies responded to the crash at 6:45 p.m. Monday on ... Read More

the Illinois State Police said in an email. ISP responded to a crash at 6:45 p.m. on I-80 eastbound at mile marker 86 near Ottawa, police said. All lanes of traffic were closed until 11:28 p.m. The ... Read More

An adult passenger died at the scene and five children were seriously injured and flown to a hospital, police said. Read More

The state will reduce lanes on Interstate 80 in Joliet for inspections of the Des Plaines River bridges starting Monday. Lane closures will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to minimize ... Read More

A sheriff's deputy attempted a traffic stop on Bedford Road near Lisbon Road when the vehicle again fled, continuing east on I-80 from Morris before heading toward Shorewood on Interstate 55, then ... Read More

Eastbound I-80 ramp to northbound Center Street is closed ... Local streets are unable to accommodate heavy or wide trucks so other interstate routes are encouraged. Motorists can expect delays and ... Read More

The chase moved to I-80, where Joliet police officers and Illinois State Police troopers provided assistance. When Valdovinos merged onto I-80, he turned off his vehicle lights and increased the car's ... Read More

Illinois state troopers closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 as they investigated a rollover crash involving a dump truck. Troopers responded to the crash, which took place near Briggs Street ... Read More

A semitrailer was on fire on Interstate 80 in Joliet and no injuries have been reported in the ... just west of Chicago Street, according to Illinois State Police. All lanes were closed as ... Read More

JOLIET On February 23, 2024, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a three-vehicle traffic crash involving an ... Read More

Illinois, in the suburbs of Chicago. If you want to see Joliet Junior College for yourself, be sure to plan a visit! The best way to reach campus is to take Interstate 80 to Joliet, or book a flight ... Read More

While on the scene, Joliet police heard the crash at the intersection of West Jefferson Street and North Larkin Avenue. Read More

Neither Can You' Karels was arrested later that evening near Joliet, Ill., following a 17-minute pursuit by Illinois State troopers. The chase led to Karel's vehicle crashing near Interstate 80. Read More

JOLIET, Ill. - A serious crash snarled traffic on Interstate 80 in Joliet on Thursday. Around 2:46 p.m., Illinois State Police responded to eastbound I-80 near Center for a report of a traffic crash ... Read More

A serious crash snarled traffic on Interstate 80 in Joliet on Thursday. 'Tired of being played for suckers': President Biden just proposed a new retirement rule that could help Americans save 'tens of ... Read More

A medical helicopter is landing on the Des Plaines River Bridge over Interstate 80 in Joliet to help Joliet Fire Department crews handle an emergency. Thursday afternoon's wreck happened on the bridge ... Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- At least one person was seriously injured after two semi-trucks crashed on I-80 near Joliet Thursday afternoon. Chopper7 was over the scene as some eastbound lanes on I-80 ... Read More

When he is not writing or practicing law, Harvey enjoys golf, gardening, and spending time with his family in North Carolina. Joliet, IL (October 10, 2023) - Traffic was severely impacted on I-80 WB ... Read More

Joliet, IL (October 17, 2023) - An alarming incident took place on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, on westbound I-80, close to Houbolt Rd. Eyewitnesses reported a car in a ditch, prompting an immediate ... Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The driver of a cattle hauler involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon that led to cows running loose on Interstate 80 in Joliet has been charged with driving under the ... Read More

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that proposes turning a segment of Interstate 80 outside Chicago into a tolled route. The bill from Rep. Lawrence Walsh (D-Joliet), filed as HJR50 in ... Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- The mayor of Joliet, Illinois, says because the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River is structurally unsound, he may be forced to take action. Read More

(JOLIET) One lane of westbound I-80 near southwest suburban Joliet will be closed Thursday for emergency repairs. The right lane will be closed on I-80 just west of Interstate 55 until no later ... Read More