Construction has ramped up on the Illinois 251 bridges over Interstate 80 on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 in Peru. Crews are removing sections of concrete with jackhammers to replace the bridge deck. The ... Read More

SHEFFIELD, Ill. - IL 40 is shut down in both directions near Sheffield Tuesday morning after a crash involving a semi. According to a Facebook post from Illinois State Police Troop 2, a semi struck ... Read More

Crews worked the scene of a semi crash at the intersection of Illinois Route 40 and Interstate 80 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 near Sheffield. I-80 was shut down in both directions to traffic. The semi ... Read More

Two separate traffic incidents on Interstate 80 are causing delays for morning commuters near Geneseo. 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

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced in a news release that, weather permitting, work on the bridges carrying Illinois 251 over Interstate 80 in Peru will begin on Monday, July 13. Work ... 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

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

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

COLONA, Ill. (KWQC) - The eastbound lanes of I-80 are closed Friday afternoon due to a three-vehicle crash, according to Illinois State Police. At about 1:04 p.m. troopers began responding to a crash ... 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

A man has been charged with reckless homicide, after he caused a high-speed crash that killed two people last year on Interstate 57 near Markham, Illinois. Illinois State Police said 20-year-old ... Read More

A Chicago high school security guard is accused of sexually assaulting two girls over several years, according to court documents. Heather L. Pancer, 48, of Hammond, Indiana, allegedly sexually ... Read More

About 5:39 a.m., Illinois State Police responded to reports of a multi-vehicle crash on I-80 eastbound at milepost 144 near Wolf ... including New Lenox, Mokena and Orland Park. This is a developing ... Read More

MORRIS, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois State Police said all westbound I-80 lanes were closed in the south suburbs on Monday amid an investigation. At 8:53 a.m. all traffic heading westbound was diverted off ... 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

Two people are injured after a fiery crash between a car and a semi truck near Mitchellville on I-80 Wednesday night. Read More

The 21-year-old was riding a motorcycle on I-80 when he reportedly lost control, crashed and was ejected from the vehicle, police said. Read More

The bridge carrying Wabena Road over Interstate 80 in Minooka will be closed starting Monday, weather permitting, according to an announcement from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Read More

According to the Illinois State Police, a single-vehicle rollover crash took place just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday near mile marker 15.5. This is on I-80 just outside of Geneseo. One person was ... Read More

B UREAU COUNTY, Ill. (KWQC) - Two people were transported to a hospital Sunday evening following a motorcycle crash on interstate 80. The Illinois State Patrol said the crash which involved two ... Read More

A semi truck carrying 42,000 pounds of produce rolled over on I-80 early Friday morning. According to Illinois State Police, the rollover crash took place in the eastbound lanes at Milepost 104 near ... Read More

A crash involving a semi and a bus shut down I-80 in the south suburbs, IDOT said. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click here to watch The crash happened on at about 7:26 a.m. on Thursday on the ... Read More

A crash involving a semi shut down I-80 in the south suburbs, IDOT said. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click here to watch The crash happened on Thursday morning on the westbound lanes of I-80 ... 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

A crash involving two semi-trucks closed lanes on I-80 in Grundy County for hours on Monday. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes of I-80 near Route 47. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click ... Read More

This includes the following highway S: Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 4 and 37. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 9 and 33. Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 42. Read More

: Traffic had resumed to normal as of late Monday night. Drivers traveling on a portion of Interstate 80 / 294 in the south suburbs encountered significant delays following a crash on Monday afternoon. Read More

The driver of one car in the crash was pronounced dead on the scene, while the driver of another was taken to an area hospital with unspecified injuries. Read More

The southbound lanes of I-57 are closed after a fatal crash early Sunday morning near Vollmer Road in south suburban Country Club Hills. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to the ... Read More

Recently appointed District 160 Board President Sharon Mack questioned administrative staff and reported investigation findings. Read More

There are some major closures going into place on some of the Chicago area's biggest highways this week, which impact traffic, especially overnight. 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

LANSING - One woman was ejected from her car in a multi-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 80 westbound near Lansing, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene and the occupants of the ... Read More

Tinley Park police said 50-year-old Timothy Fogt, of Romeoville, died after being struck by a semi on Interstate 80 east of Harlem Avenue. Read More

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A driver died in a south suburban crash involving a semi on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. ISP said the crash happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 at ... Read More

An I-80 crash involving a BMW, a Kia Forte and a semi left one person dead on Sunday at Wentworth Avenue near Lansing, Illinois State Police said. 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

EAST HAZEL CREST - Wind Creek Chicago ... The glass tower on Halsted Street, located adjacent to Interstate 80 / 294 about six miles west of the Indiana-Illinois state line, features 255 brand ... 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

The third-highest ranked public restroom in Illinois can be found at the Great Sauk Trail Rest Area along Interstate 80 near Morris, placing at No. 113 nationally. Praised for friendly staff ... Read More

Eastbound I-80 rerouted near Annawan EARLIER STORY: Eastbound Interstate 80 traffic in Illinois is being diverted to U.S. 6 near Annawan because of a multi-vehicle accident, possibly involving a ... 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

A three-vehicle crash involving an Illinois State Police squad car occurred Friday morning on Interstate 80 eastbound near mile marker 109 in Grundy County. Preliminary reports indicate a passenger ... Read More

A semi-truck hauling eggs caused a scramble Friday night when it went up in flames on Interstate 80 in Mokena, Illinois State Police said. Portillo's is bringing its signature Chicago-style ... 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

Illinois State Police are seeking the public's help in locating perpetrators who scattered large amounts of nails in the emergency crossovers of Interstate 80 between Geneseo and Atkinson early ... Read More

Orland Park, IL (April 5, 2025) - A crash involving two vehicles in Orland Park on Friday morning sent one car into a nearby home and left both drivers injured. The collision occurred around 11:30 a.m ... Read More

Parts of the Chicago area south of Interstate 80 are at an "enhanced" risk of severe weather, according to the Storm Prediction Center. Other parts of the area east of Interstate 55, including ... Read More

A semi-truck caught fire Saturday afternoon on I-294 / I-80 westbound at I-94 ... fully engulfed in flames on the shoulder of the interstate. Illinois State Police are responding to the scene ... Read More

Weather officials issued a tornado watch until 9 p.m. for counties south of Interstate 80, including La Salle and Kankakee ... in place for much of northern Illinois and parts of northwestern ... Read More

The crash happened at I-80 West near I-355 late Wednesday afternoon, State Police said. The road is closed while the cars are removed. Read More

A winter storm will bring snow to Chicago starting Wednesday morning ... Predawn through 10 a.m.: Bands of snow will come down around Interstate 80 and north with some travel impacts possible. Read More

A deadly crash caused lane closures on I-80 in southwest suburban Minooka, Illinois overnight. I-80 was closed for several hours just before 1 a.m. after a crash involving a wrong-way driver and a ... Read More

another major inconvenience in Shorewood began one year ago when the Illinois Department of Transportation shut down the River Road overpass bridge along Interstate 80. The road closure of River ... Read More

GENESEO, Ill. (KWQC) - Illinois State Police say two people ... Around 2:10 p.m., a trooper searched a semitrailer on eastbound Interstate 80 near Geneseo, police said, and found 1,146 pounds ... Read More

LE CLAIRE, Iowa - Residents are weighing in on plans for a new I-80 bridge between ... Quad Cities if we have both interstate bridges with a trail." But Port Byron resident Donna Martin worries ... Read More

There were plenty of heroes for Dwight on Friday night as the Trojans stopped a three-game slide and kept its playoff hopes alive with a 29-27 victory over Peru (St. Bede) in a Chicagoland Prairie ... Read More

A large grass fire has broken out in northwestern Illinois, leading to the closure of a nine-mile stretch of Interstate 80 on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Illinois Department of ... Read More

CHICAGO (CBS ... lead to strong winds as far north as Illinois and Indiana. Winds in our area will be strongest along and south of Interstate 80, where gusts may reach 45 mph from 11 a.m ... Read More

A 31-year-old Chicago man was arrested and charged in connection with a road rage shooting last Saturday on Interstate 80 in the south suburbs. Jerrell W. Harris was charged with attempted murder and ... Read More

Scott Neville Jr. wrote that an Illinois state police officer who pulled over a Chicago man on Interstate 80 did not have probable cause to search the car based only on the fact that he smelled weed. Read More

After several days of temperatures in the mid-to-upper 80s, some cooler temperatures are coming to the Chicago area ... especially those south of Interstate 80 and east of Interstate 57, at a ... Read More

A pair of best friends tragically died in a I-80 crash early Sunday morning. Tyler Koscinski, 20, and Mason Santiago, 19, both of New Lenox, were traveling in an SUV at around 4:20 a.m. westbound on I ... Read More

Two young men were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in the south suburbs early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. ISP said the crash happened on I-80 westbound between La Grange Road and ... Read More

A crash on Interstate 80 in Tinley Park on Sunday resulted in the deaths of two New Lenox men, one of whom was a football player at St. Xavier University. Read More

Two people died in a crash involving a semi-truck and a truck-tractor semi-trailer on I-80 early Sunday. The | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident. Read More

A star football player for the Saint Xavier University Football program, Mason Santiago, has died in a car accident. Santiago's death occurred Sunday in a crash on I-80 westbound between La Grange ... Read More

CHICAGO (CBS) - One person died following a multi-vehicle crash on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Saturday morning. The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on the I-94 southbound ramp to I-80 eastbound. Read More

HIGHLAND, Ill. -- A family in Highland, Illinois, accidentally created a towering blaze, with 80 candles on a grandmother's birthday cake, which they then struggled to put out, footage posted to ... Read More

The driver who died when her tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire on Aug. 14 on Interstate 80 in Kidder Twp. has been identified as Begaiym Samudunova of Des Plaines, Illinois. Read More

Jeffers St., construction crews started to pave the way for the fast-food chicken chain in between Starbucks and Sonic near the 177 exit of Interstate 80. Currently, there is no set opening date, but ... Read More

According to the LaSalle County Sheriff's Office, 67-year-old Ronald W. Hansen was driving eastbound on I-80 near mile marker 73 when the vehicle left the road and struck an overpass in Peru. Hansen's ... Read More