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

The Illinois Gaming Board has renewed Hollywood Casino Joliet's license for four years to 2030. The casino opened its new land-based facility near Interstates 80 and 55 in August 2025. In meeting ... 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

HMD Trucking is suing the city of Joliet and state of Illinois in connection with the Feb. 21 deadly crash involving one of their drivers. 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

A deadly crash shut down Interstate 55 in the south suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. The crash happened at about 5:12 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-55 at Black Road in Joliet ... Read More

Illinois State Police say the crash happened just after 5 a.m. on Sunday in the southbound lanes at black road in Joliet. Read More

A deadly crash shut down Interstate 55 in the south suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. 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

Plainfield Road was closed for a brief period while officers investigated the crash and crews cleared the scene. 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

Please avoid the area around Joyce Road between Jefferson and McDonough Street, the Will County Sheriff's Office advised. 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