Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago, overseeing editorial operations and social media, and covering breaking, local and community news. For the first time after the 2026 ... Read More

Illinois voters will face more than just a slate of candidates in the Nov. 3 election. Ballot questions across the Chicago area could affect property taxes, school funding, public safety and how local ... Read More

As candidates made their final push for votes, early voters in Chicago and Illinois lined up to cast ballots of the last day of early voting before Election Day for the 2026 midterm election. Read More

Four Chicago men have been charged after a police chase through the west suburbs ended in a crash on Interstate 290 early Thursday, officials said Friday. Read More

Five people are in custody after a burglary of Maria's Gaming Cafe in Addison led to a police chase that ended in a crash on I-290 early Thursday. Read More

A driver was killed and a passenger injured when a vehicle hit a tree in the northwest Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows early Tuesday morning. Read More

Police are investigating after an SUV crashed into a KIA dealership in the west suburbs. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click here to watch. Chopper 7 flew over the scene on ... Read More

All northbound lanes of I-94 were blocked near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Read More

It's a game-changing engineering marvel that will alter how millions of suburbanites and Chicagoans commute. But Interstate 490 is crossing the finish line over budget and tardy, records show. Read More

A driver was killed in a crash in the west Chicago suburb of Naperville this weekend. Read More

Two people were injured in a rollover crash involving two semi trucks on I-294 in Hazel Crest, Illinois, early Friday morning. Read More

A rollover crash has blocked traffic on I-90 in McHenry County Friday morning. Read More

A serious crash involving a motorcycle impacted the northbound and southbound lanes on Interstate 90 in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, Illinois State Police said. Read More

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - Authorities say one person is recovering in the hospital after they were injured in a crash involving an Illinois State Police officer near DuPage Airport on Wednesday. According ... Read More

(The Center Square) - The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago joined a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities in a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ... Read More

One person was hospitalized after a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the city's South Side early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

The state says the centers' role has evolved over time as travelers' needs change By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com   Article Summary   The eight state-run v ... Read More

Five-year study of 19 Illinois highways also finds I-57 leads the state in total deaths and I-290 packs nearly 20,000 crashes into 30 miles. CHICAGO, Ill. - 9 / 25 / 2026 - More than 1,000 people die on ... Read More

(MENAFN- GetNews) Five-year study of 19 Illinois highways also finds I-57 leads the state in total deaths and I-290 packs nearly 20,000 crashes into 30 miles. CHICAGO, Ill. - 9 / 25 / 2026 - More than ... Read More

A rolled-over semi-truck is blocking I-80 in both directions. The affected area is between La Grange Road and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park. Traffic is moving only on the right shoulder, and cleanup is ... Read More

'?Palatine Road is currently closed in both directions in the area of Route 53 due to a traffic hazard,'? Palatine police said in an update. '?Palatine Police have the roadway shut down at Palatine Road ... Read More

A commercial vehicle hit a bridge on the Edens Expressway Thursday evening in the north suburbs, shutting down all southbound lanes and two northbound lanes, Illinois State Police said. Read More

Illinois State Police are investigating a deadly crash Monday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago. Read More

Two people were hit and injured by a car while outside of their vehicles Saturday afternoon on Interstate 90 in the north suburbs, Illinois State Police said. Read More