Powerful tornado sweeps through Kankakee, Illinois, sending debris flying near a highway. Dietitians say you shouldn't take these vitamins in the morning White House responds to Spain closing airspace ... Read More

One person was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Effingham County Sunday morning. Illinois State Police responded to 2300th Street and East 900th Avenue in Dieterich around 8:30 a.m. State Police ... Read More

The Effingham County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit has released new details about a deadly wreck in Rincon early Wednesday morning. "Preliminary information indicates the car the victim was in ... Read More

A Prospect Heights woman was found not guilty at trial on Wednesday on charges that she left the scene of a personal injury crash that killed a 22-year-old Lake Forest College student near Vernon ... Read More

Illinois State Police were called to US 45 at 600N in Tolono at 7:10 p.m. for a two-vehicle crash. The Champaign County Coroner identified the person killed in the crash as Steven L. Stumborg, 34, of ... Read More

Wilmington-Peotone Road is closed in both directions between Route 45 and Cedar Road due to the crash in Peotone Township, the sheriff's office said. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Read More

LUDLOW, Ill. (WICS) - Three people have died following a two-vehicle crash in Ludlow on Tuesday. Read More

The Illinois State Police has reported that a driver disregarded and avoided functioning railroad crossing lights, gates, and bells early Sunday south of Neoga before colliding with a freight train, ... Read More

Four people died early Sunday morning after a car vs. train crash in Shelby County. Illinois State Police troopers responded to the crash at 4:20 a.m. around Shelby County Road 400 North and Route 45, ... Read More

The ordinance will be sent to the IDOT District 7 office in Effingham because U.S. Route 45 cuts through Neoga, Evans said. Under the Illinois Vehicle Code, IDOT must approve city ordinances that ... Read More

The driver of the car that hit Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home on Friday has been arrested, Mattoon Police announced. In addition, the woman who died in this incident has been identified. Officials from the ... Read More

The driver allegedly crashed into the side of the YNOT after-school camp building in Chatham and drove right through it, smashing out the other side at around 3:20 p.m., Illinois State Police said. Read More

The authorities did not say how many people died in the crash, but the Illinois State Police said that it was ... crashed about a dozen miles from Coles County Memorial Airport in Mattoon, Ill., the ... Read More

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois State Police released the results of their Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Effingham, Richland and White counties for March. Read More

Construction on Interstate 74 between Cunningham and Lincoln avenues will begin on March 31 in Urbana. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that this construction project ... Read More

A crash in the suburbs involving a garbage truck and two other vehicles has left two people dead and four others injured. Read More

About 11:20 a.m. Thursday, troopers responded to a crash on U.S. Route 45, south of Offner Road, which is between Manhattan and Peotone, according to a statement from Illinois State Police. The area ... Read More

Police officers and personnel from the Rantoul Fire Department provided medical care until Sherman could be transported to Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, where she was later pronounced deceased. Read More

The left lane of southbound I-57 is closed at Pesotum due to a two-vehicle crash Monday morning. The crash happened just after 11 a.m. near the exit to Route 45. Officials with the Illinois State ... Read More

MERRILL, WI (WSAU) - An overnight crash shut down the southbound lanes of US 51 overnight. According to a Wisconsin State Patrol incident report, it happened near the intersection with County Road K ... Read More

At 10:46 a.m., Raleigh police said the 5000 block of Falls of Neuse Road is currently closed. Downed power lines have closed part of Falls of Neuse Road, the Raleigh Police Department said on X ... Read More

Several vehicles were tangled in wires on Interstate 55 near Arsenal Road in Channahon, Illinois State Police said. One person was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries related to the downed wires ... Read More

Traffic is backed up and being diverted from the southbound lane of the I-57 due to a car fire in south Champaign. Drivers are asked to enter the area with caution and use US Route 45 to Pesotum as an ... Read More

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. - An Illinois Lottery ticket sold Monday ... It was sold at the BP store at 39105 North Highway 41, about 45 minutes north of Chicago. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus ... Read More

A temporary closure of a busy stretch of Route 45 in Mundelein scheduled for next week ... the northbound and southbound lanes of the state highway starting Wednesday morning on both sides of ... Read More

Dexter Reed was shot at least 13 times when he was killed in a gun battle with Chicago police during a traffic stop last month in Humboldt Park, according to a newly released autopsy report. Read More

Alicia D. Hill, of Chicago, is accused of having a defective registration light, expired registration sticker, driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and was arrested ... Read More

SALINE COUNTY, Ill. -- One person is dead after a crash involving a vehicle and a cyclist early on Wednesday. Illinois State Police (ISP) reported the crash happened along US Route 45 at Wasson Road ... Read More

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It happened on Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Gumwood Road and E. Bertrand Road in Milton Township. Read More

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Two people were killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on Interstate 94 late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police officials. The first ... Read More

Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes identified the person killed as 43-year-old Kelli J. Moon. Illinois State Police Troop 9 units ... The northbound car ran off the road to the right and struck a ... Read More

As a result of the investigation, warrants for the arrests of Uonan Uonan AKA '?Chicago John'? (57 years old from Iraq) and Nicholas Soares Machado AKA '?KGB'? (45 years old from Arcata) were issued. A ... Read More

The winter theater season is upon us. We have 10 Chicago-area shows opening between now and the end of March that look especially interesting. Read More

SALINE COUNTY, Ill. -- An individual died Friday morning in a car crash in Saline County. The name has not been released at this time. The accident occurred South of Harrisburg on Route 45 between ... Read More

Eight people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning south of Effingham. Effingham County Sheriff's Office reported that all of those injured were in the same vehicle, and are all from ... Read More

Emergency personnel are on scene (as of 6:45am) at a multi-vehicle crash on South US Route 45 near Central Grade School. Effingham City Police are asking motorists to please avoid the area. Read More

Authorities say Dolan was driving a 2019 Ford Expedition south on Gilmer Road near ... about 4:45 p.m. when the vehicle swerved to the right and then the left before driving off the road and running ... Read More

The crash happened near US-45 and Rollins Road in Gurnee, according to the Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff's Office. No other details have been released at this time. Read More

Those include widening or other improvements to Peotone / Wilmington Road, Illinois Highway 50, Crete-Monee Road, Illinois Highway 1, I-394, I-57, Eagle Lake Road, U.S. Highway 41, Exchange / Stuenkel ... Read More

PESOTUM - Illinois State Police are shutting down Interstate 57, both northbound and southbound ... will be rerouted to Illinois Route 45 at Mattoon. Vehicles traveling south will be rerouted ... Read More

WLS-TV Ch. 7 reports: Shermer Road in Northbrook - between Lake and Willow roads - is expected to be reopened by Wednesday after being closed due to a massive freight train derailment Sunday. Read More