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State Senator Rachel Ventura has expressed her opposition to the city of Joliet's request to allow temporary Route 53 access for three warehouses, citing environmental concerns and increased traffic, ... Read More

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The City of Joliet has asked the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to modify a permit to allow emergency access of truck traffic on Route 53 for the developer of the Project, East Gate ... Read More

Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would help survivors of human trafficking. The bill would allow survivors to get their criminal record expunged if ... Read More

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Drivers are being alerted that a tree is across a roadway in Franklin County, Illinois. According to the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency, a tree is across ... Read More

M ADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Tuesday's multiple rounds of storms brought numerous reports of damage to southern Wisconsin. The National Weather Service Milwaukee survey team confirmed two tornadoes touched ... Read More

A 59-year-old Dwight man died after a crash on Old Route 66 late Tuesday night, according to Livingston County Coroner Michael Renner. Read More

CHICAGO (CBS) - An EF0 tornado touched down during severe storms in Northern Illinois Tuesday night and destroyed a barn, the National Weather Service confirmed a day later. The NWS said the tornado ... Read More

The strong winds that damaged a two-story barn in Harvard on Tuesday, killing at least four animals and trapping dozens more, came from an EF-0 tornado, meteorologists confirmed. Read More

The Illinois Department of Transportation awarded grant to Kankakee County for a road that will connect to a planned $2 billion electric-vehicle battery factory in Manteno. Read More

A vehicle vs. pedestrian crash early Wednesday morning caused the death of one person along Illinois Route 24 in Tazewell County near the Illinois Central College campus. Illinois State Police said ... Read More

Law enforcement officers will target drivers who are distracted, impaired, not using seatbelts or committing other traffic infractions in their jurisdictions. The article Cops To Ramp Up Patrols For ... Read More

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Photo by Erin Gardner / The Daily Standard A tornado tore the roof off a home near Southland Road. By ERIN GARDNER and TOM ... Read More

Two people died and a third was critically injured in a crash in the north suburbs Wednesday morning, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said. Read More

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The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado that touched down in northern Illinois Tuesday afternoon destroyed a barn in McHenry County, killing multiple animals inside. Read More

including "World's Largest Cow Skull," "World's Largest Map of Old Route 66" and "World's Largest Petrified Tree." Located at the entrance of Longhorn Grill and Saloon off Nogales Highway, the ... Read More

One person is dead after being struck by a pick-up truck that was headed towards Peoria on U.S. Route 24. That's the word from the Illinois State Police who ... Read More

The nation's deadly severe weather outbreak enters its third day with a high risk of strong, long-track tornadoes in densely populated areas.This comes as several damaging twisters tore across the ... Read More

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Traffic has been delayed due to a crash on a major interstate. ODOT reports that a two-vehicle crash has resulted in standstill traffic on I-70 at I-270 on the east side of Columbus. No reports of any ... Read More

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Illinois State Police troopers responded to the accident at approximately 2:45 p.m. The roadway remained closed until ... truck was traveling south on North 450th Street, near U.S. Route 40. Meanwhile ... Read More