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• 17 hours ago

  IDOT_Illinois

  Plan ahead, Chicago! Weekend lane closures will begin on the outbound Bishop Ford at 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, from Sibley Boulevard to 159th Street for pavement patching. One lane will remain open. All ramps and lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. Monday. https://t.co/I6bONIUeBH https://t.co/ip6zYTxNiC

Chicago IL News Reports

• Illinois' 8 interstate visitor information centers to close at month's end

  • Illinois
  • Chicago

  • source: Bing / Daily Herald
  • 12 views
  • Sep 22, 2026 06:05am
  

  Illinois' eight state-run visitor information centers, located within rest areas at interstates around the state, will be closing by the end of the month. '?The role of the State's ... Read More

• Pedestrian struck, killed on DuSable Lake Shore Drive

  • Illinois
  • N Lake Shore Dr S

  • source: Bing
  • 31 views
  • Sep 19, 2026 02:54am
  Chicago's DuSable Lake Shore Drive reopened to traffic early Saturday after a man was struck and killed by a vehicle, authorities said. Read More

• Route 66 in Illinois: Starting out in Chicago

  • Illinois
  • Historic Route 66

  • source: Bing
  • 23 views
  • Sep 14, 2026 09:20am
  Route 66, America's most famous highway is turning 100 this year, and Illinois is bound up in more than 300 miles of its stories. To kick off our week-long series and begin our statewide journey, the ... Read More

• Dan Ryan crash: Fatal 2-vehicle collision shuts down part of expressway in Chicago

  • Illinois
  • Dan Ryan Expy E

  • source: Bing
  • 36 views
  • Sep 14, 2026 08:47am
  Illinois State Police are investigating a deadly crash Monday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago. Read More

• Prologis plans to build 1 million-square-foot warehouse near Chicago

  • Illinois
  • I-80 Near Minooka

  • source: Bing
  • 26 views
  • Sep 10, 2026 5:00pm
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  The planned Minooka Exchange facility will give Prologis another large warehouse near Interstate 80 and a Canadian National rail hub. Read More

• Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet development

  • Illinois
  • Chicago
  • I-55 S

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Sep 10, 2026 05:27am
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  While construction on the towering Bally's Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet ... Read More

• Chicago infant dies in rollover crash in the south suburbs; 7 others injured

  • Illinois
  • I-57

  • source: Bing
  • 37 views
  • Sep 07, 2026 1:38pm
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  A six-month-old Chicago boy died in a single-vehicle rollover crash Sunday evening in the south suburbs. Eight people were riding in the car when it crashed around 6 p.m. on Sunday while driving along ... Read More

• As Chicagoans Prepare To Bike The Drive, Some Dream Of A Car-Free Lakefront All Year

  • Illinois
  • N Lake Shore Dr S

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Sep 04, 2026 06:57am
  For five hours each year, thousands of Chicagoans take over the highway on bikes and on foot. As the event turns 25, advocates are imagining what else could change along the lakefront. Read More

• Major backup, delays on I-88 in western suburbs after crash leaves lanes blocked

  • Illinois
  • I-88 Near Aurora

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Sep 03, 2026 09:58am
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  Traffic was backed up for miles after a crash on I-88 in the western suburbs of Chicago at the start of the afternoon rush hour on Thursday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., aerial video captured by NBC ... Read More

• Major backup on I-88 in west suburbs after semi strikes bridge in multi-vehicle crash

  • Illinois
  • Aurora
  • Eola Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 27 views
  • Sep 03, 2026 09:58am
  Traffic was backed up for miles after a crash on I-88 in the western suburbs of Chicago at the start of the afternoon rush hour on Thursday afternoon. Read More

• Driver hospitalized after crash involving car, truck on I-90 in Chicago's northwest suburbs

  • Illinois
  • Jane Addams Memorial

  • source: Bing
  • 42 views
  • Sep 03, 2026 04:53am
  A driver was hospitalized early Thursday morning in a crash on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Chicago's northwest suburbs. Read More

• Chicago heat leaves Lake Shore Drive bridge stuck open

  • Illinois
  • N Lake Shore Dr S

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Sep 02, 2026 2:24pm
  A Chicago fireboat sprayed water on the DuSable Lake Shore Drive Bridge after a heat-related malfunction snarled traffic Wednesday. Read More

• Heat causes DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge over Chicago River to stick in up position, snarling traffic

  • Illinois
  • E Lake Shore Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 23 views
  • Sep 02, 2026 12:55pm
  A major traffic jam is building up on DuSable Lake Shore Drive as the bridge over the Chicago River is stuck in the up position. Read More

• ISP: 3 arrested on Chicago's West Side after bolting from traffic stop on Dan Ryan Expressway

  • Illinois
  • Dan Ryan Expy E

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Sep 02, 2026 08:03am
  Three people were arrested early Wednesday after police said they drove off during a traffic stop on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Read More

• Man riding motorcycle dies after crash in Archer Heights, Chicago police say

  • Illinois
  • Archer Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 31 views
  • Aug 29, 2026 4:30pm
  A man riding a motorcycle died after being hit by a vehicle Saturday afternoon on the city's Southwest Side, Chicago police said. Read More

• Chicago Police Promised To 'Fix' Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, the Problem Has Gotten Worse.

  • Illinois
  • Traffic Stopped

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Aug 27, 2026 5:00pm
  Chicago police are making fewer traffic stops. But a new investigation finds half of stops are still not being reported to oversight agencies, despite a state law mandating disclosure. Read More