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• I-64 Ramp Closure Set For Aug. 21

  • Illinois
  • I64

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Aug 20, 2025 08:37am
  O'FALLON The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced a closure of the westbound Interstate 64 entrance ramp from Highway 50 in St. Read More

• Texas truck driver busted with 15 kilos of cocaine in Chicago area: police

  • Illinois
  • I57

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Aug 20, 2025 08:11am
  A truck driver from Texas is facing charges after a traffic stop netted 15 kilos of cocaine Saturday morning in Kankakee County. Read More

• Proud Boys' extremist recruiting billboard taken down near Illinois high school

  • Illinois
  • Clinton St

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Aug 20, 2025 04:25am
  The Proud Boys, a far-right group linked to violence and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, originally bought the billboard along Old U.S. Highway 50 near Breese Central Community High ... Read More

• Auburn man sentenced in case involving fatal crash on Interstate 55 in 2022

  • Illinois
  • Springfield
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Aug 20, 2025 02:47am
  55

  An Auburn man received the maximum sentence on Aug. 19 for his part in a fatal wrong-way collision on Interstate 55 near Springfield in 2022. Read More

• License plate flippers outlawed in Illinois under new law starting Jan. 1

  • Illinois
  • W Tollway

  • source: Bing
  • 27 views
  • Aug 20, 2025 02:01am
  A new Illinois law bans license plate flippers starting Jan. 1, 2026. The measure aims to stop drivers from dodging tolls and traffic cameras. Read More

• I-74 westbound lanes reopen after tractor-trailer crash

  • Illinois
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 8:35pm
  55

  Westbound lanes on I-74 have reopened after a tractor-trailer overturned on I-55 northbound in McLean County, with no injuries reported. Read More

• Peoria County Sheriff's Office conduct county wide traffic detail

  • Illinois
  • US 24 Near Peoria

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 4:37pm
  24

  The Peoria County Sheriff's Office made six arrests and impounded seven vehicles during a countywide traffic detail on Thursday, funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Read More

• Afternoon, night storms cause damage, flooding, outages in Chicago area

  • Illinois
  • Indiana Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Aug 19, 2025 4:36pm
  Multiple rounds of storms pounded the Chicago area Monday afternoon, evening, and late night - prompting tornado and flash flood warnings, and causing flight and commuter train delays, power outages, ... Read More

• One Dead, Several Injured Following Head-On Collision in Putnam County

  • Illinois
  • W James St

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 4:15pm
  Fatal crash in Putnam County claims one life and injures others; Herrera's unsafe passing maneuver led to head-on collision. Read More

• Couple's bravery recognized after saving driver in crash

  • Illinois
  • Cove Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 10:20am
  Dustin and Bridget Harder were awarded a Distinguished Act Award for their bravery and compassion in saving a driver from a submerged vehicle after a crash in Effingham County, Illinois. Read More

• Storm damage, flooding closes several schools in Oswego, Illinois

  • Illinois
  • IL-31 NEAR OSWEGO

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 07:13am
  Several schools in west suburban Oswego, Illinois, were damaged after overnight storms. Oswego students will have a virtual learning day after District 308 officials said a drain pipe failed, leading ... Read More

• Putnam County head-on collision leaves one dead, three injured

  • Illinois
  • 304 5th St

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 06:48am
  One person was killed and two others were hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision in rural Putnam County on Monday. Read More

• Flood advisory in effect until midmorning Tuesday for Chicago, surrounding areas

  • Illinois
  • IL-75

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 06:30am
  A flood advisory remains in effect for northeast Illinois including Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties, weather officials said. Read More

• Injuries reported after Montgomery County crash

  • Illinois
  • Montgomery Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 05:42am
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - Injuries were reported after a crash in Montgomery County near Nokomis Tuesday morning. Illinois State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on North 21st Ave. Read More

• Editorial: DuSable Lake Shore Drive has become unsafe. Let's do something about it.

  • Illinois
  • 1333 S Lake Shore Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Aug 19, 2025 03:17am
  Chicago's iconic highway along Lake Michigan has become a drag strip. We have an old-fashioned idea for changing that. Read More

• Storms rip down trees and power lines, leave flooding in Northern Illinois

  • Illinois
  • North

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Aug 18, 2025 8:22pm
  The slow-moving storms pounded numerous areas of the Chicago suburbs and Northern Illinois and left a trail of damage Monday. Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has rain totals, and Sara Machi has a damage ... Read More

• Afternoon, evening storms cause damage, flooding, outages in Chicago area

  • Illinois
  • Randall Road

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Aug 18, 2025 7:42pm
  Multiple rounds of storms pounded the Chicago area Monday afternoon and evening - prompting tornado and flash flood warnings, and causing flight and commuter train delays, power outages, and other ... Read More

• Proud Boys billboard pops up near Metro East school. 'Join now,' it says

  • Illinois
  • Clinton St

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Aug 18, 2025 3:45pm
  The billboard, surrounded by corn on private property just off Old U.S. Highway 50 across from Breese Central Community High School, is an advertisement for the Proud Boys. Read More

• Barstow Road closed near I-80 after semitruck crash

  • Illinois
  • Morris
  • I-80

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Aug 18, 2025 1:38pm
  80

  ROCK ISLAND CO., Ill. (KWQC) - Barstow Road is closed under the I-80 bridge after a semitruck crashed Monday afternoon. Around 3:10 p.m., a KWQC crew on scene saw a semitruck had gone off I-80 and ... Read More