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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Vehicle Fire. Right lane blocked in #I-55 on I-55 SB near US 6 (Exit 248), solid traffic back to Route 59 #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Vehicle fire in #I-55 on I-55 SB near US 6 (Exit 248), solid traffic back to Route 59 #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident in #Rte53 on Route 53 SB at Northwest Hwy, solid traffic back to Rand Rd #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

Route 5 IL News Reports

• Motorcyclist thrown after back-to-back crash on Route 59: Plainfield police

  • Illinois
  • S-route-59

  • source: Bing
  • 50 views
  • Mar 10, 2026 1:30pm
  Two crashes happened within minutes of one another early Monday on Route 59. Read More

• Four Route 53 ramps at Palatine Road closed until late summer

  • Illinois
  • State-route-53

  • source: Bing
  • 36 views
  • Mar 07, 2026 07:34am
  The village of Arlington Heights was notified late last week that the four cloverleaf ramps at the Route 53-Palatine Road interchange would be closed from Friday until late summer. These are ... Read More

• Wilke Road in Palatine closed to through traffic beginning Tuesday

  • Illinois
  • Frontage Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 47 views
  • Feb 23, 2026 07:43am
  As part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's ongoing Route 53 improvements, a stretch of Wilke Road - also known as West Illinois Route 53 Frontage Road - in Palatine will be closed to ... Read More