Illinois Traffic Conditions

Despite extensive security precautions and traffic restrictions, Chicago's tourism industry is aiming to capitalize to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars during next week's Democratic ... Read More

Vincent E. Brown, 61, was taken into custody Thursday after a traffic stop in Madison, according to Illinois State Police. He is accused of fatally shooting Richardson, 66, in the 5000 block of North ... Read More

Sam Borcia is the CEO and Publisher of Lake and McHenry County Scanner based in Libertyville, Illinois. His focus is reporting on local news covering crime, government, traffic and more around Lake ... Read More

Kenny Wallace has shared a series of images, showcasing the horrific crash that occurred on the Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Ward Road, Colorado. Read More

WGN Traffic reporter Brhett Vickery made a daring walk down the side of a building downtown on Friday, but it was all for a good cause. Read More

Common evening primrose is a native plant that's blooming across central Illinois right now ... and take a careful look at a few plants I've passed almost daily near an interstate off-ramp. Upon ... Read More

Patrick Heneghan, 88, of Palatine, Illinois, passed away on Saturday ... Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL. Funeral Monday, August 19th, 9:30 AM from the funeral home to St. Theresa Church, 455 N Benton ... Read More

Their playoff hopes dwindling, the Cardinals begin a tough stretch vs. top teams Friday with the first of three against the division-leading Dodgers at Busch Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m. Read More

PEORIA ( 25News Now) - The left lanes in both directions of Interstate 474 near the Interstate 74 and Illinois Route 6 interchange in Peoria are set to temporarily close. Read More

'?One of the most trafficked mammals in the world'? was born at an Illinois zoo, officials said. Brookfield Zoo Chicago announced the birth of a white-bellied pangolin, an endangered species ... Read More

It's move-in week at Illinois State University, and that means traffic jams, stressed parents and thousands of eager, new Redbird students on the loose. A year ago, ISU had its largest incoming class ... Read More

A weekly news quiz: 1. This week, Living Lands & Waters, an Illinois-based nonprofit, commandeered a multi-day effort to remove the sunken vehicles and other trash strewn along the bottom of the ... Read More

Construction on Queenwood Road and Broadway Road bridges over Interstate 155 in Morton is set to begin Monday, Aug. 19. Read More

EAST PEORIA ( 25News Now) - A speeding car crashed into a wall in back of an East Peoria fast food restaurant late Thursday night. A witness said the car flew through the Popeyes lot and into Hardee's ... Read More

Autopsy results for two Chillicothe residents who died over the weekend when their motorcycle collided with a truck are in and consistent with injuries suffered from the accident. Toxicology lab tests ... Read More

A man was injured after a large box truck drove off the roadway and crashed into the trees, prompting a two-hour-long road closure on Route 47 near Woodstock. Read More

Smoke was visible over the Madison County city when a trailer with lawn equipment caught fire on August 15, 2024. No injuries were reported. Read More

Munoz, who was on supervised release following a prior conviction on fraud charges, was arrested after a DUI crash in Berwyn in May. Prosecutors said his blood alcohol level was 0.3. Read More

A federal judge Thursday ordered former Chicago Ald. Ricardo Munoz back to prison for seven more months for causing a low-speed drunken-driving crash in Berwyn in May with a blood-alcohol content ... Read More