The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornadoes touched down in Chicago's western suburbs on Saturday, with straight-line winds also causing significant damage in the area. Read More

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A serious vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago resulted in serious injuries and an hours-long lane closure. Read More

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Two people were injured in a crash that shut down all lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway Wednesday morning on Chicago's West Side.Two vehicles crashed around 2:32 a.m. in the inbound lanes of ... Read More

Police said the shooting happened in the Washington Heights neighborhood's 9200-block of South Green Street at about 3 p.m. An 18-year-old man was inside a vehicle when someone shot him multiple times ... Read More

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three people were injured in a crash on Interstate 57 on Chicago's South Side on Tuesday night, Illinois State Police said. ISP said the four-vehicle crash happened on the ramp to ... Read More

A series of thunderstorms brought torrential rains and damaging winds to the Chicago area late Saturday and into Sunday morning, dumping as much as five inches of rain and downing large tree branches ... Read More

A total of 4.75 inches of rain fell in Wauconda, and flooding was reported in Lake County, Illinois, and Kane County. Two vehicles were submerged at Route 176 and Route 41 in Lake County, though there ... Read More

Stormy weather moved into the Chicago area late Saturday, bringing fierce winds, downpours and flooding in portions of the northern suburbs. Read More

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Route 66 dates back to 1926, when America's first federal highway system was established. Earning the nickname the '?Main Street of America'?, the 2,400-plus-mile road swooped from Chicago, Illinois - ... Read More

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Known as the '?Main Street of America,'? Route 66 is an iconic road trip route that spans over 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. This historic highway takes travelers ... Read More

Fireworks at Williams Park (741 Main St.); antioch.il.gov Aurora ... of Woods Drive and Highway 171); lockportpark.org Lombard: The village plans to host Fourth of July Fireworks at dusk on July 4 at ... Read More

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed the issue of crime ... IDNR buys out flood-prone land in East St. Louis The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has agreed to provide nearly $2.6 million ... Read More

A massive fire has broken out in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, bringing dozens of fire vehicles and other first responders to the scene. Read More

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois State Police said automated license plate readers have been a game changer for investigating shootings on expressways and interstates. State police released new data ... Read More

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When Brent Massingill started his career in law enforcement, the training on officer safety during a traffic stop, then as now, focused on the plethora of unknowns that troopers face. Read More

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A vehicle was shot at on the Stevenson Expressway, causing the driver to crash and suffer injuries. Police are investigating the early morning incident. Traffic was disrupted for several hours. Read More

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A total of $364 million is earmarked for Interstate 55 upgrades on 49 bridges from Wolf Road to the Chinatown feeder ramp, highlighted by full rebuilds of the Harlem and Cicero Avenue interchanges ... Read More

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A Lithuanian national is accused of stealing more than $9.5 million in copper wire and other interstate freight shipments by posing as a shipping agent. Aivaras Zigmantas, 39, was arrested June 5 and ... Read More

A driver ran off after a deadly crash on I-88 in Naperville Thursday night. According to Illinois State Police, a black Audi sedan and a white Nissan taxi crashed near Raymond Drive just before 11 p.m ... Read More