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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

Witnesses told police the jet ski was traveling at a high rate of speed on Lake Marie, northwest of Chicago, when it collided with a moving boat. 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

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Authorities on Thursday identified the girl as Sarina Vootkur, 16. The collision happened on a lake in the Chicago suburbs Tuesday evening. Read More

The Lake County Sheriff's Marine Unit and Patrol Division responded to a personal watercraft versus boat crash on Lake Marie. Read More

A 16-year-old girl from Lake Forest and a 13-year-old girl from the Chicago area were both killed when their jet ski collided with a boat on an Illinois lake. Read More

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(AP) - A coroner has identified two teenage girls who died this week after their jet ski crashed into a boat on a northern Illinois lake ... about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Chicago near ... Read More

The Illinois State Police said automated license plate readers have been a game changer for investigating shootings on expressways and interstates. Read More

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According to Illinois State Police data, the most dangerous drive is I-94 also known as the Dan Ryan ... named for a past president who was the father of the nation's interstate system, is next at 136 ... Read More

"If they need a cool down, I let them sit in the truck for a while or get them off the highway to a safe location." The 12 heat patrol responders cover 294 miles of Illinois Tollway, working 24 / 7 ... Read More

A massive fire in Chicago's West Town neighborhood has snarled traffic on area highways and halted train travel on several Metra lines. Read More

Chicago apologizes to Black residents for harm of slavery The city of Chicago issued a formal apology to Black Chicagoans for the harm that slavery caused to them and their descendants. The acknowledg ... Read More

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Lanes of the Bishop Ford Freeway were shut down on Monday after a garbage truck crashed, Illinois State Police said. Read More

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A driver was killed and two others were injured in a wrong-way crash on Route 41 in North Chicago Sunday morning. The head-on crash happened just after 2 a.m. near 3601 Skokie Highway, according to ... 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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Illinois 84: $4.9 million for resurfacing of 10.4 miles from 0.2 miles north of Doty Road south of Savanna to the Whiteside County line. I-80 ... River and the Iowa Interstate Railroad north ... 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