A California man faces a felony drug charge in connection with a deadly crash that claimed the life of a Chicago man in far south suburban Crete. According to Illinois State Police, 58-year-old ... Read More

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A suburban Chicago man was charged with murder in connection with an expressway shooting involving a USPS worker last year on Interstate 55. Read More

Two of the three F4 twisters hit Chicagoland and the combined death toll was in the dozens. Three inches of snow followed the tragedy just days later. Read More

Two families are in mourning Sunday as a result of a West Side crash that Chicago police said was the result of one of the two drivers running a red light and colliding with the other. Read More

Four people were killed when a small plane hit power lines in Illinois and crashed into a field.The accident took place on Saturday morning in Trilla, Illinois, around 200 miles south of Chicago, ... Read More

A multi-vehicle crash left two drivers dead and a passenger in critical condition Sunday morning in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said. Read More

A fatal small plane crash in downstate Trilla, nearly 200 miles south of Chicago, caused part of a road to be shut down on Saturday morning, state police said. Read More

were traveling eastbound on Superior Street in a Chevy SUV when they lost control and struck the building, police said. The 40-year-old was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition. Read More

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With the warm temps in the Chicago area comes the threat for severe storms, some of which could bring damaging winds, hail or even an isolated tornado. Read More

A Crestwood, Illinois police officer recently charged with his second DUI has a troubled history in many other respects.CBS News Chicago obtained personnel files for Crestwood police Officer ... Read More

The trooper was taken to an area hospital. The extent of the trooper's injuries was not known Wednesday night. Read More

CHICAGO (WGN) - An Illinois State Police (ISP ... the crash unfolded just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of South Wentworth Avenue and West 51st Street in Fuller Park. Authorities said ... Read More

Jean Llamas will become the new CEO of Elderwerks Educational Services, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization located at 251 E. Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois. Elderwerks assists seniors in ... Read More

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A shooting on Interstate 55 early Saturday morning led to lane closures for several hours near downtown Chicago, according to Illinois State Police. Read More

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois State ... southbound lanes near State Street around 6 a.m. ISP said there were no reports of injuries at the scene, but closures on Interstate 55 remained in effect ... Read More

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing him and five passengers, was originally from the Chicago suburbs. Sean Johnson, 36, was identified as the pilot of ... Read More

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois State ... southbound lanes near State Street around 6 a.m. ISP said there were no reports of injuries at the scene, but closures on Interstate 55 remained in effect ... Read More

The State Street bascule bridge will be closed for emergency repairs starting April 28. The bridge will remain closed to vehicles and pedestrians until mid-November 2025. CDOT has outlined detours ... Read More

A trial date is set for a central Illinois man charged in a 2022 wrong-way crash in Sangamon County that left a Chicago area woman dead. Prosecutors say Shane Woods made a drunken suicide attempt on I ... Read More