Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is helping several police departments across the state crack down on carjackings and vehicle theft. Read More

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) -For the second day in a row, drivers faced significant delays on Highway 67 heading west out of San Angelo. Crews from a Kendall County paving contractor ... Read More

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Rosemont ambulance leaves the scene of an incident on a local tollway. (Tom Wessell / Journal photo) Narcan was administered to an individual involved in a traffic crash that sent Rosemont Public Safety ... Read More

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Aurora police are stepping up enforcement for two weeks surrounding the Fourth of July holiday, officials announced. The "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Drive High Get a DUI" campaign started June ... Read More

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Around the Southland: $20 million for flood projects, I-80 lane closures, bazaar in Tinley, Comicopolis in Lockport, BAPA Garden Walk ... Read More

According to the state, other Rebuild Illinois highway projects in the region for the period from Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2030 include: Quincy Memorial Bridge: $156 million for bridge ... Read More

Work on the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks on the crossing near Douglas Avenue shut down all four lanes, north and south, since Monday morning. The road has been reopened overnight in time to ... Read More

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EDGAR COUNTY, Ill. (WTHI) - One person is dead after a Thursday night crash in Edgar County. The Illinois State Police said it happened around 8:30 on Route 1 near 1375th Street. The fatal crash ... Read More

Jonathan Franco was sentenced this month to five years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless homicide in connection with a 2019 crash that killed a 35-year-old father from Carol Stream. But the ... Read More

Emergency officials ordered what turned out to be a relatively brief evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago on Thursday. The Canadian National Railway train derailed in the ... Read More

Illinois, but were allowed to return home after it was determined there was no danger. But on Thursday night, some residents still had questions-about how such a thing could have happened, and whether ... Read More

On Nov. 18, 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA ... There are 44,000 in just the St. Louis area. In Illinois, there are 167,000, according to Carfax data. They're older ... Read More

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Tucked away off Interstate 64 in East St. Louis is a brand-new neighborhood aimed ... They're working with local realtors to sell the homes. The University of Illinois Architects School helped with ... Read More

FOSTERBURG - An Illinois Department of Transportation worker was hurt Tuesday, as was the driver of the SUV that slammed into him, while he was mowing grass along Illinois 255 in Fosterburg, in ... Read More

Multiple people are in custody after blocking traffic during a demonstration Wednesday. No criminal charges will be filed against any police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Isaac Goodlow ... Read More

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In September 2018, the speed limit on Interstate 74 in Champaign and Urbana was lowered to 60 mph. Five new photo enforcement vans to monitor traffic speed are being put into service at construction ... Read More

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Emergency officials have ordered an evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago. WGN-TV reports the train derailed in the village of Matteson on Thursday morning. Read More

Crime suppression' effort in East St. LouisIllinois State Police completed a three-day operation in East St. Louis and surrounding communities that led to 15 arrests and 12 weapons recovered. ISP ... Read More

Officials from Matteson, Illinois told residents to plan for long-term evacuation amid a suspected train leak. Read More