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A study from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute ... In 2019 lawmakers allocated $162 million in capital funding to build a new interchange on Interstate 57 to, at least in part, allow more traffic ... Read More

A woman has died after being hit by a semi-truck Tuesday night on the city's Near West Side. Chicago police said the crash happened at around 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of South Ashland Avenue and ... Read More

As the Civilian Office of Police Accountability investigates the March 21 shooting and the traffic stop that sparked it, the oversight agency has also launched a probe to determine whether other stops by the officers were '?unjustified, Read More

ALSIP, Ill. (CBS) -- The Tri-State Tollway in Alsip was snagged by a multi-vehicle pileup resulting from three different crashes Monday evening. Illinois State Police said at 5:43 p.m., three separate ... Read More

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CHICAGO - A shooting on the Kennedy Expressway blocked off traffic Monday night on Chicago's Northwest Side. Shots were fired from a vehicle at another car around 10:22 p.m. in the southbound lanes of ... Read More

The Tri-State Tollway in Alsip was snagged by a multi-vehicle pileup Monday evening. The crash happened on the Tri-State (I-294) near the Cicero Avenue exit, according to witness reports. Photos from ... Read More

A storm system Monday morning dropped 1-inch hail in Edgewater and half-inch hail in Highland Park. A new line of storms could bring severe weather until early Tuesday. A cold front moves in Tuesday, ... Read More

A 38-year-old man was arrested in Mattoon on Saturday after leading officers on a police chase that blocked Interstate 57. The Mattoon Police Department received word that Devonj L. Wilson of Chicago ... Read More

The annual study by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists found that, outside of Chicago, Aurora had the most DUI arrests of any Illinois police department. Read More

A police pursuit and standoff on Interstate 57 in Mattoon ended with the arrest of a 38-year-old Chicago man who was armed and driving a stolen vehicle, authorities said. Read More

Community organizers are using cameras and software to count the number and type of vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians at key intersections to help lobby for electrification and pollution mitigation. Read More

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Illinois' 122 tornadoes this year have already surpassed last year's 118, and the Chicago area broke a record last month with 31 twisters in a single storm. But experts say better technology in the ... Read More

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for recruiting several children to engage in sex acts for money. Read More

A 21-year-old Chicago student developed a gun safety device and app to prevent accidents and promote responsible ownership. Read More

A Chicago man will spend four decades in prison for sex trafficking at least seven minors. Lennie Perry, a 49-year-old man who was convicted on federal sex trafficking charges in 2021, was handed a 40 ... Read More

The drop reflects a change in Chicago Police Department priorities under Supt. Larry Snelling and comes after complaints that traffic stops don't improve safety and leave some communities feeling ... Read More

MOKENA, Ill. (CBS) -- A dozen vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 80 in the southwest suburbs Thursday evening. Illinois State Police were called at 6:17 p.m. for the pileup on ... Read More

Former President Donald Trump's conversation at the NABJ convention in Chicago is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. and will be streamed live here and in the player above once it begins. As of 1 p.m., Trump has not appeared on stage. Read More

The lawyers' explanation for the deadly traffic stop was detailed in a court filing last week urging a federal judge to toss out key portions of a lawsuit filed by Reed's mother after the March 21 ... Read More