WGN Traffic reporter Brhett Vickery made a daring walk down the side of a building downtown on Friday, but it was all for a good cause. Read More

Patrick Heneghan, 88, of Palatine, Illinois, passed away on Saturday ... Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL. Funeral Monday, August 19th, 9:30 AM from the funeral home to St. Theresa Church, 455 N Benton ... Read More

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Their playoff hopes dwindling, the Cardinals begin a tough stretch vs. top teams Friday with the first of three against the division-leading Dodgers at Busch Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m. Read More

'?One of the most trafficked mammals in the world'? was born at an Illinois zoo, officials said. Brookfield Zoo Chicago announced the birth of a white-bellied pangolin, an endangered species ... Read More

It's move-in week at Illinois State University, and that means traffic jams, stressed parents and thousands of eager, new Redbird students on the loose. A year ago, ISU had its largest incoming class ... Read More

A weekly news quiz: 1. This week, Living Lands & Waters, an Illinois-based nonprofit, commandeered a multi-day effort to remove the sunken vehicles and other trash strewn along the bottom of the ... Read More

Construction on Queenwood Road and Broadway Road bridges over Interstate 155 in Morton is set to begin Monday, Aug. 19. Read More

Autopsy results for two Chillicothe residents who died over the weekend when their motorcycle collided with a truck are in and consistent with injuries suffered from the accident. Toxicology lab tests ... Read More

A man was injured after a large box truck drove off the roadway and crashed into the trees, prompting a two-hour-long road closure on Route 47 near Woodstock. Read More

Smoke was visible over the Madison County city when a trailer with lawn equipment caught fire on August 15, 2024. No injuries were reported. Read More

Munoz, who was on supervised release following a prior conviction on fraud charges, was arrested after a DUI crash in Berwyn in May. Prosecutors said his blood alcohol level was 0.3. Read More

A federal judge Thursday ordered former Chicago Ald. Ricardo Munoz back to prison for seven more months for causing a low-speed drunken-driving crash in Berwyn in May with a blood-alcohol content ... Read More

US District Judge John Kness ordered Ricardo Muñoz to serve another seven months behind bars following his May crash and arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. Read More

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One person has died from their injuries after a head-on crash in Greene County Wednesday afternoon. Read More

Stadlman was one of 50 people who renewed their licenses, received Real IDs, filed changes of address or got vehicle stickers during a Mobile DMV event Aug. 13 at the Village Hall. Read More

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A newlywed couple and the mother of the woman were all killed when a semi-truck crashed on eastbound Interstate 70 near Ward Road around 8:20 a.m. Thursday and spilled its load of pipes onto the ... Read More

MINOOKA, Ill. (WLS) -- Highway I-80 was shutdown in the south suburbs on Thursday after two semis were involved in the crash. The crash was first reported around 8:56 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of ... Read More

Illinois will offer residents a $4,000 rebate on the purchase of an electric vehicle, beginning in 2025. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will also give a rebate of $1,500 off the purchase ... Read More

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported that a 2014 Yamaha Wave Runner was traveling down the main channel around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Read More