"This is going to be an extensive cleanup," Fifield said. As of 6:30 a.m., Illinois Department of Transportation's Illinois winter road conditions map showed areas of blowing snow or ice in counties ... Read More

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Part of U.S. Route 150 in East Peoria will be closed starting Tuesday. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, they will be closing the left lane of westbound Route 150 as it ... Read More

IDOT installed flashing stop signs on Wednesday at Illinois 316 and Loxa Road following a series of crashes there in recent weeks. Photo credit: WEIU TV ... Read More

The crash debris has been cleared away and the roadway is now open, the Illinois State Police reported. DANVILLE - Traffic from I-74 westbound is being diverted onto Lynch Road due to a "jack-knifed ... Read More

North Joliet Street will be reduced to one lane of northbound traffic only during the hours of 7 am to 5 pm Tuesday, November 19, 2024, through Saturday, November 23, 2024, with a full closure of both ... Read More

According to authorities, Fike failed to stop at a stop sign and entered the intersection, where his 2023 Chevrolet Corvette collided with a 2024 Cadillac 350T. Read More

A 43-year-old Edwardsville man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Route 143 near Kendall Drive, and investigators are seeking public help to solve the homicide. Read More

With nearly half a million dollars of state funding, a new electric vehicle charging station opened in Joliet on Monday. It is the first of hundreds of charging stations set to be installed over the ... Read More

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A Romeoville man was killed early Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash on the Stevenson Expressway near west suburban Lyons, according to the Illinois State Police. Read More

A fiery, multi-car crash on Interstate 64 near Mascoutah sent a man to the hospital Tuesday. Illinois State police said in a press release that troopers responded to a crash at mile post 23, near ... Read More

Driving through Illinois can be scenic and straightforward-until you find yourself on the wrong stretch of road. One highway in particular has earned the chilling title of the most dangerous in the ... Read More

Caleb Finley, 18, and Jimmy Johnson, 20, were each arrested on charges of criminal damage and criminal trespassing to property, reckless conduct and placing an object on railroad tracks after they ... Read More

A 20-year-old Charleston woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday evening at Illinois 316 and Loxa Road, where two other injury crashes occurred last month. Read More

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that repairs on northbound Interstate 255 over Prairie Du Pont Canal just south of Illinois 157 in St. Clair County will ... Read More

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NEW BERLIN, Wis. - Ben Oberto, the New Berlin man originally reported missing on Thursday, Nov. 14, died in a crash in Illinois. Read More

The driver of the Nissan Maxima, Edgar Mandujano-Lopez, 19, died at the scene. The driver of the Subaru, a 32-year-old Byron man, was taken to a nearby hospital for suspected non-life-threatening ... Read More

Fallen Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, who was gunned down during a traffic stop earlier this month, will be laid to rest at a funeral Monday, with dozens of first responders expected to ... Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WTVO) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was in Joliet Monday morning to celebrate the opening of the first electric vehicle charging stations funded by the 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act ... Read More

With millions of taxpayer dollars being spent on electric vehicle incentives, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the state's first deployment of an EV charging station funded by the Climate and ... Read More