Illinois law does not specifically state drivers must scrape snow and ice off their vehicles, but there is a statute that says "windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers." ... Read More

A traffic alert for drives in Bureau County driving on I-80. As of 7 p.m., Illinois State Police are on the scene of a rolled-over truck-tractor cow hauler on Interstate 80 near IL-89, Main Street, ... Read More

A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in Oak Lawn. Peter Swenson was charged with felony reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence, and driving ... Read More

A drunk driver who traveled the wrong way, striking another vehicle head-on and killing a longtime Wauconda High School teacher, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Read More

Birds have nearly stopped colliding into the McCormick Place in Chicago. The Field Museum reports that since bird-safe film was installed on the building's windows last summer, collisions into the ... Read More

A Huntley woman was killed Wednesday in an accident in Carpentersville. Shortly after 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Carpentersville officers responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at Randall and Binnie ... Read More

Peter Swenson of Chicago is charged with reckless homicide for an Oak Lawn crash that killed Eglin Manuel Castro Alvarez of Midlothian. Read More

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Route 14 near Woodstock was completely shut down after a car sustained significant damage when it crashed into a stopped school bus picking up a student Thursday morning. Read More

A Chicago man is accused of driving under the influence and crashing into another vehicle, resulting in one person's death. Read More

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A 39-year-old East Alton man faces multiple charges, including DUI and fleeing, after a high-speed chase and crash on I-270. Read More

A 70-year-old Huntley woman died following a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon. Carpentersville police said the woman was traveling north on Randall Road on Jan. 8 and was ... Read More

A 70-year-old Huntley woman died following a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon. Carpentersville police said the woman was traveling north on Randall Road on Jan. 8 and was ... Read More

Motorists are being advised to avoid the area of a traffic crash investigation Thursday afternoon in Glenview. According to police, southbound Waukegan Road, between Winnetka Road and Westleigh Drive, ... Read More

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A vehicle caught fire on I-90 Thursday morning in the suburbs, sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the air and closing some lanes during the busy commute. Read More

Photos and video from the scene showed smoke billowing into the air as firefighters on ladders work to put out flames in the 2900 block of W. 63rd street ... Read More

Across the intersection of Fourth and Adams streets, the 400 block of East Adams Street has been closed to vehicular traffic since the June 19 fire that ravaged the building at 413-415 E. Adams. Read More

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The Rantoul Police Department responded to an accident with injuries on U.S. Route 45 Wednesday evening. Rantoul Police responded to the accident at approximately 8:17 p.m. According to Justin Bouse, ... Read More

Federal Government provides $12 billion in disaster relief including $96 million for Cicero flood mediation The Federal Government on Wednesday provided ... Read More

Illinois experienced 11 disasters in 2024, mostly severe storms, making it the fourth costliest year to date after 2012, 1993 and 2023. Read More