Illinois Car Accidents

EFFINGHAM - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that westbound Interstate 70 between Effingham and Montrose will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 8, with traffic using the newly rebuilt pavement.[...]

Traffic will finally ease up on Interstate 70 in Effingham County as select lanes are set to reopen in the near future. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced Friday that westbound ...[...]

The roads around the Champaign County Fairgrounds are going to be closed to traffic this weekend for a 5K race. Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend is hosting its annual Run to Remember 5K and ...[...]

An Ohio teen admitted that she inadvertently caused 5 deaths when she cut off a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of caustic anhydrous ammonia, causing the vehicle to jack-knife and spill the ...[...]

The iconic lakefront route - which extends over the Daniel W. Hoan Memorial Bridge - also means plenty of road closures will be in place marathon morning. You can also expect some heavier traffic ...[...]

As a result of the supply shortage, Rivian ( RIVN) revised its annual production guidance to be between 47,000 and 49,000 vehicles. The company is also reaffirming its annual delivery outlook of low ...[...]

Rockford Police arrested Anastasia Cooper, 20, for allegedly strangling a woman and damaging the inside of a police vehicle. On October 2nd, police were sent to the 900 ...[...]

A tanker truck was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia when it jack-knifed and hit a utility trailer near Teutopolis, about 110 miles northeast of St. Louis.[...]

The family of a woman who was disabled in a car crash when she was a teen has another chance to pursue proximate cause claims against Condit Township and its highway commissioner over roadway ...[...]

Federal authorities have announced prison sentences in two human trafficking cases in Chicago's suburbs, but an anti-trafficking group said Illinois has a long way to go ...[...]

Officials say the crash happened just before Exit 18 to MD-121 and that delays begin near MD-80. All southbound travel lanes have reopened as of 10 a.m., and the incident is contained to the right ...[...]

said she was traveling with her mother and brother to visit her mother's boyfriend in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis. An accident on Interstate 70 earlier that night diverted loads of traffic onto ...[...]

One victim was taken to an area hospital with injuries, though police did not specify what those injuries were.[...]

QUINCY - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a field study will evaluate the need for traffic signals at the intersection of 25th and Broadway starting at 10 a.m. Monday.[...]

In December 2023, a fire broke out on the 1.6-acre site creating enough extensive damage for the city to have the building condemned. The fire also revealed large amounts of asbestos-contaminated ...[...]

A man facing felony charges for meth trafficking was arrested Tuesday after hiding himself away in another person's home for several hours.[...]

NORTH MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) - An Illinois man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking guns. 20-year-old Derrick Stewart Jr. was sentenced October 1 for firearms trafficking and ...[...]

CREAL SPRINGS, Ill. (KFVS) - Two people are in custody following a traffic stop in Williamson County, Illinois. According to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, at 11:44 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1 ...[...]

A disabled motorist was fatally hit by a semi on the Tri-State Tollway in Hinsdale, causing major traffic delays.[...]

During a traffic stop on I-41 in northeastern Wisconsin Tuesday evening, a man from Chicago was found to have over three pounds of methamphetamine. Fond du ...[...]

Some backups and delays remain Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was struck and killed on I-294 following a two-vehicle crash near Western Springs.[...]

Around 4:20 a.m., state troopers responded to Interstate 294 near the Hinsdale Oasis ramp where a person outside a disabled passenger vehicle was struck by a semi-trailer, Illinois state police said.[...]

Around 4:20 a.m., state troopers responded to Interstate 294 near the Hinsdale Oasis ramp where a person outside a disabled passenger vehicle was struck by a semi-trailer, Illinois state police said.[...]

Illinois State Police (ISP) said the crash happened at the 54 mile marker in the northbound lanes of I-57 at 5:17 p.m. on October 1. ISP stated the crash was with a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle.[...]

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is currently on scene of a vegetation fire near Highway 154 after a vehicle went off the side of the road.[...]

The Texas-based REIT focuses on so-called outparcels that point directly onto high-traffic roads, and its largest concentration of properties is in Illinois.[...]

Recent statewide auto theft and carjacking prevention task force funding led to thousands of investigations, hundreds of arrests and millions of dollars in recovered vehicles, the Illinois Secretary ...[...]

The Greater Peoria Auto Crimes Task Force received a $1.5 million grant by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias to beef up investigations into vehicle thefts and carjackings. '?In fiscal year ...[...]

Milling and asphalt work on U.S. 67 in Alton, Illinois, is causing significant delays for motorists.[...]

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday that auto theft investigators have arrested hundreds of suspects and recovered millions of dollars in recovered vehicles in 2024.[...]

Kendall Guyton, 29, of Joliet, Illinois, was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for sex trafficking multiple women. Guyton recruited and exploited vulnerable women from 2017 to 2020, using ...[...]

Henry '?Hank'? Souders, 19, of Oak Park died on Sept. 21, 2024, victim of a traffic accident on the Southern Illinois University campus in Carbondale. He was heading to work as a certified motorcycle ...[...]

The Mayor of Shreveport released a statement on Officer Matthew Rhoden who lost his life after an off-duty car accident.[...]

A Joliet man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for sex trafficking multiple victims, including minors, using violence, drugs, and coercion.[...]

Dead standstill for the last 35 minutes [...]

Stopped traffic south of rockford[...]

Stopped for over an hour[...]

Cant see anything but the southbound highway is at a complete dead stop. Traffic on Waze is showing a huge and growing backup.[...]

Traffic @ standstill[...]

Standstill traffic[...]

Complete standstill, cant see around all of the 18 wheelers so dont know why we are stopped (been stopped since 6:35am)[...]

Traffic stopped[...]

Standtill for an HOUR, help [...]

Traffic at a standstill[...]

Complete standstill for over an hour. [...]