Scott Neville Jr. wrote that an Illinois state police officer who pulled over a Chicago man on Interstate 80 did not have probable cause to search the car based only on the fact that he smelled weed.[...]

Bradley Scott Heard, 46, of Havre, Montana, and Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute in Michigan's Upper ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A pedestrian was killed early Sunday morning after being hit by a car on the Stevenson Expressway. Illinois State Police said just before 5 a.m., troopers responded to the southbound ...[...]

On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker announced an award of $305.5 million in federal funding to the Illinois Department of Transportation, to invest in Interstate 290 (the Eisenhower Expressway) and Chicago's ...[...]

A 29-year-old man was killed in a traffic crash early Monday in Chicago on the Eisenhower Expressway. It was around 2:20 a.m. when state troopers responded to a crash, which took place on the ...[...]

Truck looted after accident in Chicago A UPS tractor trailer was looted after being involved in an accident in Chicago Thursday. The truck was traveling in the city's Little Village neighborhood when the trailer's roof was torn off while attempting t[...]

The couple bought the winning $30 "Titanium Black 7s" ticket at the Volume Liquors store at 382 Northwest Highway in Cary, Illinois - a suburb located 50 miles northwest of Chicago and 60 miles ...[...]

A fatal crash involving a semi truck and motorcycle has resulted in the closure of Cicero Avenue between 31st Street and Pershing Road on the South Side of Chicago.[...]

About 11:10 p.m., the driver, a 45-year-old man, was going east in the 6800 block of West Devon Avenue when he struck three vehicles which were all unoccupied, Chicago police said.[...]

A Chicago man was arrested in connection with a road rage shooting in Lansing Saturday afternoon.Jerrell Harris, 31, has been accused of shooting at another vehicle on I-80 near Torrence Avenue at ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A small plane crashed near Schaumburg Regional Airport on Wednesday. Around 11 a.m., Roselle police confirmed that the plane, a four-seat Piper Cherokee 140 used for a training flight, ...[...]

Remnants of Helene will merge with an upper-level system and bring flooding rains to the Tennessee Valley. As the entire circulation stalls over Kentucky, we will see northeast winds increase across ...[...]

After 1,000 birds collided into the building in one day in October 2023, McCormick Place started implementing bird-friendly measures. Wildlife advocates hope it can be an example for other Chicago ...[...]

Max Matus, 18, says the ball was 'forcefully taken away' from him during the Sept. 19 game. A stunner out of Chicago. No, the Lakers aren't starting Bronny. Boise State moves into the 12-team field ...[...]

A sedan struck a SUV causing it to lose control strike a building overnight on the South Side, Chicago police said. About 1 a.m. Friday, a 32-year-old man was headed west in the 1200 block of West ...[...]

CHICAGO - Two men and a woman were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. The men, 23 and 25, were sitting at a stoplight around 10:42 p.m. when a red van pulled ...[...]

Three people in two separate vehicles were wounded in a shooting in the Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday night, Chicago police said.The shooting took place at about 10:42 p.m. in the 7500-block of ...[...]

Jaquon Chestnut of Chicago Heights, Illinois, is currently being held in the Berrien County Jail on $20,000 bond.[...]

The man accused of leading police on a chase earlier this week that ended with him crashing into a pizza restaurant in Niles has been formally charged.21-year-old Jaquon Chestnut of Chicago Heights, ...[...]

Reports indicate a surge in bird migration over Chicago, with recommendations for residents to turn off lights to prevent disorientation and collisions.[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) -- More road work will disrupt traffic on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive next week, beginning Sunday. The Chicago Department of Transportation on Friday announced the roadwork schedule ...[...]

An Aurora man was arrested this week after he allegedly made sexual advances toward a rideshare driver on a Chicago area interstate.[...]

Two riders of a motorcycle were injured after a truck hit the front of their vehicle while traveling on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.[...]

Nine people were injured, three critically, after a crash involving a van transporting patients with disabilities near Chicago State University on the city's South Side, according to authorities.[...]

Jaquon Chestnut of Chicago Heights, Illinois, is currently being held in the Berrien County Jail on $20,000 bond.[...]

A 30-acre facility in West Dundee, Illinois, expected to open in October, will set a world record with its more than 1,000 spaces for tractor-trailers and other heavy-duty vehicles-surpassing the more ...[...]

Two young Chicago-area athletes, who family members said were best friends, were killed in a tragic car crash in a southwest suburb over the weekend.[...]

CHICAGO - The smell of burned cannabis alone is insufficient to justify a warrantless police search of an automobile, the Illinois Supreme ... hour zone on Interstate 80 near the Quad Cities ...[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A West Side native killed in a Monday morning crash is being remembered for his talent, but also for his generosity as a dance coach to young people. Friends and family say Terrance ...[...]

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been arrested for shooting at another vehicle during a road rage incident on I-90. Illinois State Police said just after 6 a.m. on Feb. 9, officers responded to reports of ...[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A young woman is dead, and two other people are critically injured after a serious crash in the South Loop early Saturday morning, Chicago police said. Police said the crash happened ...[...]

A crash involving a semi-truck sent two people to the hospital, caused a diesel fuel spill and snarled traffic Friday afternoon on the Edens Expressway near Skokie. Illinois State Police responded ...[...]

(WTVO) - A newlywed couple won $3 million in the Illinois Lottery ... Ticket was purchased at Volume Liquors, at 382 Northwest Highway, in Cary, a suburb of Chicago. The winner said he ...[...]

A motorcycle passenger has died days after a crash near Antioch, Illinois, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. The crash happened on Saturday, around 8:30 p.m., in the area of Route 59 and ...[...]

CHICAGO - A three-vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway caused a semi to leak ... lanes of I-94 near 87th Street, according to Illinois State Police. One person was taken to a local hospital ...[...]

DINX Social Club, a "luxe pickleball and golf-focused experience," has signed a lease at 1931 Skokie Valley Road near Highway 41 in Highland Park, according to a release from real estate firm ...[...]

The Illinois Supreme Court agreed to consider eight civil Petition for Leave to Appeal dispositions, including a challenge to a teenager's conviction for driving under the influence of cannabis.[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Tornado Warning has been issued for parts of southern Cook County Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service said a storm capable of producing a tornado was spotted over Matteson ...[...]

A male suspect broke the the side front windows of at least eight parked vehicles overnight in the Dunning neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said. Shortly before 1:45 a.m.[...]

A north suburban road was shut down overnight into Sunday morning after a crash involving a cyclist, according to police. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click here to watch The crash happened at ...[...]

Police said the vehicle was traveling southbound on Cicero Avenue at the time of the crash and then continued to flee southbound from the scene afterward.[...]

Nearly half of Illinois is currently in a drought for the first time ... with the best chances for rain sitting northwest of Interstate 55. Another round is possible Friday evening east of I-55. The ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A person was killed and part of Cicero Avenue is shut down after a crash Thursday morning. The crash happened just before 6 a.m. in the 3500 block of South Cicero Avenue. One person ...[...]

Speeding and dangerous crashes have been a big problem along a stretch of Pulaski Road on Chicago's Southwest Side for years. Now, some neighbors are pushing for a solution.[...]

About 8:25 p.m., a 21-year-old man was walking in the 100 block of East Roosevelt Road when a dark-colored vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, hitting him, Chicago police said.[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A man was charged in connection to a road rage shooting on Interstate 90 near Irving Park Road earlier this year, Illinois State Police announced on Sunday. Daniel Morales, 40, of ...[...]

Police said the shooting happened in the West Garfield Park neighborhood's 4700-block of West Lake Street just before 11:15 p.m. Someone fired shots from a blue sedan, striking a 27-year-old man ...[...]

Meanwhile, interspersed between the trendy condos along West Monroe Street and the Dwight D ... because of its proximity to the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, Little Italy is the ...[...]

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Stevenson Expressway Sunday morning, shutting down all lanes of the highway near Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. According to Illinois State Police ...[...]

I feel the reason I survived this accident was because of the front and back roll bars on the trail tested Jeep Liberty Sport. From now on I will only buy a trail tested Jeep.[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Resurfacing North DuSable Lake Shore Drive could cause traffic issues the next two months, the Chicago Department of Transportation said in a news release. SEE ALSO: Kimball-bound ...[...]

Chicago police said the shooting happened in the Washington Park neighborhood's 200-block of East 57th Street just after 5 p.m. A 35-year-old woman was inside a vehicle, headed eastbound on 57th ...[...]

Authorities said Sunday that Ortiz was driving a 2023 Kia Telluride north on I-55 near Cass Avenue at about ... After the shooting, the victim exited the interstate in Burr Ridge, where Ortiz ...[...]

A tornado warning has been issued for a region in Illinois, and Chicago residents were warned of possible flash flooding. Get the details, here.[...]

CBS Chicago meteorologist David Yeomans shares an update on the severe storms rolling through Chicago and other parts of Illinois Tuesday afternoon.[...]

Heavy rain has pounded the Chicago area on Tuesday, leaving several interstates with lane closures and numerous crashes around the region.[...]

The closures come after overnight milling operations found the roadway base to be in poorer condition than anticipated, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.[...]

CHICAGO - All outbound lanes of the Dan Ryan are blocked late Wednesday morning on the South Side due to a crash involving a semi-truck. According to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and ...[...]

CHICAGO -- At least nine people have been shot, one fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said. A man was fatally shot inside a vehicle on the city's West Side late ...[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Four people, including three children, were injured in a crash on Chicago's South Side Saturday night. The crash, which appeared to involve a car and a semitrailer, took place near ...[...]

The shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Lake Street, Chicago police said. Jerrell J. Jordan, 27, was a passenger in a vehicle when someone in a blue sedan opened fire ...[...]

CHICAGO - A multi-vehicle crash along the Edens Expressway caused closures and backups during rush hour on Friday afternoon. According to Illinois State Police, the three-car crash unfolded ...[...]

Authorities say DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled this year from an Illinois ... the vehicle and the river at the site about 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of Chicago.[...]

A man was fatally shot while driving, causing a crash on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. Police said the shooting happened in the West Chatham neighborhood's 7900-block ...[...]

"No traffic on the river today," he said. He could easily take the Kennedy Expressway, but he prefers a kayak and a route that's "way more scenic." His commute is the kind was the kind CBS News ...[...]

In the first fatal shooting of the weekend, a man and a woman were in a vehicle in the 1600 block of East 87th ... Illinois Masonic in good condition. At 5:54 p.m. in the 1900 block of West 55th ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A man is recovering after being shot near a CTA Blue Line station in Logan Square Thursday night ... the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when someone got out of a vehicle ...[...]

and a motorcyclist is facing felony charges after a crash near Antioch, Illinois, Saturday evening. According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the crash scene near Route ...[...]

DARIEN, Ill. - A Chicago man accused of firing shots at another vehicle on Interstate 55 in DuPage County was denied pre-trial release on Sunday. Nicholas Ortiz, 24, was charged with aggravated ...[...]

killing a woman in north suburban Deerfield. First responders arrived at Tony's Subs at 1480 Waukegan Rd around 2 a.m. Saturday and saw the flipped-over car. They found the victim had already died.[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois State Trooper was injured in a crash while handling another emergency on the Bishop Ford Expressway early Saturday. At around 2:20 a.m. at 111th Street, the trooper ...[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman is facing charges in a hit-and-run crashed that happened on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in April 2023 ... in the crash on the city's North Side. Charges were announced ...[...]

CHICAGO (WTVO) - An Illinois State Police Officer's vehicle ... around 2:20 a.m., the trooper's squad car was parked in Lane 1 on Interstate 94 near 111th Street with emergency lights ...[...]

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - A portion of South Harlem Avenue in this community southwest of Chicago reopened to traffic on Tuesday afternoon after being closed several hours due to a crash and fuel spill.[...]

CHICAGO - An investigation is underway following a fatal hit-and-run crash on Interstate ... lanes on northbound I-57 at 119th Street have reopened. According to Illinois State Police, the ...[...]

CHICAGO - A driver was killed in a single-car crash on I-57 near Chicago's Longwood Manor neighborhood late Tuesday night. Illinois State Police responded to a rollover crash on southbound I-57 at ...[...]

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - One of Oscar Mayer's hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway, police said. The Wienermobile hit a car ...[...]

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway. The hot-dog shaped Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A deadly crash is causing delays on the outbound Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, the crash took place around 4:30 a.m. at Cumberland Avenue.[...]

CHICAGO - All lanes on the outbound Kennedy Expressway were closed Wednesday morning at North Cumberland Avenue due to a fatal ... Airport during rush hour. Illinois State Police said all ...[...]

All southbound lanes of the Bishop Ford Freeway were temporarily closed after a deadly crash on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning, Illinois State Police said. The crash happened at about 5 ...[...]

A muggy start to Wednesday in Chicagoland, but cooler, drier air is on the way According to Illinois State ... expressway at Cicero Ave. and re-entering the expressway at S. Kostner Ave.[...]

CHICAGO - The Illinois State Police on Tuesday ... were encouraged to seek an alternate route. Interstate 55 was closed in both directions near milepost 146 due to dust blowing from the east ...[...]

Worst-hit among area expressways is the inbound Interstate 57 near 99th Street, with Illinois State Police confirming ... Interstate 80 is seeing backed up traffic near Gougar Road due to flooding ...[...]

Protesters gathered Monday morning around 7:40 a.m. local time, blocking traffic on westbound Interstate 190 leading to O'Hare ... Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) had to take a later ...[...]

CHICAGO - Traffic to O'Hare International Airport has resumed after a protest shut down all lanes of outbound Interstate Interstate 190 Monday ... were advised. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A female pedestrian was killed, and a man is facing criminal charges following a fatal crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 90 just east of the Indiana / Illinois border.[...]

S PRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) - Illinois State Police (ISP) seized nine firearms intended for a known Chicagoland gang member and over 100 pounds of cocaine hidden in a semi-trailer during a crime ...[...]

The historic Route 66 was one of the first and longest U.S. highways, running for 2,448 miles, and beckoned people to drive west from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. The '?Mother ...[...]

Chicago police said the 34-year-old victim was standing on the sidewalk just before 10:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when someone got out of a vehicle and fired shots at him.[...]

A 31-year-old Chicago man was arrested and charged in connection with a road rage shooting last Saturday on Interstate 80 in the south suburbs ... to the shooting at 12:02 p.m. on Saturday on I-80 ...[...]

CHICAGO - The smell of burned cannabis alone is insufficient to justify a warrantless police search of an automobile, the Illinois Supreme ... hour zone on Interstate 80 near the Quad Cities ...[...]

A 29-year-old man was killed in a traffic crash early Monday in Chicago on the Eisenhower Expressway. It was around 2:20 a.m. when state troopers responded to a crash, which took place on the ...[...]

A crash involving a semi-truck sent two people to the hospital, caused a diesel fuel spill and snarled traffic Friday afternoon on the Edens Expressway near Skokie. Illinois State Police responded ...[...]

DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled from an Illinois river confirmed ... from the vehicle and the river at the site about 100 miles west of Chicago. DNA extracted from the ...[...]

(WTVO) - A newlywed couple won $3 million in the Illinois Lottery ... Ticket was purchased at Volume Liquors, at 382 Northwest Highway, in Cary, a suburb of Chicago. The winner said he ...[...]

The winning ticket was purchased at Volume Liquors, located at 382 Northwest Highway in Cary, Illinois, located about 50 miles northwest of Chicago and 60 miles east of Rockford. The prize came from a ...[...]

CHICAGO - A car rolled over and erupted in flames Thursday morning on a Stevenson Expressway ramp. The single-vehicle crash happened around 2 a.m. on the I-55 southbound ramp to Pulaski Road, ...[...]

CHICAGO - A car rolled over and erupted in flames Thursday morning on a Stevenson Expressway ramp ... according to Illinois State Police. The car caught fire as a result of the crash and minor ...[...]

CHICAGO - An Illinois State Police Trooper was injured in a crash early Saturday morning on I-94. ISP said the crash happened at around 2:20 a.m. on I-94 South near 111th Street. The trooper was ...[...]

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday issued ... The city of Chicago, and the suburbs of Broadview, Dolton, Flossmoor, Harvey, and Robbins were hit hardest by tornado damage, according to ...[...]

CHICAGO - An Illinois ... his squad car on the Bishop Ford Expressway early Saturday morning. About 2:20 a.m., the trooper was investigating an accident on southbound Interstate 94 at 111th ...[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois State Trooper was injured in a crash while handling another emergency on the Bishop Ford Expressway early Saturday. At around 2:20 a.m. at 111th Street, the trooper ...[...]

The semi-trailer truck hit several other vehicles before flipping onto its side on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Schaumburg. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch. TechCrunch ...[...]

7:47 p.m. Monday - County Road 75 W. and County Road 500 N., Franklin ... Perez, 23, Chicago, Illinois; arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol over the legal limit ...[...]

The semi-trailer truck hit several other vehicles before flipping onto its side on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Schaumburg. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch. Engadget ...[...]

The shooting took place at about 9:45 p.m. in the 1500-block of East 95th Street. Police said the woman was traveling in a vehicle when someone traveling in a silver SUV shot at her. The woman was ...[...]

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - A portion of South Harlem Avenue in this community southwest of Chicago reopened to traffic on Tuesday afternoon after being closed several hours due to a crash and fuel spill.[...]

CHICAGO - An investigation is underway following a fatal hit-and-run crash on Interstate ... lanes on northbound I-57 at 119th Street have reopened. According to Illinois State Police, the ...[...]

Police said the crash happened in the Archer Heights neighborhood's 3600-block of West 47th Street just after 1:30 a.m. The driver of a silver sedan was heading westbound when he ran a traffic ...[...]

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - One of Oscar Mayer's hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway, police said. The Wienermobile hit a car ...[...]

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway. The hot-dog shaped Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost ...[...]

CHICAGO - All lanes on the outbound Kennedy Expressway were closed Wednesday ... of O'Hare International Airport during rush hour. Illinois State Police said all lanes were reopened around ...[...]

All southbound lanes of the Bishop Ford Freeway were temporarily closed after a deadly crash on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning, Illinois State Police said. The crash happened at about 5 ...[...]

A muggy start to Wednesday in Chicagoland, but cooler, drier air is on the way According to Illinois State ... expressway at Cicero Ave. and re-entering the expressway at S. Kostner Ave.[...]

Illinois state police and local fire crews ... The southbound Tri-State was solid from just south of Lake-Cook Road to the scene. Milwaukee Avenue or Rand Road to Dempster Street was advised ...[...]

CHICAGO - The Illinois State Police on ... Motorists passing through the area of McLean were encouraged to seek an alternate route. Interstate 55 was closed in both directions near milepost ...[...]

Worst-hit among area expressways is the inbound Interstate 57 ... S. 30 and Francis Road in suburban New Lenox, according to officials. A tornado watch remains in effect for most of northern ...[...]

Protesters gathered Monday morning around 7:40 a.m. local time, blocking traffic on westbound Interstate 190 leading to O'Hare ... Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) had to take a later ...[...]

As severe weather begins to move its way into the Chicago area Tuesday night after unseasonably warm temperatures, dramatic video captured a tornado in rural northern Illinois early Tuesday evening.[...]

I-290 is an interstate highway that runs east to the Chicago Loop I-55 is a highway that runs in a northeastern direction to Chicago I-90 is an interstate highway that runs east and west to and from ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A female pedestrian was killed, and a man is facing criminal charges following a fatal crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 90 just east of the Indiana / Illinois border.[...]

The historic Route 66 was one of the first and longest U.S. highways, running for 2,448 miles, and beckoned people to drive west from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. The '?Mother ...[...]

Located just off of Interstate 88, our Aurora treatment center is easily accessible to individuals in the Chicago suburbs, Northern Illinois and throughout the state. Situated on the campus of one ...[...]

One of the best ways to explore Route 66 is by starting in downtown Chicago ... Other attractions on the Illinois segment of the highway include Doc's Soda Fountain, the Sky View Drive-In Theater ...[...]

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