Old Highway 66 Archives Weather Conditions in Illinois

Weather News Reports

• Illinois' indigenous cultural sites are being erased by climate change, U of I archeologists find

  • Illinois
  • -columbus-st

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 07, 2025 01:47am
  That's why White and his team point to places like Farnsworth House and Monks Mound in Cahokia, near St. Louis. The prehistoric earthen mound has been slumping, and experiencing accelerated erosion, due to the more frequent and severe spring flooding Read More

• Officials: Cause of Eastern Avenue closure released, Wednesday's freezing drizzle causes crashes, salt truck involved

  • Illinois
  • Eastern Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 06, 2025 2:45pm
  In the metro, one crash on East 53rd Street resulted in the roadway being shutdown for about two hours. No injuries were reported. Read More

• Relief at last for Tinley Park, Illinois woman who kept getting runaround after raw sewage flood in house

  • Illinois
  • -53

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 06, 2025 2:27pm
  Joy Gallivan had been getting the runaround since September, with finger-pointing between the village, two contractors, and insurance companies. Read More

• Crash Closes Lane On Palisades Parkway In Rockland (DEVELOPING)

  • Illinois
  • Palisades Pkwy

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 06, 2025 11:09am
  A crash temporarily blocked part of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County and resulted in injuries amid snowy weather. The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 6 at around 9:45 a.m. on ... Read More

• Overnight freezing rain, ice causes delayed school openings, 'very slippery' morning commute

  • Illinois
  • Airport

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Feb 06, 2025 07:46am
  Slick is an understatement,' the OEMC posted on X after hazardous weather caused slippery roads and sidewalks, resulting in several crashes and some school and business closures Thursday morning. Read More

• 'Slick is an understatement:' Ice-covered streets lead to treacherous road, sidewalk conditions across Chicago area

  • Illinois
  • Highway

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 06, 2025 03:00am
  The icy surfaces come hours after sleet, freezing rain, freezing drizzle and snow fell across the Chicago area Wednesday night and overnight, leading to cars spinning off highways and treacherous ... Read More

• IDOT crews all ready for icy road conditions in Chicago

  • Illinois
  • Highway

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 05, 2025 8:09pm
  Freezing drizzle was falling across the Chicago area Wednesday night, and the Illinois Department of Transportation had its fleet ready, along with words of caution. Marissa Sulek reports. Read More

• Winter weather advisory in effect: Freezing rain expected in Peoria

  • Illinois
  • I70

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 05, 2025 07:08am
  A winter weather advisory will be in effect Wednesday from noon to midnight in Peoria due to a chance of freezing rain that could make road conditions hazardous, according to the National Weather ... Read More

• Heavy snow forces closure of I-80 through the Sierra

  • Illinois
  • I- 80

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 05, 2025 05:48am
  80

  Heavy snowfall on Tuesday night forced the closure of Interstate 80 through the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday morning, according to Caltrans. Eastbound Interstate 80 is closed ... Read More

• Joliet buying land for FEMA-ordered levee

  • Illinois
  • Joliet St

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Feb 04, 2025 11:52pm
  The city is building the levee both to accommodate FEMA and to relieve downtown property owners of the burden of flood insurance coverage. Joliet officials have contended that FEMA has imposed a ... Read More

• Ice leads to multiple crashes on Interstate 80

  • Illinois
  • I- 80

  • source: Bing
  • 11 views
  • Feb 03, 2025 01:39am
  80

  Ice led to multiple crashes on Interstate 80 on Sunday evening. One multi-vehicle crash happened in the westbound lanes near the Emlenton Bridge, where crews dealt with a significant amount of ice on ... Read More

• Chicago weather: Heavy rain causes flooding across parts of area

  • Illinois
  • Chicago

  • source: Bing / ABC 7 Chicago on MSN
  • 7 views
  • Jan 31, 2025 11:56pm
  

  There was a risk of flooding Friday across the Chicago area amid heavy rain mixing with frozen soil and rivers, officials said. Read More

• Chicago weather: Flood Warning in effect for Cook, Lake counties; Flood Watch for most counties

  • Illinois
  • Chicago

  • source: Bing / ABC 7 Chicago on MSN
  • 10 views
  • Jan 31, 2025 6:55pm
  

  There is a risk of flooding Friday across the Chicago area amid heavy rain mixing with frozen soil and rivers, officials said. Read More

• 'Wakeup call': Bipartisan lawmakers call for more air traffic controllers in wake of D.C. tragedy

  • Illinois
  • Airport

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Jan 31, 2025 3:09pm
  Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act last year that called for thousands of new air traffic controllers across the nation, but the Trump administration's efforts to freeze hiring across the ... Read More

• Will, DuPage among several counties under flood advisory

  • Illinois
  • La Salle

  • source: Bing / FOX 32 Chicago on MSN
  • 5 views
  • Jan 31, 2025 06:59am
  

  A flood advisory is in effect for portions of north central and northeast Illinois. Excessive rainfall on frozen soils is expected to cause flooding. The advisory is in place until 11 a.m. today. WILL ... Read More

• How will federal funding freeze affect the $89.5M in flood relief for St. Clair County?

  • Illinois
  • N Grant St

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 12:58pm
  Part of the problem with this executive order is its vagueness, let alone the fact I think there are legal challenges to it,'? she U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski. Read More

• Columbia eyes southern growth

  • Illinois
  • Old-route-3

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jan 28, 2025 4:01pm
  The Illinois Department of Transportation is responsible for state highways such as Route 3, Route 158 and Old Route 3. Sander said '?snow route'? designations would not require new sign posts and could ... Read More

• Firefighters using soon-to-be-demolished houses for training exercises off I-90 in Elgin

  • Illinois
  • Elgin
  • I-90

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jan 28, 2025 10:43am
  90

  If you happen to see houses on fire on the south side of Interstate 90 just west of Randall Road this week, there's no need to call the fire department. Firefighters are using the four homes ... Read More

• Cyclist fatally struck by Pink Line train in Cicero

  • Illinois
  • Cicero Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Jan 23, 2025 3:40pm
  A crash involving a CTA Pink Line train in the western suburbs left a bicyclist dead on Wednesday evening. The deadly crash unfolded just before 6 p.m. along West 21st Place, between ... Read More