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Traffic and Roads
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Crash snags Division Street near Kennedy Expressway
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (121+ words) October 8, 2026 / 6:36 AM CDT / CBS Chicago A crash disrupted busy Division Street near the Kennedy Expressway early Thursday morning. The crash happened before dawn near the viaduct that carries the expressway (I-90/94) over Division Street. Part of the roadway was blocked just…...
Crash disrupts Division Street near Kennedy Expressway
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (39+ words) CBS News Baltimore 7am CBS News Boston 7am CBS News Chicago 6am CBS News Colorado This Morning 5am CBS News Miami 7am CBS News New York 7am CBS News Philadelphia 7am KDKA Morning News 7am CBS News Texas 6am...
Illinois 97 expansion begins, drivers face new lane closures
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (812+ words) The first stage of a long-planned expansion of Illinois 97 west of Springfield has begun, bringing lane restrictions and traffic disruptions as crews prepare the corridor for a future four-lane expressway. The Illinois Department of Transportation has started preliminary work along…...
Drivers fight after Lawndale crash
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (27+ words) CBS News Chicago 5pm CBS News Colorado First at 4 CBS News Detroit 6pm WCCO News at 5pm CBS News New York 6pm CBS News Texas 5pm...
2 injured, 1 airlifted from I-65 after crash involving semi truck in Merrillville, Indiana
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (124+ words) Updated on: October 7, 2026 / 9:58 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Two people were injured, including a person who was airlifted from I-65 after a serious crash in Merrillville, Indiana, on Wednesday morning. Indiana State Police confirmed two people were injured in the crash that…...
IDOT: Illinois 40 bridge crossing Interstate 80 to close
3+ day, 7+ min ago (103+ words) SHEFFIELD, Ill. (KWQC) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced repairs on the Illinois 40 bridge crossing I-80 in Bureau County will close from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8. Exit and entrance ramps may also be impacted due to the repairs, IDOT said. Currently, traffic…...
Chicago owed more than $2.6 billion in unpaid vehicle fines
1+ week, 4+ day ago (58+ words) Data obtained by WGN Investigates shows the city was owed more than $2.6 billion in unpaid vehicle violations as of June 30. WGN's Lourdes Duarte has the full story. Data obtained by WGN Investigates shows the city was owed more than $2.6 billion…...
Chicago’s Fall Bridge Lifts Start Wednesday. Here’s The Schedule
1+ week, 4+ day ago (155+ words) DOWNTOWN — Drivers and pedestrians trying to cross the Chicago River could face brief delays starting Wednesday as the city begins its annual fall bridge lifts. The first lifts will begin 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a release from the Chicago Department…...
Chicago's First Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Rises in Edgewater
1+ week, 4+ day ago (484+ words) Crews are breaking ground on Chicago's first pedestrian hybrid beacon, a stoplight pedestrians can trigger themselves at the notoriously tangled five-way intersection of Ridge, Hollywood and Wayne avenues in Edgewater. After a pedestrian presses a button to cross, the device…...
Road work starts on Illinois 29 as $2.8M project moves forward
3+ week, 6+ day ago (280+ words) A $2.8 million project to resurface nearly 6 miles of Illinois 29 between Andrew Road and the southern border of Athens is underway and is expected to be finished by early December. The work began Sept. 8, according to a community announcement from the…...