Police: Slick Roads Cause Multiple Accidents Involving 12 Vehicles In Willowbrook
Police say slick roads caused a 12-vehicle accident on Route 83 near I-55 in Willowbrook on Sunday.
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Police say slick roads caused a 12-vehicle accident on Route 83 near I-55 in Willowbrook on Sunday.
The crash happened about 6 p.m. on the I-80 northbound Kennedy ramp in Hammond, Indiana, according to Indiana State Police. The woman failed to negotiate the curve as she entered the ramp and rolled her vehicle, police said.
One man was killed in a crash Wednesday evening in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
A north suburban Mariano's is closed after a car crashed into the grocery store Wednesday afternoon.
Memorial Day is almost upon us. The holiday marks the beginning of the summer season, and as such, it's also the beginning of summer vacation for many.
A woman buying lottery tickets at a South Side convenience store was injured when a pickup truck careened into the building.
A car damaged a North Side Rogers Park nursing home when it crashed into the building early Tuesday.
A Chicago Police officer suffered minor injuries in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway early Sunday on the North Side.
A motorist was killed after a car was hit by a Milwaukee District-North Line train at approximately 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Lake Forest.
A car smashed into an optometry center across the street from Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
One person was killed and five others suffered "non life-threatening" injuries in a four-car auto accident on the Southwest Side early Monday, police said.
State and local police say they're beefing up traffic patrol as we move toward the Memorial Day weekend and the summer travel season, reports WBBM's Bernie Tafoya.
One person is dead after an accident Monday morning in Summit.
A teenager was killed in a crash that injured four others on Sunday in Minooka.
For the second time this weekend, police officers were sent the hospital, following a traffic accident.
A car ended up flipped over in the drive-through lane at a KFC restaurant Saturday afternoon in northwest suburban Elgin.
The conductor of a Norfolk Southern freight train that collided with a car in Chicago's south side Hegewisch neighborhood today saw the driver go around the tracks, but the train couldn't stop in time.
A 17-year-old Orland Park girl suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning when she was hit by a car in south suburban Olympia Fields, and a 21-year-old Park Forest man is facing charges for providing her with liquor before the incident, police said.
Police are investigating whether alcohol was involved in a West Side crash that killed a Cicero woman and left a car split in half.
Chicago police are dealing with the loss of one of their own, an off-duty officer was killed Friday night, after her vehicle flipped on the Skyway at 10:40 p.m. Friday.
Students and faculty of Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park are mourning the loss of Bruce Scheidegger, the school's athletic director, who was killed in a car accident over the weekend.
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A woman who had the railroad crossing gate come down on her SUV while traveling westbound Friday in North Chicago escaped injury when a freight train clipped her vehicle.
Two women were killed Saturday night following a car crash in west suburban Lyons.
Two men were killed and a woman was injured in a traffic crash early Sunday in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Far Southwest Side, police said.
Some brands of frozen shrimp sold at Illinois Jewel-Osco stores are being recalled because of possible exposure to a radioactive contaminant.
Customs and Border Protection officials at Chicago O'Hare International Airport seized some very odd items from a passenger's suitcase last week.
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All railroad crossings in Elgin are back open and working again after an earlier freight train breakdown, police said.
Four Democratic members of Congress made a surprise visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview on Monday.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office said there should be an answer by Monday as to whether the mayor will veto a budget plan passed by the City Council over the weekend.
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said Sunday that President Trump's idea to give Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue will "depend on what happens with Congress."
A government shutdown is still possible if Mayor Brandon Johnson decides to veto the spending plan.
The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
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The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
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An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
The Chicago Bears are expanding their search for a new stadium to Northwest Indiana, even though they already own land in Arlington Heights and have also proposed a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic chandelier inside the theater this week.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Four Democratic members of Congress made a surprise visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview on Monday.
A seasonal green menace was taken into custody by Aurora police at Fox Valley Shopping Center. Officers say the Grinch was stealing presents from under Santa's Christmas tree.
Police in Justice, Illinois, sad human remains found over the weekend have been identified as a man who has been missing since early November.
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A group of Democratic Illinois lawmakers toured the ICE center in Broadview on Monday with a federal order that shows members of Congress cannot be blocked from conducting oversight at immigration facilities.
An intersection along 111th Street in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood was closed early Monday after a pavement collapse.
Six alleged members of a South Side street gang are accused of running an operation that committed armed robberies and carjackings, murdered rivals, and violently protected their turf.
Be they profane, inflammatory or simply hard to read, Illinois rejected 550 of the more than 55,000 requested vanity plates in 2025, and these are some of the funniest.
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The Flames spent the day with a handful of second through eighth-graders from Glenwood Academy and really got into the holiday spirit with a fun shopping spree.
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DJ Moore scored the game-winning 46-yard touchdown pass from QB Caleb Williams.
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