Lake Shore Drive To Close For Repaving In Gold Coast
The southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive will be closed in parts of the Gold Coast Sunday and Monday night as crews work to repave lanes.
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The southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive will be closed in parts of the Gold Coast Sunday and Monday night as crews work to repave lanes.
Construction work scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday nights on Lake Shore Drive at the Oak Street Curve has been postponed due to the forecast inclement weather, the Chicago Department of Transportation announced Wednesday afternoon.
Lake Shore Drive will be fully closed during overnight hours next week, for two nights in the northbound direction and two nights in the southbound direction, for resurfacing of the Oak Street S-Curve.
A portion of Lake Shore Drive will be closed over four nights next week to allow crews to resurface the s-curve near Oak Street.
The end of summer usually means end of construction. Right? Not so fast.
Two lanes of Lake Shore Drive in both directions are scheduled to close overnights this week for continued work on a four-week resurfacing project.
A 20-year-old man from Evergreen Park has been issued multiple traffic citations after striking and killing a woman who was crossing Lake Shore Drive when the man ran a red light on his motorcycle.
A motorcycle struck a man and a woman as they were crossing Lake Shore Drive Monday night near Grant Park, killing the woman and sending both the man and the motorcyclist to the hospital in serious condition, police said.
Just when you thought construction season was coming to an end, the city was preparing start a major repaving project Monday on a 1.5 mile section of North Lake Shore Drive.
The Chicago Park District board on Wednesday unanimously signed off on a 99-year lease of lakefront land south of Soldier Field for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
About 3:35 a.m., a van carrying six people struck a wall "at a high rate of speed" in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive, according to police and fire department officials.
A northwest Indiana man has been charged after a rollover crash Thursday night on Lake Shore Drive in Edgewater left a woman dead.
The single-vehicle crash happened at 7:25 p.m. on Lake Shore Drive near Sheridan Road, said police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines, citing preliminary information. A 33-year-old woman sitting in the passenger seat was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lake County Sheriff's Det. Christopher Covelli said a Kia Optima struck a tree and burst into flames just east of the intersection of Rollins Road and Lake Shore Drive in Ingleside shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Three people were killed in a fiery crash in Ingleside early Wednesday morning.
A pedestrian spotted the body in the water around 6:35 a.m. near 800 North Lake Shore Drive, between Ohio Street Beach and Oak Street Beach, according to police.
Downtown motorists will be able to navigate traffic near Navy Pier normally for a few more days—closures to pave the way for steel beams to support the long-awaited Navy Pier Flyover won't begin until next week.
Downtown motorists will have to endure more lane closures over the next 10 weeks — this time to pave the way for the steel beams that will support the long-awaited Navy Pier Flyover.
A vehicle collided with the officer's squad car at 10:25 p.m. on Lake Shore Drive near Monroe Street, police said, citing preliminary information.
The 31-year-old man was driving south in the 1000 block of North Lake Shore Drive at about 1:35 a.m. when a gray Ford Mustang drove past him and someone inside opened fire, police said.
A multimillion dollar reconstruction project of a ramp linking the Stevenson Expressway to Lake Shore Drive is about to make navigating through the area a bit trickier.
It's a sight you only get to see once a year - a view of Lake Shore Drive from a bicycle.
A 15-year-old boy was shot while riding in a car early Saturday on Lake Shore Drive.
The 27-year-old was driving in the 4800 block of North Lake Shore Drive at 3:45 a.m. when he was shot, police said.
The outage occurred at 10:05 p.m. and affected the area between Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive and between Wacker Drive and Monroe Street, ComEd spokeswoman Krissy Posey said. Approximately 1,600 customers were affected, although power was fully restored by 2:50 a.m. Thursday.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said a Chicago man was arrested and charged after he was riding the CTA Green Line with a machete.
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Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her Democratic primary campaign for Wisconsin governor Friday, citing financial problems she said would distract from an election Democrats need to win.
Funding for commercial flights to small airports around the country, including to three communities in Illinois, could be reduced under President Donald Trump's budget proposal.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, relatives say.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her Democratic primary campaign for Wisconsin governor Friday, citing financial problems she said would distract from an election Democrats need to win.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he'll seek re-election next year, but a new poll reveals he faces a tough road ahead if he does run for another term.
Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday announced plans to lay off hundreds of teachers and other staff and impose five furlough days to help close a $732 million deficit for next school year.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
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As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
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The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said a Chicago man was arrested and charged after he was riding the CTA Green Line with a machete.
Chicago-based milk company Fairlife has temporarily shut down production because of a cyberattack.
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Wildfire smoke will move out and air quality will improve Friday, especially during and after scattered storms. Highs in the low 90s.
Chicago air quality was the worst in the world yesterday, but the AQI is expected to improve Friday as the day goes on.
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Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of four burglars who have hit over a dozen businesses on Chicago's Southwest Side.
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Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving forward.
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Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win over the National League in the All-Star Game.
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Burglars smashed into a gas station minimart in the south Chicago suburb of Calumet City, Illinois, early Monday.
