Truck hazmat leak snarls traffic on Outbound Edens Expressway
Traffic on the outbound Edens Expressway between Morton Gove and Skokie is stalled due to a truck leaking a corrosive material blocking a lane at Dempster.
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Traffic on the outbound Edens Expressway between Morton Gove and Skokie is stalled due to a truck leaking a corrosive material blocking a lane at Dempster.
Traffic on the outbound Edens Expressway between Morton Gove and Skokie is stalled due to a truck leaking a corrosive material.
Illinois State Police have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run crash on the Edens Expressway earlier this week.
A pedestrian was struck in a crash that involved at least six vehicles and shut down a portion of the Edens Expressway in Chicago's north suburbs early Sunday.
A pedestrian was struck in a crash that involved six vehicles and shut down a portion of the Edens Expressway in Chicago’s north suburbs early Sunday.
All lanes of the Edens Expressway have been closed due to a fallen light pole and downed power lines near Northbrook.
At least five drivers reported flat fires on the Edens Expressway on Tuesday morning.
IDOT is working to repair a Loose expansion joint on the Edens Expressway on Tuesday morning.
A possible pothole is causing a delay on the inbound Eden's Expressway after multiple cars were damaged early Tuesday morning.
The Lake County Coroner's Office released the identity of the victim killed in the multivehicle crash on the Edens Expressway on Wednesday.
Illinois State Police said, around 10:40 a.m., troopers responded to a crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Dundee Road involving five vehicles.
Illinois State Police said there are major traffic impacts following a three-vehicle crash in Northbrook near Dundee Road.
Police have not given details about what kinds of cars were involved in the crash, or how many people were injured or killed. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Illinois State Police said there are major traffic impacts following a three-vehicle crash in Northbrook near Dundee Road.
A semi-truck and a sedan were involved in the crash just before 4 a.m.
The crash forced traffic to divert off the expressway — causing a major traffic jam for traffic coming into the city during the morning rush. Shardaa Gray reports.
Inbound lanes are closed on the Edens Expressway in the northern Chicago suburbs after a deadly crash near Touhy Avenue early Tuesday morning.
Inbound lanes are closed on the Edens Expressway in the northern suburbs after a serious crash near Touhy Avenue early Tuesday morning.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, identified as a 35-year-old man, died from his injuries.
Police said the driver was headed north on Interstate 94 near Winnetka Road, when they hit a concrete dividing barrier.
Sources said they believe the driver may have been thrown from the vehicle, and was then hit by a FedEx truck.
The woman who called police was found inside the Mazda, but North Chicago police said she was not cooperating with the investigation.
The crash caused the truck to spill diesel fuel. All southbound lanes were closed at Old Orchard.
Illinois State Police confirmed one vehicle rolled over at Old Orchard Road just after 5 a.m.
The motorcycle hit the back of a white Toyota Prius and caught fire, state police said.
A fiery crash involving a semi truck has shut down lanes on I-55 in Darien, Illinois, early Friday morning.
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A fiery crash involving a semi truck has shut down lanes on southbound I-55 in Darien, Illinois, early Friday morning.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
The funeral for Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew is today, at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox church. Bartholomew was killed and a fellow CPD officer was shot at Swedish Hospital on April 25 by a prisoner receiving treatment after an arrest, police say.
The funeral for Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew is today, at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox church. Bartholomew was killed and a fellow CPD officer was shot at Swedish Hospital by a suspect they were escorting for a CT scan.
A nationwide Canvas outage has been reported, and is impacting schools in the Chicago area, including Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, UIC and the University of Illinois.
A fiery crash involving a semi truck has shut down lanes on I-55 in Darien, Illinois, early Friday morning.
A year ago on Friday, Robert Prevost went from a relatively unknown cardinal to the pope, news that shocked and excited Chicago and the world.
Three baby bald eagles were recently born in Chicago, the first time the national bird of the United States has hatched in the city in more than a century.
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