Orland Park Firefighter Killed In I-57 Crash
Wesley Peak, 36, was driving nort on I-57 when he was involved in a single vehicle traffic crash, officials said.
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Wesley Peak, 36, was driving nort on I-57 when he was involved in a single vehicle traffic crash, officials said.
Police said the driver was heading south on I-57 when his car left the road near 159th Street, and hit an unoccupied construction truck – a pickup truck with a cherry picker mounted on the back.
Illinois State Police said a white Chevy sedan headed south on I-57 rear-ended a Dodge Caravan near U.S. Route 30 around 2:15 a.m.
A man in his 70s died after the dump truck he was driving rolled over Saturday morning in the south suburbs.
About 6:30 p.m., the team was headed back to Carbondale after finishing their game against the Illinois State University Redbirds in Normal, when the driver of the team bus pulled over on Interstate 57 due to poor visibility
The jack-knifed truck was first reported about 2:25 a.m. near Wentworth Avenue.
The crash occurred about 9:30 p.m. when a minivan hit a guardrail and rolled over in the southbound lanes of I-57 near 111th Street about 9:30 p.m.
One man was killed and another man was hurt in a rollover crash on Interstate 57 on the Far South Side early Sunday, State Police said.
Illinois State Troopers will be using a mobile speed camera van on I-57 on Tuesday to enforce work zone speed limits.
The two men were inside a white Chevy Tahoe with flashing lights in the grill when they pulled over a motorist about 12:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-57 at Lincoln Highway.
Seven of the children – who range in age from 3 to 14 – were not wearing seat belts, or in other child restraints.
A street vendor was shot and killed early Tuesday at a gas station near an exit ramp from Interstate 57 in the Washington Heights neighborhood.
The vehicle slowed down after the driver saw the trooper, but the radar had already caught him going more than double the speed limit.
An Illinois State Police trooper helped save a University of Illinois student's life during the snowstorm in central Illinois on Monday, when he and two other men lifted a car off the young man after he'd been hit by a car along I-57.
A man and a woman from Chicago died early this morning in a one-car accident on I-57 - and state police say alcohol played a role in the crash.
Several unanswered questions surrounding the death of a Chicago man, killed in a hit-and-run.
Five people were hurt in a five-vehicle that temporarily closed Interstate 57 near south suburban Posen early Sunday.
80 year-old Jack Douglas of Bartett was killed while trying to help an injured motorist.
A driver who hit a boy on Interstate 57 Sunday afternoon is not facing any charges.
An 11-year-old boy suffered major head injuries and was in a coma after being hit by a car Sunday afternoon on I-57 in the Far South Side Washington Heights neighborhood, according to Illinois State Police.
Two men suspected in a Far South Side robbery allegedly caused a three-car crash on Interstate 57 on Thursday, after they fled from police onto the interstate.
At least one person was hurt in a rollover crash on Interstate 57 Wednesday evening.
An Illinois State Trooper found himself in an unusual situation this morning along Interstate 57 in the southern suburbs
A massive construction project that will provide access between the Tri-State Tollway and I-57 in the south suburbs begins Monday.
A person was killed early Sunday in a fiery crash on I-57 near southwest suburban Calumet Park, State Police said.
A man was in police custody on allegations that he stabbed his mother on Chicago's West Side Sunday night.
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When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
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Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
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The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
A 19th-century George Méliès film, thought to be long lost, has been found among a box of brittle movie reels that a Michigan donor brought to the Library of Congress, officials said.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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One person is dead, and three others were hurt — including a 15-year-old boy — after three drive-by shootings across the city of Chicago within a three-hour window Sunday night. Darius Johnson reports.
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Day 3 of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran sees skies full of missiles as American allies take hits and deaths mount along with concern the conflict could spread.
So far, Emirates has suspended flights in and out of Dubai until Monday.
The man who killed two and wounded 14 also had photos of Iranian leaders in his home, a source said.
A man was in police custody on allegations that he stabbed his mother on Chicago's West Side Sunday night.
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A man was in police custody on allegations that he stabbed his mother on Chicago's West Side Sunday night.
One person is dead, and three others were hurt — including a 15-year-old boy — after three drive-by shootings across the city of Chicago within a three-hour window Sunday night.
The man who killed two and wounded 14 also had photos of Iranian leaders in his home, a source said.
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