UPDATE: Leona Heinen, 82, From Palos Heights Has Been Located
Illinois State Police said Friday night they had located Leona Heinen, 82, who had been reported missing from Palos Heights.
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Illinois State Police said Friday night they had located Leona Heinen, 82, who had been reported missing from Palos Heights.
The 34-year-old Lambert was headed home on I-294 near Northbrook when he pulled over and got out of his squad car to respond to a three-vehicle crash. A car then struck him.
A semi truck and a bus have crashed on I-294 near St. Charles Road, Illinois State Police say.
On person died Sunday after a Chevrolet driver lost control and struck an Illinois Tollway snow plow that was stopped in a lane of traffic with emergency lights activated.
Dozens of troopers lined the streets overnight to honor Illinois State Police trooper Christopher Lambert, 34, who died after being hit by a passing car on I-294.
Christopher Lambert was killed Saturday after being struck by a vehicle on I-294 near Willow Road in Northbrook.
State troopers have responded to close to 300 traffic crashes, one of which was fatal, and nearly 800 calls for assistance from motorists.
Illinois State Police in 2019 are starting to target drivers who hang out in the left lane.
One driver died after a traffic crash on I-57, according to Illinois State Police.
Police are on the scene of what appears to be a rush hour shooting near the Dan Ryan at the Garfield exit ramp.
IDOT safety programs chief Cynthia Watters says six people died on Illinois roads over the last New Year's holiday and four of those were alcohol-related.
During the Christmas weekend last year, 11 people died on Illinois roads. Four died in crashes involving at least one driver who tested positive for alcohol.
"That is a failure and I don't think that failure was the AMBER Alert but the people that put it out."
An Illinois state trooper was chasing a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed two men nearly a month ago, Illinois State Police now confirm.
An Illinois State Police trooper assigned to a DEA task force, who had been reported missing overnight, is recovering at the hospital after suffering an "unknown medical emergency" Thursday morning.
A multiple-vehicle accident involving a carjacked SUV is causing delays on the outbound Kennedy Expressway near the Sacramento entrance, according to Illinois State Police.
Illinois State Police said a van landed partially on the driver who was ejected upon impact.
The goal is to reduce numbers of potentially deadly crashes as millions of people hit the roads for Thanksgiving.
Roberson was working as a security guard at Manny's Blue Room in Robbins last week when he was fatally shot by a police officer.
Police say the outbound Bishop Ford from 130th to 115th Street has been reopened.
One of the victims was home from college for Thanksgiving, but his father said he'll now spend the holiday in the hospital.
Lee Merritt, who represents Roberson's child Tristan, the child's mother and his unborn child said the family is grieving and they want transparency from the authorities in Midlothian.
In their first official account of the police shooting that killed an armed security guard at a bar in south suburban Robbins, state police said Jemel Roberson ignored officers' orders to drop his weapon.
The car is described as a silver 2013 Chevy Malibu with Illinois license plate number AV-65043. It has tinted windows, and the passenger side window is cracked.
Police said no drugs or alcohol were involved or played a role in the incident.
