Right lane on westbound I-80 in Joliet, Illinois, closed for Wednesday evening rush
The right lane on westbound Interstate 80 through Joliet will be closed for the evening rush on Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced.
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The right lane on westbound Interstate 80 through Joliet will be closed for the evening rush on Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced.
Joseph Kelly was driving on Interstate 80 with his dog near New Carlisle, Indiana, when he hit a patch of ice and his Jeep flipped over, knocking him unconscious. When he woke up, Lulu was gone.
Lenier Clayton was driving home from work when 45-year-old Phillip E. Rogers allegedly shot him following an argument on I-80, police said.
Lenier Clayton, who was shot and killed on the interstate southwest of Chicago, was only 30 years old with so much more life left to live and love to give, his mother said. Jermont Terry reports.
Jerrell W. Harris was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm stemming from the shooting, police said.
The crash happened on eastbound I-80 at Central Avenue south of Chicago.
The tractor of a semi-trailer truck was wiped out, and the driver's compartment was breached, in the crash on eastbound I-80. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Two SUVs and one pickup truck had been damaged in the crash and were being towed away as both westbound lanes were blocked.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports as many as 10 vehicles might have been involved in the crash.
Illinois State Police said three semi-trailer trucks crashed around 2:20 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Kedzie.
ISP says a Kia collided with a barrier separating the interstate from the exit ramp before going airborne and being struck by another vehicle.
Prepare for lane closures every weekend for the next month on Interstate 80 between Rowell and Wheeler avenues in Joliet.
The Kennedy Expressway isn't the only construction project that will slow down drivers in the coming weeks. Prepare for lane closures every weekend for the next month on Interstate 80 between Rowell and Wheeler avenues in Joliet.
The trooper was responding to an earlier crash including a semi and a passenger car.
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One person was wounded Thursday afternoon in a shooting on Interstate 80 in Joliet.
Icy roadways prevented semi-trailer trucks from making their trips along Interstate 80 south of Chicago Tuesday evening.
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Illinois State Police said the truck was headed west on I-80, about two miles west of the I-355 interchange, when it crashed and rolled over in a construction zone around 8:30 a.m.
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