Ahead of DNC, upgrades on Kennedy Expressway tunnel left unfinished
Painting on the girders on the ceiling of Hubbard's Cave on the Kennedy is only half completed, and a transportation expert says it's a bad look for Chicago. Tara Molina reports.
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Painting on the girders on the ceiling of Hubbard's Cave on the Kennedy is only half completed, and a transportation expert says it's a bad look for Chicago. Tara Molina reports.
The outbound Dan Ryan Expressway between Roosevelt Road and 18th Street reopened Sunday evening after a shooting disrupted traffic for hours.
Illinois State Police say the victim was heading south when someone opened fire and struck their vehicle.
Jakyla Hester, 21, has been charged with one felony count of reckless homicide and two felony counts of aggravated DUI.
Illinois State Police confirmed two vehicles crashed shortly after 11 a.m. near the southbound Kennedy Expressway ramp to the Eisenhower Expressway.
A wrong-way driver slammed into a garbage truck in the outbound lanes around 5:45 a.m.
The left lane of the interstate near Grand Avenue was closed for the investigation.
The left lane of the interstate near Grand Avenue was closed for the investigation.
The express lanes will remain shut down between the Edens Expressway junction and Ohio Street through the fall.
The express lanes on the Kennedy will remain shut down between the Edens Expressway junction and Ohio Street through the fall. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Crews will be patching pavement and fixing overhead lighting, among other updates along the Kennedy express lanes.
The rehab of the reversible express lanes on the Kennedy between the Edens Expressway junction and Ohio Street will begin March 11.
The work will keep the express lanes closed through the late fall. Neither inbound nor outbound traffic will be able to use them.
The express lanes on the Kennedy will be closed through the late fall. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
This phase of construction will have the express lanes on the Kennedy shut down until the fall. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Roadblocks from the three-year massive construction project on the Kennedy Expressway are coming back sooner than expected thanks to the warm weather.
Some lanes are opening today as the first phase of a major construction project nears completion.
The entire project is set to be completed in December of 2025, so drivers shouldn't hit the gas to hard just yet.
The construction nightmare on Interstate 90/94 is somewhat over, for now. On Sunday morning, the inbound lanes of the Kennedy and Edens Expressways, including lanes and ramps, will fully reopen.
IDOT said in a news release that a sequenced reopening to remove the longstanding work zone will begin on Thursday.
The work on the inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway is set to be complete early next week. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Have you ever been driving along the Kennedy and wondered who was behind the artwork on the Wintrust billboard? CBS 2's Shardaa Gray spoke with the artist who brought American Red Cross heroes to life.
The attack happened on Armitage Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway.
There will be detours posted to help drivers get around.
For the next two weeks, the Addison Avenue ramp to the inbound Kennedy will be closed as well as the ramp from the inbound Kennedy to Kimball Avenue.
A man was set for a detention hearing Thursday in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
More severe weather is hitting the Chicago area on Thursday, following destructive storms that left communities with significant damage this past week.
When Indiana Gov. Mike Braun visited the northwestern part of the state to tour storm damage, he chuckled when reporters snuck in a question about the Chicago Bears' possible move to Hammond.
Nearly 250,000 NIPSCO customers are still without power after storms hit Northwest Indiana.
Three people were shot, one fatally, while driving in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood early Thursday morning.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly on Wednesday said the city has had enough of career politicians, and took some of his opponents to task for running for two offices at once.
David Crowley unexpectedly beat a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, and will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
The executive order tightens air and noise pollution rules for data centers and creates a task force to develop a long-term strategy.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
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.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
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.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
The communities in Northwest Indiana facing outages are now bracing for more storms expected on Thursday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking more storms on Thursday afternoon.
Nearly 250,000 NIPSCO customers are still without power after storms hit Northwest Indiana.
Three people were shot, one fatally, while driving in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood early Thursday morning.
This year's cattle has two companions. A woman and her dog who are traveling along Route 66. As in years past, 13 hearts are hidden throughout the buttery display.
More severe weather is hitting the Chicago area on Thursday, following destructive storms that left communities with significant damage this past week.
There was one winning ticket for the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot and it was sold in Quincy, Illinois.
Nearly 250,000 NIPSCO customers are still without power after storms hit Northwest Indiana.
A man was set for a detention hearing Thursday in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
When Indiana Gov. Mike Braun visited the northwestern part of the state to tour storm damage, he chuckled when reporters snuck in a question about the Chicago Bears' possible move to Hammond.
Many unanswered questions remain after 56 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home last week.
A lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shot and killed by police in Humboldt Park in March claims a CPD officer fired deadly shots just after arriving at a controlled scene instead of de-escalating.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
When Indiana Gov. Mike Braun visited the northwestern part of the state to tour storm damage, he chuckled when reporters snuck in a question about the Chicago Bears' possible move to Hammond.
Kamilla Cardoso scored 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting as Chicago lost for the fourth time in five games.
White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami extended his on-base streak to 27 games with a two-out walk in the fifth.
The Cubs have won eight of nine and are a season-high 21 games over .500 at 71-50.
It was announced in June that Williams would be on the cover of the popular sports video game.
A man was set for a detention hearing Thursday in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night along busy McCormick Boulevard in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie.
Two Twin Cities police departments say an apparent double murder-suicide Wednesday morning at a home daycare and a separate deadly stabbing are linked.
An Aurora man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist last month in west suburban Hampshire.
Police early Tuesday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a minimart in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood.
