Driver dead after speeding car goes airborne, lands on I-55 in Romeoville
One person died after a car went airborne and landed on I-55 in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning.
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One person died after a car went airborne and landed on I-55 in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning.
Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine how a driver went through a sound barrier on Interstate 55 in Romeoville, Illinois, crashing into oncoming traffic. Shardaa Gray reports.
A car went airborne and landed on the expressway in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning. Police said I-55 and Frontage Road will remain closed for an investigation, and cleanup is anticipated to take "several hours."
Northbound lanes are shut down on I-55 after a fatal crash in which a car went airborne and landed on the expressway in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning.
A fatal crash has shut down northbound lanes on I-55 in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning.
Teachers in the southwest Chicago suburb of Romeoville, Illinois, reached a tentative agreement with Valley View Community School District 365U, but now they are going back to the negotiating table.
The teachers’ union voted down a tentative agreement.
More than 2,500 new trees are coming to Romeoville as the village in Chicago's southwest suburbs seeks to replace dying trees and invasive species under a plan focused on conservation and sustainability.
Many of the trees will be brand-new plantings, but some will be replacements for trees that belong to invasive species.
After negotiating for months, the teachers' union in Romeoville reached a tentative agreement with Valley View Community School District 365U, avoiding a potential strike.
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Romeoville has typically bought 4,000 to 5,000 tons of salt each year. But the past two winters, they have dialed back to 2,000 or less.
The village is buying less salt each year, with 2,000 tons for the past couple contracts instead of the usual 4,000 to 5,000 tons. But as Sara Machi reports, Romeoville still ends each winter with a growing stockpile.
Romeoville has typically bought 4,000 to 5,000 tons of salt each year. But the past two winters, they have dialed back to 2,000 or less. Sara Machi reports.
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Metalrays signed a new lease on a 102,000-square-foot space in Romeoville that it plans to open in late June.
An electric bicycle manufacturer announced it will open an assembly and distribution facility in the southwest suburbs. Metalrays signed a new lease on a 102,000-square-foot space in Romeoville, the village said in a news release. The company plans to open the facility in late June.
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Three former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players charged in an NCAA men's basketball game fixing scheme.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
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A driver was killed in a crash involving a car and a school bus was just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
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After signing the third-richest contract in Chicago Cubs history and changing his jersey number to No. 3, third baseman Alex Bregman said his biggest priorities are his family and winning a third World Series championship.
The Bears will have backups in a couple of key spots on both sides of the ball on Sunday when they take on the Rams on Sunday, but other than that, it's a relatively clean playoff injury report.
The Chicago Cubs introduced third baseman Alex Bregman at Wrigley Field on Thursday, after signing him to a $175 million, five-year contract.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Kylan Boswell had 13 points and six assists for Illinois, which used its superior size to outscore Northwestern 34-18 in the paint.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
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