Trucker charged after 8 crashes on I-57, driver beaten in road rage spree
A New Jersey man is facing charges for attempted murder and battery after an alleged road rage spree involving eight crashes and a beating on I-57 on Chicago's South Side.
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A New Jersey man is facing charges for attempted murder and battery after an alleged road rage spree involving eight crashes and a beating on I-57 on Chicago's South Side.
A Rockford, Illinois, man was killed Tuesday when his motorcycle collided with a semi-trailer truck on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.
A truck flipped over on top of a car and spilled gravel on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's western suburbs early Monday morning.
Traffic was disrupted early Monday after the cab of a semi-trailer truck caught fire right off the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago's West Side.
A person was killed in a crash involving a car and a semi-trailer truck in rural Will County, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Tuesday.
One person was killed early Thursday when a semi-trailer caught fire in Chicago's Pullman community.
A tractor-trailer semi-truck hit the Norfolk Southern Bridge overpass, causing its trailer to dislodge from the truck and hit a garbage dump truck in the center lane, state police said.
The Borman Expressway (I-80/94) in Northwest Indiana was jammed early Wednesday morning on account of two crashes involving semi-trailer trucks, one of which left at least one person dead.
A semi was struck by a train in Gary, Indiana, after it became struck on the tracks during Monday morning's snowstorm.
A 13-year-old boy riding his bicycle was struck and killed by a semi in Manhattan, Illinois, officials said.
Both crashes involving semi-trucks happened about an hour and a half apart, the first on Route 47 and Charles Road, and the other at the intersection of Hartland Road and Route 14.
Westbound lanes of I-88 were shut down for hours in Downers Grove after a semi crash spilled cargo all over the roadway.
Thick black smoke billowed high into the sky and huge flames could be seen shooting from four trucks.
Firefighters and paramedics found the crash about one-half mile north of the intersection on Route 14, with the passenger vehicle overturned on its roof and the driver trapped inside.
One person is dead after a crash with a semi on Route 394 in Sauk Village, Illinoi State Police said Monday.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the Prius, driven by a 28-year-old Des Plaines woman, was heading eastbound on Algonquin Road approaching Leslie Lane when she hit the back of a Volvo semi-truck.
The driver was able to escape the flames but was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Illinois State Police said one northbound lane of I-55 is now open again after a truck hauling beer overturned in Bolingbrook Monday morning.
The driver attempted to stop but was unable to avoid the collision.
A semi truck crashed into a building and caught fire Wednesday afternoon in suburban West Chicago, police said.
Video showed the burned-out husk of a semi-trailer truck still engulfed in flames on the roadway.
The fire happened around 8:30 p.m. near La Grange Road.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on northbound I-94 at 59th Street.
A 24-year-old woman driving an Acura sedan in the southbound lanes of Route 45 crossed the center median and crashed into a semi-trailer truck in the northbound lanes.
Chicago police said a semi-truck, driven by a 54-year-old man, was traveling northbound on Ashland when it hit the rear passenger side of an ambulance.
The owners filed for bankruptcy back in February.
Spain topped Argentina in extra time, one-nil, after playing scoreless for 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Deputies found a Honda 150 moped with extensive damage and its two riders unconscious in the roadway.
Jordin Canada didn't score a point in the first half. With 0.3 seconds on the clock and the game tied at 91, she scored the biggest basket of the night.
The animal shelter broke ground on the Rescue Ranch in Hawthorn Woods on Sunday afternoon.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her Democratic primary campaign for Wisconsin governor Friday, citing financial problems she said would distract from an election Democrats need to win.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
State Rep. Carol Ammons is charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, is also accused of aiding in attempts to cover up the alleged crimes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he'll seek re-election next year, but a new poll reveals he faces a tough road ahead if he does run for another term.
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.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
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.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
Nationwide, a gallon of regular is now just shy of $4. That's up 12 cents in the last week and more than a dollar since the War in Iran started at the end of February.
This is the fourth child for the pair. The couple posted this statement on social media announcing the birth of Alec Neel Vance.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the average price of a half-gallon of ice cream fell below six dollars last month.
The officer flagged down the car when he saw heavy smoke coming from it. Seconds later, it burst into flames.
While an Air Quality Alert has been extended through midnight Monday, the risk of severe weather is also in the forecast. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires was back to choking Chicago air on Sunday after a break for the first part of the weekend.
The owners filed for bankruptcy back in February.
Spain topped Argentina in extra time, one-nil, after playing scoreless for 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
A man was stabbed to death in North Chicago, Illinois, early Sunday morning.
Deputies found a Honda 150 moped with extensive damage and its two riders unconscious in the roadway.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving forward.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
Spain topped Argentina in extra time, one-nil, after playing scoreless for 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Braden Montgomery had two hits and an RBI as the White Sox bounced back from Saturday's 1-0 loss to take two of three from the Blue Jays. Toronto scored five total runs in the series.
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the first and Imanaga (6-8) took over from there, allowing six hits with one walk before leaving after 99 pitches.
Spain dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 20-3, but couldn't manage a goal in regulation.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 1-0 on Saturday to snap Chicago's four-game winning streak.
A man was stabbed to death in North Chicago, Illinois, early Sunday morning.
Minneapolis police are investigating after a mass shooting seriously injured two people and wounded seven others outside a nightclub in the Uptown neighborhood early Sunday morning.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
Chicago police said the suspect entered the business, demanded money from the register and then shot the victim.
A Chicago teen said she was punched in the face and robbed of her phone charger while heading to a CTA Red Line stop downtown earlier this week.
