
Dump truck drops load of topsoil on ramp to Stevenson Expressway
The dump body was lying on its side in the roadway after the accident, with the entire load of topsoil also lying on the ramp.
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The dump body was lying on its side in the roadway after the accident, with the entire load of topsoil also lying on the ramp.
Anyone exiting the Stevenson at LaGrange Road was allowed only to go north following the accident. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
A man was killed in the shooting. The victim’s pregnant wife was also in the car at the time, but was not hurt.
Illinois State Police announced Wednesday that Nicholas Samudio of Chicago has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.
A car flipped over near Cicero Avenue.
The car had been on the Stevenson when it flipped over a median guardrail – ejecting three people.
Illinois State Police say around 6:05 p.m., troopers located a black BMW that was wanted in connection with a previous shooting. While attempting a traffic stop, the vehicle fled from troopers.
The Illinois Department of Transportation says they have patched up two areas where potholes were found this week.
Earlier this week, there were similar troubles on the Stevenson near route 53.
A man was shot and killed while driving on the Stevenson Expressway on Thursday night. His pregnant wife also was in the car, but was not hurt.
The driver and passengers of the vehicle were taken to an area hospital with injuries. The driver was later pronounced dead.
Illinois State Police are investigating a crash involving two school buses on the Stevenson Expressway near Burr Ridge Friday morning.
Four children are hurt after a crash involving two school buses on the Stevenson Expressway near Burr Ridge Friday morning.
CPD said an officer was traveling in an unmarked silver Kia when someone opened fire.
Chopper 2 spotted a semi-truck with its trailer on its side.
A semi-truck was seen by Chopper 2 on its side.
Illinois State Police said a vehicle was heading north on Interstate 55 near Central Avenue around 8:45 a.m., at a high rate of speed, when it hit another vehicle, before veering into the ditch on the left side of the expressway, going airborne, and flipping over several times in the southbound lanes, where it hit another vehicle head-on.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
The ramp was closed for over a week due to fire damage.
A detour will take drivers from the outbound Dan Ryan to the exit for the inbound Stevenson to King Drive, where they can reenter the outbound Stevenson.
A man is killed in a rollover crash on the Stevenson Expressway early Wednesday morning.
A woman is killed, and a man is hospitalized following a rollover crash on the Stevenson Expressway Sunday morning.
In September of last year, a DoorDash driver was followed for miles and then targeted in a shooting on the Stevenson Expressway. When it was all over, that driver and another man ended up dead. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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AJ Battaglia said the victim is his sister, 33-year-old Brittany Battaglia, who has been missing since Friday, and lives only about a block away.
Someone got inside the apartments through open windows and doors.
AJ Battaglia said the victim is his sister, 33-year-old Brittany Battaglia, who has been missing since Friday, and lives only about a block away.
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