Stevenson Officially Opens Shoulders To Pace Buses
Effective today, the shoulders on the Stevenson Expressway are open to Pace buses.
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Effective today, the shoulders on the Stevenson Expressway are open to Pace buses.
In one week, Pace buses will begin using the newly-widened shoulders of the Stevenson Expressway.
Some extra drivers got on the Stevenson Expressway Monday morning, but their purpose is to help relieve congestion instead of adding to traffic troubles.
A truck tractor burst into flames on a ramp to the Stevenson Expressway early Thursday, blowing smoke over the inbound lanes and causing a serious traffic jam.
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Fire Department crews had to pry the door off a car in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway, leaving traffic tied up for miles.
An overturned semi-trailer truck tied up the inbound Stevenson Expressway during the morning rush hour Friday.
Don't be surprised when you see Pace buses driving along the shoulder of the Stevenson Expressway this fall.
An Illinois State Police trooper was injured Friday morning in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway.
A driver has died after his car hit a dump truck on the Stevenson Expressway early Thursday, in an accident that caused a traffic jam for miles.
An electronic message board was destroyed on the Stevenson Expressway Monday morning, when a car slammed into it and sped off.
Two people were injured this morning when their sport-utility vehicle knocked down a light pole and a tree, and flipped over, on Lake Shore Drive near the Stevenson Expressway.
For one mother, this Mother's Day will be one she'll likely never forget; she went into labor after she was involved in a seven-car pileup on the Stevenson Expressway.
A fire broke out this morning in a garage in Countryside, snagging traffic along the Stevenson Expressway but causing no injuries.
A Chicago Police officer is being called a hero for pulling a man from a burning vehicle, seconds before it exploded.
A Chicago man has been charged with drunk driving in a hit-and-run that killed another motorist who was waiting for a tow truck while standing on the shoulder of the Stevenson Expressway.
A pickup truck driver was arrested overnight, about 15 minutes after he struck and killed a motorist who was standing on the shoulder of the Stevenson Expressway, while waiting for a tow truck.
A semi-trailer truck flipped over early Tuesday the busy ramp from the Stevenson Expressway to LaGrange Road.
A woman who may have been homeless is dead after a hit-and-run near an exit ramp for the Stevenson Expressway on the Southwest Side Friday night.
Pace express buses will begin riding the shoulders of the Stevenson Expressway this fall, in an attempt to speed up schedules.
A police chase from the city to the western suburbs last night had a most unusual start.
A jackknifed semi caused a diesel fuel spill Monday morning on the inbound Stevenson Expressway that shut down all four lanes.
Two motorists lost their lives overnight, in separate crashes on the Stevenson and Dan Ryan expressways.
3 people in custody after allegedly trying to run over police, leading cops on chase that ends on Stevenson Expressway.
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