Man ordered detained on DUI charges in crash that killed worker on Tri-State Tollway
A man was ordered detained Thursday in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway on the Tri-State Tollway last weekend.
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A man was ordered detained Thursday in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway on the Tri-State Tollway last weekend.
A Berwyn man has been charged with driving under the influence in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and injured two others over the weekend on the Tri-State Tollway.
Three people were injured in a car crash Wednesday afternoon on the Tri-State Tollway near north suburban Gurnee.
As of Wednesday, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, on northbound I-294 north of Golf Road in Des Plaines.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
CBS News Chicago found that the Wisconsin driver had already been labeled a habitual traffic offender after three drunk driving convictions in 2007 and 2008, plus two cases of trying to flee police.
The crash happened on the southbound Tri-State just past the Hinsdale Oasis. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
A man has been charged with stealing a private ambulance from a Portillo's parking lot in Chicago's northern suburbs while an EMT was still inside, and leading police on a chase along the Tri-State Tollway.
A brazen thief tried to lead police on a chase down the Tri-State Tollway in a stolen ambulance, but was stymied by traffic from ongoing roadwork and quickly taken into custody.
The fire happened after a two-vehicle crash on the top of the bridge just past the point at which the Tri-State (I-294) crosses La Grange Road. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Illinois State Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed on the Tri-State Tollway Tuesday night.
Illinois State Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed on the Tri-State Tollway overnight.
Tollway officials said the pothole was caused when the heat caused the pavement to buckle and crack.
A huge pothole spanning the width of an entire lane has shut down two lanes of southbound I-294 past 95th Street as crews work on emergency repairs.
Transportation experts said crashes like these are hard to prevent — and technology is being developed to change that. Tara Molina reports.
On May 16, around 11:05 p.m., troopers responded to the report of an expressway shooting on I-94 northbound near Grand Avenue in Gurnee.
The crash happened Sunday morning on the Tri-State Tollway near Ogden Avenue.
From the Mobile Weather Lab, Noel Brennan came across an accident involving a car and a semi-trailer truck on the Tri-State Tollway amid the snow.
In the Mobile Weather Lab, Noel Brennan saw the aftermath of a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle and a semi-trailer truck on the Tri-State Tollway.
It is unclear how many people were killed or what caused the crash.
A passenger vehicle was disabled in the third lane of traffic and was struck by a truck tractor semi-trailer.
Illinois State Police said just before 4:30 a.m., troopers responded to I-294 southbound at milepost 25 for a two-vehicle crash.
More than a dozen vehicles were involved.
Photos from the scene showed a white car, a Chevrolet pickup truck, and at least two semi-trailer trucks were among the vehicles involved in the pileup near Cicero Avenue in Alsip.
