3 cars involved in crash on Tri-State Tollway
The crash happened on the southbound Tri-State just past the Hinsdale Oasis. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The driver of the Wienermobile lost control after colliding with a Hyundai sedan on the Tri-State Tollway.
Video from the scene showed the truck—cab, trailer, and all—engulfed in a raging inferno.
Crews put out the flames at the crash site on the Tri-State between Crawford and Kedzie avenues in Alsip.
Illinois state police and local fire crews were on the scene. Three lanes were blocked.
The crash happened on the southbound Tri-State (I-294) near Golf Road. Four cars were involved.
One vehicle was reduced to what looked like a pile of shrapnel in the crash on the Tri-State Tollway near Golf Road. CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports.
The crash happened on the Tri-State Tollway near Golf Road, and one vehicle was left looking like a pile of shrapnel. CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports.
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