Motorists Trapped In Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) – A travel ban is in effect for several collar counties, after commuters became trapped on area expressways overnight. As CBS 2’s Ed Marshall reports, on Interstate 55 near Lincoln...
View ArticleUp To 6 Cars Crash On I-55
UPDATED 03/16/11 6:43 a.m. SHOREWOOD, Ill. (CBS) – As many as six vehicles were involved in an accident Wednesday on Interstate 55 near Joliet. The accident happened on southbound I-55 before the U.S....
View ArticleWoman Goes Into Labor After I-55 Crash
WILLOWBROOK (WBBM/CBS) – 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. The...
View ArticleMultiple Injuries In 2 Separate Crashes On I-55
UPDATED 10/04/11 11:17 a.m. WILMINGTON, Ill. (CBS) — Two separate crashes involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 55 in Will County, leaving several people seriously injured. As CBS 2’s Kris...
View ArticleCar Goes Off Overpass, Ends Up On Roof On I-55
DARIEN, Ill. (STMW) – A 20-year-old woman and her baby are expected to survive after the car they were in went off a bridge Saturday night on Route 83 and onto the southbound lanes of the Stevenson...
View ArticleLawmakers OK Plan For Illiana Expressway
CHICAGO (CBS) – Illinois lawmakers have fast-tracked a plan to relieve traffic congestion on Chicago area and northwest Indiana interstates. The Illiana Expressway was planned to divert traffic between...
View ArticleMotorcyclist Killed In I-80 Crash
Updated 6/9/12 at 3:47 p.m. SHOREWOOD, Ill. (STMW) – A Plainfield motorcyclist died in a crash with a sport utility vehicle Friday afternoon on Interstate 80 near southwest suburban Shorewood. State...
View ArticleCrash Involving Car, Semi Snags I-55
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) — Interstate 55 was snagged as the morning rush began Monday, after a predawn crash left a semi-trailer truck on its side and a car demolished. As late as the 6 a.m. hour, both...
View ArticleTwo More Lawsuits Filed Over Fatal Downstate Megabus Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) - Two college students and a Chicago family have now filed lawsuits against Megabus over this month’s fatal crash downstate, when a double-decker vehicle blew a tire and crashed into a...
View ArticlePlainfield Man Struck And Killed On I-55
PLAINFIELD (CBS)– A pedestrian walking along the northbound lanes of the Stevenson Expressway was fatally struck by a semi truck and a car early Sunday, according to Illinois State Police. Ryan...
View ArticlePedestrian, State Trooper Hurt On I-55 Near Lemont
LEMONT, Ill. (STMW) — A pedestrian and an Illinois State Police trooper were hospitalized after a “serious traffic crash” on Interstate 55 near southwest suburban Lemont. A vehicle traveling south on...
View ArticleChicago Firefighter Dies In Motorcycle Crash Downstate
SPRINGFIELD (CBS) – A Chicago firefighter and paramedic was killed in a motorcycle crash near Springfield on Thursday. Firefighter/Paramedic Sean Sloe was riding his motorcycle on Interstate 55 near...
View ArticleMan Killed When Pickup Hits Semi On I-55
Updated 06/11/13 – 2:20 p.m. CHANNAHON, Ill. (SMTW) – A man was killed when the pickup he was driving rear-ended a semi truck early Tuesday on I-55 near southwest suburban Channahon. Michael W. Gruse,...
View ArticleI-55 Work To Require Lane Closures On Saturday
(STMW) – Two lanes of southbound I-55 in the southwest suburbs will be closed to traffic on Saturday to accommodate pavement repair work. The Illinois Department of Transportation says that,...
View ArticleWoman Killed In Chain Reaction Crash On I-55
WILMINGTON, Ill. (STMW) – A 68-year-old woman was killed in a six-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on Interstate 55 Wednesday night near southwest suburban Wilmington. The crash happened about 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleMan Dies After Crashing Motorcycle On I-55
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man from the Back of the Yards neighborhood died Monday, two days after he was hurt in a motorcycle crash on the Near South Side. Juan Cruz, 25, was hurt in the crash on Interstate...
View ArticleFeds: Illinois Highways 5th Busiest In U.S.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A new federal report says Illinois highways are the fifth-busiest in the nation. The data from the Federal Highway Administration was released Monday and looked at total miles...
View ArticleSemis Burst Into Flames After Crash
Two semis caught fire after a crash near Channahon. (CBS) CHICAGO (STMW) — A fiery crash involving two semi trucks and a car closed Interstate 55 near southwest suburban Channahon for roughly eight...
View ArticleSouthbound Lanes Of I-55 Closed For Crash
CHANNAHON, Ill. (CBS) – The outbound lanes of Interstate 55 were shut down Monday morning in the far southwestern suburbs, after a crash involving two trucks and four cars. Illinois State Police said...
View ArticleIlliana Expressway Approved By Committee
play pause Illiana Highway Project Advances WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts CHICAGO (CBS) — Plans to build a toll road connecting two interstate highways though the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana...
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