Getting familiar with Chicago’s expressways — which are referred to by name instead of number — can be confusing.

Mayor Richard J. Daley’s dream to carve a Crosstown Expressway through a swath of Chicago neighborhoods provoked a citizen ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago area expressway shootings are down 36% so far this year compared to 2021, Illinois State Police said. Through July 21, there have been 84 Chicago area expressway shootings, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The barricades are up and it's the first morning of the Kennedy Expressway construction project Tuesday. IDOT crews began setting things up overnight. Two left lanes are now down from ...

An Illinois State Police trooper was injured Monday in a rear-end crash on the interchange between the Dan Ryan and Eisenhower expressways. For the second time in as many days, Illinois State Police ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the end of Chicago’s Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation project on Friday. Illinois Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi noted that the project started in 2023 and was ...

The Cook County Sheriff's office is cracking down on a common infraction for drivers on Chicago-area expressways. While the department warned it will be ramping up efforts to stop speeding, driving ...

Tuesday morning across northeastern Illinois was filled with rain, heavy downpours and lightning as chilly, fall-like weather moves in over the next few days. In the overnight hours at times, some ...

CHICAGO — Two people were killed and five others were critically injured after a crash on a Chicago expressway early Sunday, authorities said. According to the Cook County Bureau of Administration, ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1867: Solomon McWorter of downstate ...

Illinois State Police responded to a reported shooting early Wednesday on the Kennedy Expressway. The incident happened around 4:15 a.m. near Division Street on I-90 northbound. No injuries have been ...