Chicago Traffic

Drivers taking the outbound Kennedy express lanes from Chicago will now only have one option to exit — and it will mean many can’t take the express lanes at all.

A vehicle fire on the Tri-State Tollway near 87th Street early Friday morning blocked two right lanes and led to stop-and-go traffic in the northbound lanes of I-294.

A vehicle fire Friday morning on the Tri-State Tollway blocked two right lanes at caused stop-and-go traffic during the morning rush.

The more you drive, the more you pay? It’s an idea being considered in Illinois to raise more money for road and bridge repairs. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski looks at why the state is thinking about switching gears.

As engines become more fuel efficient, and electric vehicles make greater inroads, Illinois faces an unexpected consequence — less funding for roads. The motor fuel tax helps pay for road, bridge and public transit improvements throughout Illinois. Now, though, vehicles require less gas — or no gas at all — so funding for infrastructure has taken a hit. Legislation proposed…

A vehicle fire in the northbound lanes of I-57 on Chicago’s Far South Side have led to the closure of all lanes in that direction in the area, according to Total Traffic Chicago. All northbound lanes of the expressway between 107th Street and 103rd Street have been closed due to the blaze, according to Total Traffic. Delays of up...

More closures are set to begin in Spring 2025, IDOT has said, as part of the third and final stage of the construction

The southbound ramp on I-57 to northbound I-294 in Markham was blocked during the Friday morning rush hour commute due to a rolled over semi truck, the Illinois State Police said.

All northbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway were shut down in Chicago during rush hour Monday at the Edens Expressway split after a multi-vehicle crash left multiple people with life-threatening injuries, according to Illinois State Police.

Crews are at work on Chicago roads to repair potholes that have emerged during this winter’s cold weather. NBC Chicago’s Kye Martin reports.

Multiple roads in suburban Mundelein were shut down early Wednesday morning and traffic was rerouted after a “suspicious incident” involving a “low-speed” police pursuit ended with the driver crashing into a squad car.

Multiple roads in suburban Mundelein were shut down early Wednesday morning and traffic was rerouted due to “ongoing police activity,” the Mundelein Police Department said in a Facebook post.

A wrong-way driver was dead after plowing into a semi tractor-trailer early Friday on Interstate 80 in suburban Minooka.

The driver killed in a single-vehicle crash on the I-94 Edens Expressway Tuesday during the busy rush hour commute has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner.

As congestion pricing takes effect in parts of Manhattan in New York City, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski takes a look at how it would look in Chicago.

A vehicle caught fire on I-90 Thursday morning in the suburbs, sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the air and closing some lanes during the busy commute.

One person was killed and traffic was backed up for miles due to a crash on the Edens Expressway in Chicago’s north suburbs during the busy Tuesday morning rush hour commute, Illinois State Police said.

One person was killed and traffic was backed up for miles due to a crash on the Edens Expressway in Chicago’s north suburbs during the busy Tuesday morning rush hour commute, Illinois State Police said.

Chicago drivers lost more than four days of time stuck in traffic last year, and did so one some of the most congested roadways in the world, according to a new ranking.

A crash involving a school bus in the Chicago suburbs Monday afternoon left one person injured, the Illinois State Police said.