Illinois State Police called for shots fired on Tri-State Tollway
The shots were reported at 4:01 p.m. on southbound I-294 near the 88th Avenue overpass in Justice.
The shots were reported at 4:01 p.m. on southbound I-294 near the 88th Avenue overpass in Justice.
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar talked with a driver who was caught in the horror on 294 in Willow Springs. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
CBS 2's Kris Habermel reports all northbound lanes of I-294 near Willow Springs are closed until the area is cleared.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports one of the vehicles was an 18-wheeler car carrier and the massive flames came from the gasoline in the cars being carried.
The fire is on I-294 on the Tri_State tollway Mile Long Bridge.
The driver and one other passenger escaped with minor injuries. Read more
The driver and one other passenger escaped with minor injuries.
Illinois State Police say the driver of the semi was unable to stop and struck a Nissan in the rear.
Another car was involved in the accident, but that driver was not hurt.
A Hinsdale police officer came across the scene shortly after and tried to stop the carjacked vehicle.
Police investigate after two people are killed, and another is hospitalized following a four-car crash in Markham Friday evening.
According to ISP, three vehicles crashed on I-294 near mile post 50.5 in Cook County.
An unmarked police car was also rammed by a semi-trailer truck at the scene.
The rig caught fire, but the driver got out and was not hurt.
Lanes are closed on I-294 Tuesday morning after a truck tractor struck a construction wall.
All southbound lanes are closed on I-294 near 75th Street after a crash involving two semi trucks.
A semi-truck carrying fireworks crashed and caught on fire in west suburban Berkeley Friday morning.
One person was seriously injured in a crash involving two semi trucks on I-294 at 79th Street.
Two people were injured in a crash involving a semi-trailer on I-29 Tuesday morning.
The eastbound lanes of I-290 east of St. Charles Road were shut down late Sunday morning after a crash and fire involving three semi trucks, according to Illinois State Police.
An Illinois state trooper was dragged along 294, after the offender drove off during a traffic stop.
Michael Black was a veteran who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan – only to lose his life in a hit-and-run on the tollway here at home.
A dump truck accident shut down the southbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway near Harlem Avenue Monday – at the height of the evening rush.
Illinois State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run on the Tri-State tollway and looking for the driver they said caused the crash.
The southbound Tri-State has been closed after an accident involving two semis.
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