1 dead, 3 seriously injured in crash on Kennedy Expressway; ramp to Eisenhower reopens
Illinois State Police confirmed two vehicles crashed shortly after 11 a.m. near the southbound Kennedy Expressway ramp to the Eisenhower Expressway.
Illinois State Police confirmed two vehicles crashed shortly after 11 a.m. near the southbound Kennedy Expressway ramp to the Eisenhower Expressway.
A wrong-way driver slammed into a garbage truck in the outbound lanes around 5:45 a.m.
The left lane of the interstate near Grand Avenue was closed for the investigation.
The left lane of the interstate near Grand Avenue was closed for the investigation.
The express lanes on the Kennedy will remain shut down between the Edens Expressway junction and Ohio Street through the fall. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The express lanes will remain shut down between the Edens Expressway junction and Ohio Street through the fall.
Crews will be patching pavement and fixing overhead lighting, among other updates along the Kennedy express lanes.
The express lanes on the Kennedy will be closed through the late fall. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
This phase of construction will have the express lanes on the Kennedy shut down until the fall. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The work will keep the express lanes closed through the late fall. Neither inbound nor outbound traffic will be able to use them.
Roadblocks from the three-year massive construction project on the Kennedy Expressway are coming back sooner than expected thanks to the warm weather.
The rehab of the reversible express lanes on the Kennedy between the Edens Expressway junction and Ohio Street will begin March 11.
Some lanes are opening today as the first phase of a major construction project nears completion.
The entire project is set to be completed in December of 2025, so drivers shouldn't hit the gas to hard just yet.
The construction nightmare on Interstate 90/94 is somewhat over, for now. On Sunday morning, the inbound lanes of the Kennedy and Edens Expressways, including lanes and ramps, will fully reopen.
IDOT said in a news release that a sequenced reopening to remove the longstanding work zone will begin on Thursday.
The work on the inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway is set to be complete early next week. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Have you ever been driving along the Kennedy and wondered who was behind the artwork on the Wintrust billboard? CBS 2's Shardaa Gray spoke with the artist who brought American Red Cross heroes to life.
The attack happened on Armitage Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway.
There will be detours posted to help drivers get around.
For the next two weeks, the Addison Avenue ramp to the inbound Kennedy will be closed as well as the ramp from the inbound Kennedy to Kimball Avenue.
Crews are making pavement repairs to the bridge that carries Ida B. Wells Drive and the Eisenhower Expressway over the South Branch of the Chicago River.
Crews are making pavement repairs to the bridge that carries Ida B. Wells Drive and the Eisenhower Expressway over the South Branch of the Chicago River.
Inbound ramps on Irving Park, Sacramento, and Webster will all shut down Monday at 6 a.m.
The victims were taken to area hospitals with injuries including bleeding from the head.
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