Chicago Traffic

Chicago is bracing for a busy weekend as more Mexican Independence Day celebrations are expected after revelers packed city streets for the last two evenings. There will also be added traffic impacts with the Chicago Bears, Riot Fest and more. Chris Hush reports.

Approximately a year-and-a-half after a shutdown brought on by COVID-19, traffic has returned to pre-pandemic levels in Chicago, creating familiar headaches for commuters on the city’s busiest streets and expressways.

There’s a sea change in the way that we drive vehicles coming up over the next couple decades. NBC 5 meteorologist Paul Deanno explains how that will affect the climate.

As the city works to reopen and recover, commuter traffic is significantly building across Chicago. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A multiple vehicle crash closed all lanes of the outbound Stevenson Expressway near Damen Avenue for nearly an hour Wednesday, causing extensive delays and potential headaches for commuters as the evening rush hour approaches. According to Total Traffic, the crash involved multiple vehicles and took place between Damen and Ashland just after 2 p.m. Wednesday. All outbound lanes were closed…

The Chicago Department of Transportation announced Friday that construction on the Navy Pier Flyover project will cross a new milestone Monday, allowing vehicles to access the Navy Pier Area from Lower Lake Shore Drive.

Chicago was the third most congested city in the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report, with one stretch of traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway ranking the worst nationwide.

A man named Kevin Ramos is lucky to be alive after his car slid on a slick patch on I-355, flew over a bridge and onto a street below. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports

The winter storm pounding the Chicago area is causing traffic headaches and concerns across the region, with authorities urging motorists to stay off the roads if at all possible. In suburban Bedford Park, Archer Avenue is now closed between Roberts Road and 63rd Street due to multiple vehicles being trapped in the snow, according to authorities and Total Traffic. In…

As if the frigid temperatures weren’t enough, a fierce winter storm brought snow to Chicago Monday, including the North Shore community. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

As a winter storm begins to move its way into the region, the Illinois Department of Transportation says that the ramp from the inbound Chicago Skyway onto the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway has been closed due to hazardous conditions. According to a message posted to social media, the ramp was shut down Monday evening as a result of the weather,…

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The southbound lanes of Interstate 94 are shut down near 147th Street as Illinois State Police investigate an expressway shooting. According to police, state troopers received reports of a shooting near 147th Street at approximately 3:18 p.m. Thursday. Police say no injuries have been reported, but at approximately 4:50 p.m., all southbound lanes of the highway were closed, with traffic…

All lanes of northbound Interstate 55 are blocked after a crash involving multiple vehicles Wednesday afternoon. According to Illinois State Police, the lanes are blocked after a crash occurred on the northbound side of the interstate in suburban Joliet Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred near the Route 30 exit, near Louis Joliet Mall. Traffic is being diverted off the northbound…

Illinois State Police on Monday afternoon announced a series of ramp closures that will remain in effect “until further notice” as the city continues to deal with looting and unrest that began Sunday following a police-involved shooting. Ramp closures were already in place earlier Monday, but state police said the following closures will remain in effect: Interstate 94 northbound and…

Several downtown Chicago streets and area expressway ramps were closed Monday morning after hours of looting and unrest in the downtown area and multiple neighborhoods. While Lake Shore Drive was reopened, northbound State Street into downtown was closed, as well as Clark Street, causing delays. Downtown bridges were raised overnight and remained closed Monday morning. Michigan Avenue also remains closed….

Some transportation experts are warning of a “carpocalypse” post-pandemic, as states reopen and summer travel gets underway, and the Chicago area could be hit even harder because of the number of freeways drivers use to pass through. The Sam Schwartz Company, a leading transportation firm known for coining the term “gridlock” said mass transit ridership has plummeted amid health concerns….

Several streets and bridges were closed in preparation for protests Saturday, resulting in a traffic headache for many drivers. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Illinois State Police responded to at least 20 crashes at different locations on slick Chicago-area expressways Wednesday morning, sharing a list of incidents and encouraging drivers to both avoid those areas and use extreme caution on the roads.

Nearly 60 vehicles were involved in pile-up crashes on the Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning, officials said. Sandra Torres reports.