Kennedy Expressway

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….

Authorities say portions of a Chicago expressway left icy by a wintry blast led to a pileup involving of dozens of vehicles and sent 14 people to hospitals

Around 50 vehicles were involved in pile-up crashes on the Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning, officials said.

Video shows the scene where nearly 60 cars were involved in a massive pile-up on the Kennedy Expressway during snow in Chicago.

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

The Montrose Avenue bridge over the Kennedy Expressway in Irving Park on the North Side will be closed until December for construction. The bridge is expected to close by 5 a.m. Monday as crews begin demolition and reconstruction efforts, the Illinois Department of Transportation said in a statement. Drivers should expect overnight lane and ramp closures on the Kennedy and…

The ramp from outbound Ida B. Wells Drive to the outbound Kennedy Expressway has closed for reconstruction, and NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria explains what that could mean for commuters.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Dec. 18 that weather permitting, the ramp from outbound Ida B. Wells Drive to the outbound Kennedy Expressway will close Jan. 4. The planned closure scheduled for 1 a.m., is necessary to tear down and rebuild the ramp in time to reopen by the end of 2020, IDOT said in a statement. The newly…

A 15-year-old Lane Tech student who became an innocent victim of a gun battle between police and a bank robbery suspect was likely shot by a suburban officer’s gunfire, Chicago authorities said Wednesday.

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson speaks after an officer and teenage bystander were wounded in a shooting on the city’s Northwest Side Tuesday night. 

A 29-year-old man was charged Sunday in connection with an incident where he allegedly crashed into into a ride-share vehicle in Goose Island, stole it and then crashed it again in Greektown. Mohammed Jadrawi, of Oak Lawn, faces a felony count of being in possession of a stolen vehicle as well as misdemeanor counts of aggravated assault with a deadly...

A person is in custody after driving into a ride-share vehicle in Goose Island, stealing it and then crashing it again in Greektown.

Collisions between CTA trains are rare, NBC 5 Investigates has found, with just four in the past 18 years and none in nearly six years. Until Tuesday.

Collisions between CTA trains are rare, NBC 5 Investigates has found, with just four in the past 18 years and none in nearly six years. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey Investigates.

A man accused of firing several shots at another vehicle on the Kennedy Expressway last month has been arrested and is facing felony charges.