Kennedy Expressway

A Chicago woman is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly firing shots at another car while driving on the Kennedy Expressway last week.

Illinois’ Department of Transportation started a new configuration on the inbound Kennedy this week and it appears to be causing some dangerous confusion for drivers. Footage from an NBC 5 photographer Tuesday showed drivers confused by the new lane change, many making last-minute lane changes that nearly caused a number of collisions during the morning rush hour.

Illinois’ Department of Transportation started a new configuration on the inbound Kennedy this week and it appears to be causing some dangerous confusion for drivers.

A man was seriously hurt in a shooting early Sunday on the Kennedy expressway. The 29-year-old man was driving about 2 a.m. near the Ontario ramp leading into the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 when another vehicle fired shots, according to Illinois State Police. He was seriously injured and was transported to an area hospital, state police said. His passenger…

One person was killed in a seven-vehicle crash on the Kennedy Expressway late Sunday in Chicago.

Concrete fell from a railroad bridge Wednesday onto the Kennedy Expressway, about a mile west of the Edens junction.

Twenty people escaped injury Friday evening when flames broke out on a party bus during a 50th birthday celebration in Chicago, authorities said.

A FedEx truck rolled over on the Kennedy Expressway early Wednesday morning, spilling packages across the roadway and blocking lanes just ahead of the morning rush hour. The accident left all lanes of the inbound Kennedy Expressway shut down at Division Street for hours as crews worked to clean up the scene, according to Illinois State Police. No injuries were…

One person was injured in shooting Saturday morning on the Kennedy expressway, according to Illinois State Police.

A pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle in the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway, state police said.

Illinois State Police are investigating after multiple shootings were reported on area expressways this weekend. One of the shootings occurred just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday on the Kennedy Expressway, according to state police. The shooting occurred on the ramp from Division Street onto the southbound Kennedy Saturday evening. According to police, a 37-year-old man was driving on the ramp when…

NBC Sky 5 captured the moment a good Samaritan stopped to help after a crash on the inbound Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning.

A Chicago police vehicle went off an overpass onto the Kennedy Expressway on the city’s Northwest Side, sending one officer to the hospital and shutting down the highway, officials said.

Three people were hurt Monday morning after a fire erupted in an encampment under the Kennedy Expressway at Belmont Avenue. Authorities responded about 10 a.m. to calls of a rubbish fire under the overpass and found a burning mattress and articles of clothing, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. The fire was quickly extinguished and three people exposed to…

The outbound Kennedy Expressway was shut down during rush hour Thursday morning after a serious crash near the Addison Street exit. The crash appeared to involve at least one vehicle and a motorcycle. Details on potential injuries remained unclear but ambulances were called to the scene. The outbound lanes of the roadway were shut down between Kimball Avenue and Addison…

The Kennedy Expressway will begin intermittent overnight lane closures for a week starting Friday for construction at the Montrose Avenue bridge. Full expressway closures will take place next Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 26 and 27, starting 1 a.m. with full traffic stops no longer than 15 minutes of the outbound lanes at Montrose, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Otherwise,...

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

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.