Kennedy Expressway

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

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.