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The government’s highway safety agency says U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year

Sheriff’s deputies worked to catch a bovine spotted on Houston’s 10 East on Wednesday morning.

A car exploded on Highway 114 in Southlake and it was caught on video.

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.

Pandemic lockdowns and stay-at-home orders kept many drivers off U.S. roads and highways last year

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….

Lanes at Pulaski Road and 35th Place will close starting Wednesday until further notice, the Chicago Department of Transportation announced Sunday. The closures are “out of an abundance of caution,” due to the close proximity of the former Crawford Power Generating Station where just one month earlier a demolition created a cloud of dust and sparked outrage among residents. According…

Suburban road work, CTA station closures and C2E2 will make for another busy weekend in the Chicago area.

Overnight and early morning snow made for slick roads across the Chicago area ahead of the Monday morning commute. Sandra Torres has a look at the roads from Storm Chaser 5.

An SUV hit a patch of ice on westbound Interstate 64 in Virginia,  triggering a 75-car pileup last month, investigators said. Virginia State Police said in a news release that the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet SUV spun out and was hit by other vehicles at the start of the pile-up shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 22, The  Virginian-Pilot reported on…

Get ready for traffic delays and massive crowds if you’re preparing to head downtown Chicago to ring in the new year. Thousands of people are expected in the downtown entertainment districts on New Year’s Eve and at Navy Pier for free fireworks displays, according to the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications. As a deterrent, the Chicago Police...

Westbound lanes on Interstate 80 remain closed Thursday after a rollover crash involving a semitrailer carrying hazardous materials near southwest suburban New Lenox. Officers responded to the crash about 8:30 a.m., in a construction zone in the westbound lanes of I-80 near mile marker 138, according to Illinois State police. According to authorities, the driver of the tractor said he…

Police in Virginia say a 69-vehicle pileup on a major interstate in York County left some people with serious injuries. Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya said in a statement that the accident happened at about 7:51 a.m. Sunday. A section of Interstate 64 was shut down as state troopers investigate. All lanes have reopened. Fifty-one people were treated and…

If you’re planning to do some last-minute holiday shopping Friday evening, be prepared for traffic headaches all throughout the Chicago area. Even at the beginning of the afternoon rush hour, streets surrounding popular area malls including Oakbrook Center and Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg were experiencing heavy traffic at times. While many shoppers decided to head out at the end...

A record 116 million travelers are expected to be on the road and in the air between Christmas and the New Year, according to the AAA, due to a strong economy and low gas prices.

Trump returned to his hometown of New York City to attend a high-profile UFC match at Madison Square Garden.

Trump returned to his hometown of New York City to attend a high-profile UFC match at Madison Square Garden.

 Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday announced a proposal to increase taxes on single rides with ride-share companies, as well as rides that begin or end in Chicago’s downtown area.

Multiple ramps on Chicago’s Jane Byrne Interchange will reopen on Saturday morning, a move that is expected to bring relief to drivers.

Multiple ramps on Chicago’s Jane Byrne Interchange are expected to open on Saturday morning although the major construction project isn’t expected to wrap up until 2022. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.