Traffic

The Chicago Department of Transportation announced seven new speed enforcement cameras will be activated this month.

Video footage obtained by NBC Chicago shows the moment a freight train collided with a semitruck at a rail crossing in suburban La Grange, leading to hours of Metra service delays.

Video footage showed a freight train colliding with a semitruck at a railroad crossing in suburban La Grange.

A rail crossing in suburban La Grange is closed Friday afternoon after a train collided with a semitruck, according to officials.

A rail crossing in suburban La Grange is closed Friday afternoon after a train collided with a semitruck, according to officials.

We have had automatic license plate readers for years in Illinois, and now they’re getting some attention. NBC 5’s Jenn Schanz has more on the story.

Wood Dale Road is closed north of Lake Street in west suburban Addison after a crash Saturday morning led to a propane tank explosion, officials said.

Northbound lanes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive were closed and traffic was backed up during the Monday morning rush hour commute after a serious multi-vehicle crash, NBC 5 traffic reported Kye Martin said.

Northbound lanes on I-57 in the south suburbs were shut down and traffic was backed up for miles during the busy Tuesday morning commute after pedestrian was struck on expressway, NBC 5 traffic reporter Kye Martin said.

The State Street bridge is causing for emergency repairs and won’t reopen until sometime in November, which could cause issues for commuters

The State Street bridge will close soon for repairs, and won’t reopen for six months

Beginning early Monday, a major route in downtown Chicago and an access point to the popular Riverwalk will be closed off — with the closures lasting until around Thanksgiving.

A serious accident reported in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 between US Route 30 and Interstate 355 in Chicago’s south suburbs has led to the closure of all lanes as an investigation gets underway, according to Total Traffic.

Lanes on IL-126 in suburban Yorkville were shut down and police were investigating after a “serious traffic crash” and head-on collision Thursday morning left at least two people hospitalized, authorities said.

A highly-trafficked stretch of Illinois Route 59 remains closed Wednesday due to icy roads, officials confirmed.

Illinois Route 59 is currently closed from Illinois Route 22 to Cuba Road in Lake County as frigid temperatures have caused standing water to freeze, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

One person was killed and traffic was backed up for miles due to a crash on the Edens Expressway in Chicago’s north suburbs during the busy Tuesday morning rush hour commute, Illinois State Police said.

Road closures were in place and drivers were asked to avoid the area of a “bad accident” in Kankakee County Tuesday morning involving a semi truck, the sheriff’s office said.

In an alert Sunday, Villa Park police warned of multiple incidents on North Avenue, between Villa and Addison, where “several unsafe acts committed by drivers of cars” were reported

With many travelers set to drive to their holiday destinations, highways are expected to be jam-packed ahead of Christmas Eve. Sandra Torres reports.