Driver arrested after high-speed pursuit down Eisenhower, Dan Ryan expressways
The car was wanted for fleeing and eluding out of west suburban Oak Brook.
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The car was wanted for fleeing and eluding out of west suburban Oak Brook.
Berkely fire officials did not say how long the lanes will be closed but did say the crash was significant.
The salt that the dump truck had been hauling ended up spilling off the Eisenhower Extension overpass onto Route 83 below, state police said.
The truck spilled the salt onto Route 83 below the overpass where it crashed Wednesday afternoon. This is raw video from CBS Skywatch.
The salt that the dump truck had been hauling ended up spilling off the Eisenhower Extension overpass onto Route 83 below, state police said.
Both the eastbound and westbound Eisenhower were shut down between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road, Illinois State police said.
Both the eastbound and westbound Eisenhower were shut down between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road, state police said.
State police said troopers responded to the scene for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a school bus with students and adult administrators onborad.
Troopers and fire crews responded to the scene, finding four vehicles involved in the crash.
It is unclear if slick road conditions caused the crash or if anyone was hurt.
Motorists at a ramp from the Eisenhower to the Dan Ryan could not get on or off, and some truck drivers were stuck for more than two and a half hours.
Ashanti Gates, 21, of Chicago, stood charged Tuesday with two counts each of felony aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless homicide, as well as child endangerment.
Ashanti Gates, 21, of Chicago, is also charged with reckless homicide and child endangerment.
Preliminary information says one of the people killed was a pedestrian outside of a vehicle.
Preliminary information indicated that a black Mitsubishi sedan lost control for an unknown reason and struck the right concrete median before swerving left and striking a blue Hyundai SUV.
At the scene, a mangled car was seen wedged under the trailer of a semi-truck on the westbound shoulder.
Randy Norwood, 44, was charged with one count of burglary from a motor vehicle and one count of possession of a stolen credit card.
State police say while trying to block traffic away from a pole where a previous crash occurred, the state cruiser was hit by a jeep.
Parrius F. Harding of Chicago, 27, Rashad A. Rhodes, 18, and Tristan J. Dent, 18, were all charged with attempted murder.
The driver of the striking car stopped after the crash and waited for emergency responders to arrive.
Illinois State Police responded to a report of an expressway shooting in the eastbound lanes of I-290 near York Road around 2:50 p.m.
The latest shooting incident happened around 9:20 p.m. Sunday on the inbound Eisenhower near Western Avenue.
Illinois State Police said a 2013 Black Honda Civic was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane when it struck a 2007 Silver Toyota Prius head-on.
Two people are dead after crashing into pole on westbound I-290 Saturday.
ISP said it happened in the westbound lane on I-290 near Harlem Avenue in Cook County around 8:52 a.m.
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Police said the shooting happened in a train car, but did not immediately provide further information.
