Stevenson Expressway accident leaves two men dead, one critically injured
The car had been on the Stevenson when it flipped over a median guardrail – ejecting three people.
The car had been on the Stevenson when it flipped over a median guardrail – ejecting three people.
Illinois State Police say around 6:05 p.m., troopers located a black BMW that was wanted in connection with a previous shooting. While attempting a traffic stop, the vehicle fled from troopers.
The Illinois Department of Transportation says they have patched up two areas where potholes were found this week.
Earlier this week, there were similar troubles on the Stevenson near route 53.
A man was shot and killed while driving on the Stevenson Expressway on Thursday night. His pregnant wife also was in the car, but was not hurt.
The driver and passengers of the vehicle were taken to an area hospital with injuries. The driver was later pronounced dead.
Illinois State Police are investigating a crash involving two school buses on the Stevenson Expressway near Burr Ridge Friday morning.
Four children are hurt after a crash involving two school buses on the Stevenson Expressway near Burr Ridge Friday morning.
CPD said an officer was traveling in an unmarked silver Kia when someone opened fire.
Chopper 2 spotted a semi-truck with its trailer on its side.
A semi-truck was seen by Chopper 2 on its side.
Illinois State Police said a vehicle was heading north on Interstate 55 near Central Avenue around 8:45 a.m., at a high rate of speed, when it hit another vehicle, before veering into the ditch on the left side of the expressway, going airborne, and flipping over several times in the southbound lanes, where it hit another vehicle head-on.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
The ramp was closed for over a week due to fire damage.
A detour will take drivers from the outbound Dan Ryan to the exit for the inbound Stevenson to King Drive, where they can reenter the outbound Stevenson.
A man is killed in a rollover crash on the Stevenson Expressway early Wednesday morning.
A woman is killed, and a man is hospitalized following a rollover crash on the Stevenson Expressway Sunday morning.
In September of last year, a DoorDash driver was followed for miles and then targeted in a shooting on the Stevenson Expressway. When it was all over, that driver and another man ended up dead. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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One person was killed Monday afternoon in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway.
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Illinois State Police said the shooting happened around 5:40 a.m. on the inbound Stevenson Expressway near the Dan Ryan interchange.
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