Notorious for its dysfunctional layout, the interchange of I-55 and Route 59 in Will County emerged with a makeover Monday. Illinois Department of Transportation leaders unveiled a new diverging ...

A woman has been charged with drunkenly crashing into an IDOT truck on the scene of a fatal crash Sunday and nearly running over two bodies. Estephany Antunez, 27, of the 200 block of Gettysburg ...

With extreme temperatures and increasing humidity in the forecast across Illinois, IDOT is warning drivers to look out for pavement failures.

IDOT advises commuters to take I-255 north to I-270 to get around the closure. “Motorists should allow extra travel time for trips, especially during the first few days of the closure, and pay ...

CHICAGO — Ramp closures on the outbound Kennedy Expressway, from the Edens Expressway to the Ohio Street junction, have been pushed back again. The closures will also be extended by a week, and ...

IDOT is turning to nonunion workers, at a cost to the public Infrastructure work is taking longer to complete, the Teamsters Local 916 president writes. Last year, the federal government said the ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation on Wednesday honored a worker who rescued two women from a burning car on the Kennedy Expressway earlier this month.

IDOT tips for road safety include being careful around icy intersections, not crowding plows and allowing enough drive time to get where you're going ...

Weather IDOT, MoDOT prep for winter despite driver shortage The national weather service is focusing on winter weather preparedness in the Midwest from Nov. 7 - 11.

Inbound Kennedy Expressway lanes to fully reopen as first phase of three-year construction project comes to a close By 5 a.m. Tuesday, the southbound lanes will be fully reopened, IDOT says. A six ...

IDOT says I-64 three-stage major improvement plan will be wrapped up all and all by the fall of 2025. The I-64 project is just one of many IDOT plans to do.