Traffic

New ramp beams will be installed at the interchange as part of the ongoing Byrne reconstruction.

State police said the investigation is ongoing.

Traffic on I-55 is moving after outbound lanes were closed Monday morning for more than an hour after a crash left fuel spilled on the road near 1st Avenue in the southwest suburbs.

An autopsy ruled a woman’s death a homicide after she lost control of her vehicle and was struck by a state trooper’s vehicle Monday on I-57 in the south suburbs.

The female driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the BMW while it rolled, state police said

The man hit a guardrail, spun out and blocked southbound traffic, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

Chicago police are investigating a single vehicle crash Tuesday in South Loop.

A semi and a pickup collided about 4 a.m. in the outbound lanes of I-94 near the Chicago Skyway, according to Illinois State Police.

The pileup happened about 6:20 a.m. near the intersection of Western Avenue and 42nd Street, Chicago police said.

The state collected $11 million on behalf of 60 Chicago-area communities last year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The 14-year-old was struck by the vehicle at 6:23 a.m. near the intersection of Cicero Avenue and 63rd Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

Drivers are advised to prepare for slippery roadways due to slush and poor visibility during their morning travel, the weather service said.

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.

Police were not able to specify exactly how far the spill extends.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Dec. 18 that weather permitting, the ramp from outbound Ida B. Wells Drive to the outbound Kennedy Expressway will close Jan. 4.