The Latest Breaking News from Kennedy Expressway

Body found on CTA Blue Line tracks near O’Hare Airport

The person was found unresponsive around 3:25 p.m. Friday near Terminal 5, and the O’Hare station was closed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2024

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-month first phase repaired surfaces, rehabbed bridges and updated paint and lights between Ohio Street and the Edens junction.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2023

Debris from truck hits Blue Line train on Kennedy Expressway on Northwest Side

No injuries were reported but Blue Line service was temporarily disrupted because of debris on the tracks, according to the transit agency.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 8, 2023

3 people shot near Kennedy Expressway feeder ramp

The ramp was closed for more than three hours early Monday while police investigated.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2022

Maywood mayor arrested for DUI after found asleep in his car in the middle outbound lane of the Kennedy: police

Nathaniel George Booker, 37, faces a misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence of alcohol and obstructing drivers on the highway, police say.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2022

Driver dies after crashing into construction truck overnight on Kennedy Expressway

The man, 18, drove into a construction zone and struck the unoccupied truck early Friday, according to Illinois State Police.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2022

What 50 gallons of paint on a Kennedy Expressway underpass looks like in Tony Passero’s hands

He has a knack for turning dark spaces around Chicago into something bright and inviting — like these bulls, rams, gazelles and totems in Avondale, near where he grew up.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 25, 2022