Friday's fatality happened in the afternoon, prompting authorities to shut down Renwick Road between Crest Hill and Romeoville.
ABC Channel 7 in Chicago broke the news regarding the first traffic fatality for the month of November in the Joliet area.
After completion, all three lanes will reopen on the bridge with no posted weight restrictions.
A 36-year-old woman was killed in the crash and five children were seriously hurt.
The 69-year-old Wilmington motorist was responsible for ending the life of Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns on I-55, authorities said.
Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signs in work zones, obey posted speed limits and be on the alert for workers.
Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits and be on alert for workers.
The crash is still in its infancy and no further information is available at this time, the Illinois State Police informed Patch.
State police said a woman was fatally hit while standing outside her vehicle Friday morning.
Due to a mechanical failure, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced the closure of the Ruby Street Bridge back on May 3.
Traffic in downtown Joliet was backed up into the nearby streets as the Ruby Street Bridge is also closed down for several months.
Several patients were taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, the Illinois State Police announced.
Authorities later determined that the bull elk's antler tags indicated that the wild animal came from Kendall County.
The city of Joliet said the work on Plainfield Road is anticipated to be completed by October 27.
The Joliet Department of Public Works said the closure runs between Cherry Hill Road and Gougar Road and won't reopen until September 15.
The Joliet Fire Department announced a sodium phosphate leak at I-80 and Richards Street on Joliets east side. Here's what's known now.
For more than a year, the Brandon Road Bridge along Route 6 near Joliet and Rockdale was working fine, until it broke down this weekend.
The driver and a person who was inside the store were injured.
The I-80 work will be alternating between westbound and eastbound I-80 for approximately eight consecutive weekends, weather permitting.
The Cass Street Bridge project is scheduled to close for the same upgrade project, which is anticipated to take two months to complete.
A city of Joliet employee came across the dead motorcyclist around noon on Friday and called 911.
At 5:20 p.m., Tuesday's heat index felt like 111 degrees, according to the Joliet Weather Center's Brian Delach.
Construction as part of the Rebuild Illinois project is continuing in Will County starting at 9 p.m. Sunday.
To minimize the expected congestion over the weekend, IDOT is halting non-emergency closures, but drivers should still expect some closures.
A Rock Island train struck the vehicle and dragged it for several blocks, a Metra spokesman said. Several on the train were also hurt.
Joliet Patch obtained the past five years of traffic fatality data from the Joliet Police Department. Here's what it showed.
The Illinois State Police issued a news bulletin announcing that a second motorcycle rider died following Saturday's chain-reaction crash.
Joliet police closed down Route 53, which is South Chicago Street, shortly before midnight to investigate the motorcycle crash.
The Grundy County Coroner said the 25-year-old Joliet man was rushed to the Morris Hospital where he was pronounced dead Wednesday morning.
Crest Hill police closed a portion of Plainfield Road for several hours Thursday evening to investigate the T-bone crash.
A total of five Joliet Fire Department ambulances were responding to Wednesday evening's fiery wreck along Route 6 and Hollywood Boulevard.
Last Friday's early morning deadly crash caused Joliet police to close about a mile of Route 6 to investigate the wreck.
For decades, the intersection of Mills Road and Briggs Street has been a four-way stop, but those days are almost over.
Joliet police have investigated multiple deadly and serious crashes in May. The overnight fatality at Raynor and Jefferson is the latest.
A 23-year-old motorist was killed when his car crashed into a traffic light pole along Route 6 in Joliet shortly before 3:30 a.m. Friday.
There have been no serious traffic crashes since the Illinois Department of Transportation rerouted traffic over the Des Plaines River.
The driver of the van lost control and struck the oncoming sedan, driven by a Minooka man whose passenger was seriously hurt.
The seven projects represent a total investment of more than $140 million for the region.
Once implemented in early May, Cass Street will be two-way from Hickory Street to Joliet Street.
Joliet's mayor convinced IDOT to convert the Cass Street Bridge into a two-way route while the Jefferson Street Bridge remains out.
At least one person appeared to be injured as a result of Tuesday afternoon's wreck across from the Inwood Golf Course.
The city of Joliet said Herlihy Mid-Continent Company was selected as the lowest qualified bidder to construct the replacement bridge.