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Illinois
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Double Theft: Sheriff Tracks Stolen Trailer to Chicago Street, Finds $1.5 Million in Laptops Inside, Then Discovers the Semi-Truck Attached to It Was Also...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The Cook County Sheriff's Office recovered $1.5 million worth of laptop computers on May 14, 2026, after investigators tracked a stolen...
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Canadian Truck Driver Cited After Falling Asleep on I-90 and Drifting 300 Feet Along Guardrail Before Tipping Over; Had Been Driving Since 2 a.m.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — A Canadian semi-truck driver who told investigators he had been driving since 2 a.m. fell asleep at the wheel Wednesday morning,...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to Five Years for Stealing $10.1 Million in Copper and Liquor Cargo by Impersonating Freight Brokers and Carriers Over Three Years
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A suburban Chicago man was sentenced to five years in federal prison on May 6, 2026, for a three-year scheme in...
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Wisconsin Trucking Company Faced $46,000 Tow Bill After Chicago Bridge Strike — Tow Company Wouldn’t Negotiate Until a News Crew Showed Up, Then Dropped...
OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS — A Wisconsin trucking company was facing a $46,000 towing bill after one of its trucks became wedged under a Chicago...
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Semi-Truck Leaking Sodium Bisulfiate Shuts Down Edens Expressway Ramp in Skokie — 11 Fire Departments Respond as Crews Offload Chemical Onto Second Truck
SKOKIE, ILLINOIS — A semi-truck leaking sodium bisulfite shut down a portion of the northbound Edens Expressway in Skokie early Monday morning, triggering a...
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Illinois Truck Driver Faces Grand Theft Charge After Evading $21,991 in Ohio Turnpike Tolls Over Two Years — Faces 18 Months in Prison, Semi-Truck Could Be Seized...
BRYAN, OHIO — An Illinois truck driver has been indicted on a grand theft charge after allegedly evading nearly $22,000 in Ohio Turnpike tolls...
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New Jersey Semi-Truck Driver Charged With Attempted Murder After Causing 8 Crashes on I-57 Road Rage, Then Pulling Driver From Wrecked Car and Attempting...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A New Jersey semi-truck driver is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly driving recklessly on northbound Interstate 57 in Chicago on...
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Construction Site Tractor-Trailer Fails to Lower Dump Bed, Strikes Overhead Sign and Collapses It Across Four Lanes — 13-Hour Closure
CASEYVILLE, ILLINOIS — Interstate 64 reopened in both directions at I-255 in St. Clair County Thursday afternoon after a tractor-trailer with a raised dump...
