The Evening Report - Rush Hour Weather, Traffic, and Transit

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Traffic from the City of Chicago, IDOT & IDOT Traffic Cams

CTA / Metra news & system status comes directly from those agencies. Amtrak Chicago / Union Station information is courtesy of the Official Amtrak website and other trusted sources.

Mild to moderate traffic congestion on city streets in the inner-city, and just outside the Loop. Heavy congestion on Wacker from Lake to Van Buren and Lasalle from Lower Wacker to Jackson. Heavy congestion from Michigan & Ohio to Michigan & Randolph. Heavy congestion, Fairbanks & Chicago to Fairbanks & Illinois. On the near west side, heavy congestion from Ashland & Chicago to Ashland & Grand, then from Ashland & Washington to Ashland & Jackson.

Expressway Travel Times

Kennedy Expressway (I-90, I-90/94)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound Kennedy from O'Hare to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange	40	24
Inbound Kennedy from Montrose to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange	17	29
Inbound Kennedy from Ohio to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange	3	23
Inbound Kennedy from O'Hare to Montrose	23	22
Inbound Kennedy Reversibles from Montrose to Ohio	N/A	N/A
Outbound Kennedy Reversibles from Ohio to Montrose	13	33
Outbound Kennedy from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange to O'Hare	32	33
Outbound Kennedy from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange to Montrose	20	24
Outbound Kennedy from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange to Ohio	5	14
Outbound Kennedy from Montrose to O'Hare	12	50

Edens Expressway (I-94)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound Edens from Deerfield Rd to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Kennedy)	51	29
Inbound Edens from Lake Cook to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Kennedy)	49	28
Inbound Edens from Dempster to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Kennedy)	38	23
Inbound Edens from Deerfield Rd to Montrose	34	30
Inbound Edens from Lake Cook to Montrose	33	27
Inbound Edens from Dempster to Montrose	21	19
Outbound Edens from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Kennedy) to Deerfield Rd	38	41
Outbound Edens from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Kennedy) to Lake Cook	36	38
Outbound Edens from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Kennedy) to Dempster	27	33
Outbound Edens from Montrose to Deerfield	18	55
Outbound Edens from Montrose to Lake Cook	16	55
Outbound Edens from Montrose to Dempster	7	55

Eisenhower Expressway (I-290)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound I-290 from Thorndale to I-90/94/Jane Byrne Interchange	54	28
Inbound Eisenhower from Wolf to I-90/94/Jane Byrne Interchange	38	22
Inbound Eisenhower from Harlem to I-90/94/Jane Byrne Interchange	13	41
Outbound I-290 from I-90/94/Jane Byrne Interchange to Thorndale	41	37
Outbound Eisenhower from I-90/94/Jane Byrne Interchange to Wolf	29	29
Outbound Eisenhower from I-90/94/Jane Byrne Interchange to Harlem	22	24

Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound Dan Ryan Express from 95th St to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange	22	31
Inbound Dan Ryan (via Locals) from 95th St to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange	20	33
Outbound Dan Ryan Express from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange to 95th St	18	37
Outbound Dan Ryan (via Locals) from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange to 95th St	16	43

I-57

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound I-57 from I-80 to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Dan Ryan)	38	41
Inbound I-57 from I-80 to Dan Ryan/95th St	17	51
Outbound I-57 from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Dan Ryan) to I-80	37	42
Outbound I-57 from Dan Ryan/95th St to I-80	19	43

Stevenson Expressway (I-55)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound Stevenson from I-355 to Dan Ryan	35	42
Inbound Stevenson from I-294 to Dan Ryan	21	46
Inbound Stevenson from Harlem to Dan Ryan	12	46
Outbound Stevenson from Dan Ryan to I-355	46	31
Outbound Stevenson from Dan Ryan to I-294	35	27
Outbound Stevenson from Dan Ryan to Harlem	26	21

Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound Bishop Ford from I-80 to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Dan Ryan)	35	40
Inbound Bishop Ford from I-80 to Dan Ryan/95th	14	52
Outbound Bishop Ford from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Dan Ryan) to I-80	35	40
Outbound Bishop Ford from Dan Ryan/95th to I-80	19	44

Kingery Expressway (I-80/94)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound Kingery from State Line to I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Dan Ryan Express)	38	44
Inbound Kingery from State Line to I-94/Bishop Ford	3	55
Outbound Kingery from I-290/Jane Byrne Interchange (via Dan Ryan Express) to State Line	42	39
Outbound Kingery from I-94/Bishop Ford to State Line	7	33

Lake Shore Drive (US-41)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
Inbound North Lake Shore Dr from Bryn Mawr to Randolph	16	29
Outbound North Lake Shore Dr from Randolph to Bryn Mawr	12	40
Inbound South Lake Shore Dr from 55th St to Jackson	8	41
Outbound South Lake Shore Dr from Jackson to 55th St	12	37

Jane Addams Memorial (Northwest) Tollway (I-90)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
EB I-90 from Elgin to Schaumburg-Rt 53	15	55
EB I-90 from Schaumburg-Rt 53 to O'Hare Area	11	55
WB I-90 from O'Hare Area to Schaumburg-Rt 53	10	55
WB I-90 from Schaumburg-Rt 53 to Elgin	15	55

Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
EB I-88 from Aurora 61 to Oak Brook	16	60
WB I-88 from Oak Brook to Aurora	19	60

Veterans Memorial (North-South) Tollway (I-355)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
NB I-355 from I-80 to Boughton Rd	12	64
NB I-355 from Boughton Rd to Army Trail Rd	14	60
SB I-355 from Army Trail Rd to Boughton Rd	15	59
SB I-355 from Boughton Rd to I-80	13	64

Tri-State Tollway (I-294, I-94)

Travel Time Segment	Travel Time (minutes)	Speed (mph)
NB I-294 from I-80/163rd St to 83rd St	13	59
NB I-294 from 83rd St to Cermak/Roosevelt	11	56
NB I-294 from Cermak/Roosevelt to I-190/O'Hare	11	55
NB I-294 from I-190/O'Hare to I-94/Edens	13	58
WB I-94 from I-94/Edens to Waukegan	18	65
EB I-94 from Waukegan to I-94/Edens	18	66
SB I-294 from I-94/Edens to I-190/O'Hare	12	59
SB I-294 from I-190/O'Hare to Cermak/Roosevelt	21	31
SB I-294 from Cermak/Roosevelt to 82nd St	13	49
SB I-294 from 82nd St to I-80/163rd St	14	59

 

 

Some Harlem-bound Green and 54th/Cermak-bound Pink Line trains are operating w/residual delays after earlier door problem at Clinton.

Wed, Mar 29 2017 5:21 PM to TBD

All other train lines running normally

CTA Bus Routes have SEVERAL ALERTS IN PLACE

No systemwide alerts. One source reporting 52% of trains are late, average delay of 2 minutes. There are individual train line alerts in each district. See Metra's official site for those. 

 North & Northwest

Union Pacific

North Central

Milwaukee District North

Union Pacific North

West

BNSF

Union Pacific West

Milwaukee District West


South & Southwest

Metra Electric

Rock Island

Southwest Service

Heritage Corridor