The Dan Ryan Expressway was originally called the South Route as it was being built in the late 1950s because that's where it went. There is a logical reason for its current name.

Dan Ryan became president of the Cook County Board in the mid '50s. "His big push was to get a bond issue passed that the county could use to build the expressway system," said transportation ...

A deadly Dan Ryan Expressway crash is impacting traffic on Chicago's South Side on Sunday morning. The crash happened around 3 a.m. on Interstate 94 at 87th Street. All outbound lanes are shut down.

When Dan Ryan, Cook County Board president and a board member for 33 years, died on April 8, 1961, the expressway that eventually would bear his name was still under construction.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that extended ramp closures will take place on the outbound Dan Ryan Expressway (southbound Interstate 90/94) beginning Tuesday, May 15.

Things changed in 1956 with the new Interstate Highway Act, now there were federal dollars to get roads built, and Chicago took full advantage. The Dan Ryan Expressway was originally called the ...

According to Illinois State Police, the lanes on Interstate 94 are blocked with traffic diverted at 71st street as of approximately 7 p.m.. All lanes were reopened at approximately 9:35 p.m.

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The inbound Dan Ryan Expressway was shut down from the Interstate 57-Bishop Ford Freeway merge to 83rd Street Thursday afternoon. The closure was due to a police investigation ...

Several people were hurt in a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Monday afternoon. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The crash happened at about 4:21 p.m. on the inbound ...

A rideshare passenger was shot early Saturday on the Dan Ryan expressway. The backseat passenger was riding on Interstate 94 when someone in another car shot at their car about 1 a.m. in the ...

A person who was lying on the ground was hit and killed early Monday on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Here's what we know so far.

One person was killed and another person was injured in a hit-and-run crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street in Chicago early Sunday, according to Illinois State Police. Investigators ...