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Kye Martin

@kyemartin

Traffic Anchor at NBC Chicago

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Traffic Headlines, 5-30-25: IDOT with some progress on the OB Kennedy - Exp. Lanes to ORD option ready by Sunday morning (!) Cubs at home, The Weeknd at Soldier Field, Huge Garfield Park/West Side 13.1 with UIC Parking Shuttle. @nbcchicago.com

30.05.2025 09:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic Headlines, 5-23-25: Holiday Travel Weekend - most travelers taking a road trip. Festivals, White Sox, AC/DC in Chicago, car flips off Stevenson at Pulaski off-ramp. @nbcchicago.com

23.05.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic Headlines, 5-21-25: Murky, misty morning with fog lingering for the AM Commute. Fire Act. at 90th/Laflin in Chicago. Bridge Lifts along Chicago River, 9a, Mariners @ Sox, 1:10p @nbcchicago.com

21.05.2025 09:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#CommuterAlert in Western Suburbs: all lanes WB I-88 down for deadly crash at Rte. 53 in Lisle. 2 passenger vehicles involved. Take I-355 SB to Ogden or Maple, travel WB to Naperville Rd to get back on I-88. @nbcchicago.com

20.05.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic Headlines, 5-16-25: Storm damage cleanup across North and Northwest sides of Chicago/Skokie, Wrigley hosting Crosstown 1:20p, I-57 traveling into Dan Ryan, street lights spotty - use caution. @nbcchicago.com

16.05.2025 10:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic Headlines, 5-7-25: Serious Motorcycle crash in Oak Lawn at 95th/Cicero, Real ID Enforcement at airports underway from TSA, Bridge Lifts in Chicago, Cubs have a day game.

07.05.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic Headlines, 5-6-25: Another long line at Clark/Lake for Real ID in Chicago's Loop. High Drive Times on all Expressways, esp. Kennedy Work Zone. Cubs another night game, 6:40p at Wrigley.

06.05.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic Headlines, 5-1-25: Long Lines at Clark/Lake Real ID Supercenter in Chicago. Sox try to play today, 1:10p. Slow drive times and wet conditions on Expressways and Tollways, May Day Rally-goers walk from Union to Grant Parks midday.
@nbcchicago.com

01.05.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All inbound lanes on Edens Expressway closed at Touhy due to fiery crash; major traffic impacts expected The closure and traffic impacting the northern suburbs could last the entire morning commute, NBC 5 Traffic Reporter Kye Martin said.

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...

29.04.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic Headlines, 4-28-25: State St. Bridge Out for about 7 mo., La Grange Rd in Frankfort, lanes reduced over Hickory Creek till Sept., Charli XCX in Rosemont, and Busy I-190 to O'Hare
@nbcchicago.com

28.04.2025 10:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Asphalt dried now: Indiana State Police, 'I-65 SB at S.R. 2 is OPEN!' @nbcchicago.com

22.04.2025 10:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Message from Indiana State Police: "BAD NEWS! I-65 southbound remains closed at S.R. 2 (exit 230) in Lowell for road resurfacing as a result of yesterday's fire. Estimated time for reopening? NOON!" @nbcchicago.com

22.04.2025 09:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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16.04.2025 11:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@chicagocta.bsky.social I wish you would update major incidents here - now that you have left X!

Green Line service has been temporarily suspended between Ashland/Lake and Harlem/Lake due to CFD Act. at Laramie.

Trains operating between Ashland/63rd, and 63rd/Cottage Grove AND Ashland/Lake.

16.04.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@nbcchicago.com

16.04.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re rolling forward!

By this time next year, CTA will have SIX newly reconstructed and fully accessible rail stations!

Today, CTA celebrated the progress made as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP).

01.04.2025 01:36 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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'First-of-its-kind' Secretary of State office to open in Chicago Loop The facility will be a two-story DMV located at 125 W. Monroe St. in Chicago.

THIS IS BIG... 5 times bigger than the old Loop DMV in fact. @nbcchicago.com www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/f...

01.04.2025 09:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On his way... our coyote friend in urban Streeterville. @evrodcassimy.bsky.social

28.03.2025 09:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Kennedy Inbound, and Dan Ryan Inbound bore the brunt of the delays during the Tuesday morning commute, with NEW roadwork starting in the Outbound Kennedy 2 LLs from Ontario/Armitage. Realistically, it could be a couple weeks to figure out the new 'flow'

@nbcchicago.com

18.03.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago Commuters: Phase 3 of the 3-year, $169M Bridge Rehab Project is underway on the Outbound Kennedy (downtown to O'hare). First few days are always a bit rough... tune in as we help out... @nbcchicago.com #Roadwork #travelmidwest

18.03.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traffic flowing again at Terminal 2 arrivals at ORD after an early morning shooting outside baggage claim injures a man. @nbcchicago.com we have updates this morning.

12.03.2025 10:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BNSF train service has resumed due to a pedestrian being struck by train #1228. Some trains may be operating with extensive delays into Union Sta. Metra will provide more as information becomes available.

@nbcchicago.com

25.02.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CTA Customer Alert Details - CTA

Green Line Serious Delays: covering on @nbcchicago.com
www.transitchicago.com/travel-infor...

10.02.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We had a lot of fun checking out this activity in Oakbrook Center... will be back for a re-match! ha! Alicia Roman Evrod Cassimy Michelle Relerford... | By Kye Martin | Facebook We had a lot of fun checking out this activity in Oakbrook Center... will be back for a re-match! ha! Alicia Roman Evrod Cassimy Michelle Relerford...

I'll stick to traffic reporting... game shows are harder than I thought! Check out a new activity at Oakbrook Center:

www.facebook.com/KyeMartinNBC...

05.02.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Woman arrested at O'Hare with $238K of cocaine in her wheelchair cushions: Feds Federal agents found 14 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the cushions of a wheelchair belonging to a woman whose plane landed at O’Hare International Airport over the weekend during a trip from Brazil t...

A woman allegedly tried to smuggle a quarter-million dollars worth of cocaine in a wheelchair cushion at O'Hare www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/w...

28.01.2025 00:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On the future on NASCAR in Chicago after this summer: β€œWe’re having those conversations with the city, but focused on putting on a great 2025 race right now.”

28.01.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@jeremyscott.bsky.social As a big race fan, what would you ask the President of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race? Interviewing her later this AM on @nbcchicago.com ...

27.01.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heads up - this area code from The Philippines, it's a scam. Don't go to the link... this is NOT the IL Tollway or EZ Pass system.

21.01.2025 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago City Council to vote on reducing speed limits on city streets Chicago drivers may see reduced speed limits on city streets as the City Council prepares to vote on the proposal Wednesday.

Chicago City Council to vote on reducing speed limits on city streets nbcchi.com/Ri7w0Hh

15.01.2025 11:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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yessssssss @nbcchicago.com we have your coverage this AM:

13.01.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0