It is always better to know properly about the traffic conditions if you are traveling on the Chicago highways. Don't you think It will be highly convenient to know where you have more traffic and where less.

To provide with this facility many government authorities manage real-time traffic information in their official websites so as to facilitate the drivers for a easy traffic drive to their respective destinations.

The websites contains a live search where the user can search which highway's traffic condition that he has to check. The search results with a map of the highway showing the visible traffic density of that highway clearly.

http://www.traffic.com/Chicago-Traffic/Chicago-Traffic-Reports.html

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/CDOT/TravelAdvisories/trafficAlert.html

When driving to Chicago by own car, make sure that your vehicle, registration and license comply with the law.

Before driving to Chicago, it is a good idea to refer to websites that offer a variety of information about the road conditions in Chicago (http://www.gcmtravel.com/gcm/maps_chicago.jsp), any road closures, diversions or construction in progress, highway driving conditions, etc (http://www.gcmtravel.com/gcm/maps_chicago.jsp).

Public and driving safety guides (http://www.dot.state.il.us/safety.html) especially for the Chicago area also come handy.