One thing I hate about the traffic reports in Chicago is all of the highways have multiple names. Sheri and I both drive on I-88 and that can be referred to as:

Reagan Memorial Tollway
East-West Tollway
I-88

I-294 is a little better and only has two names:

Tri-State Tollway
I-294

The traffic reports only have a few seconds for their segments and talk really fast, so if you are listening for I-88 and they call it the East-West, by the time you make the connection in your head they are on to the next highway and you miss what they said.

They also rush saying what direction they are talking about (eastbound, westbound, etc.) and if you miss that you don't know if what they are talking about applies to you or not.

An even bigger gripe than that is when they give the traffic condition first and then the road segment it applies to. You kind of don't pay attention until they mention the road you are concerned about, and if they say the road name after they give the traffic you have already forgotten what they said. For example:

There is a 20-minute delay because of a large accident with injuries in the westbound left lane of the Reagan Tollway.

You don't realize what they said applies to you until they get to the last two words. How long is the delay? What lane should I get in? Was that eastbound or westbound?

The ideal order to deliver traffic information is:

1. Road name
2. Direction
3. Traffic information

For example:

On the Reagan Tollway the westbound left lane has a large accident with injuries. Expect a 20-minute delay.

It may seem minor, but when you have your hands full trying to dodge morons with a death wish talking on their cell phones, your mind is pretty much already at full capacity and the little things like that make a difference in comprehension.