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Jackknifed Semi Shuts Down Westbound I-80

CHICAGO (STMW) - All lanes of the westbound Interstate-80 were closed as of 8 a.m. Tuesday after a semi jack-knifed.

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About 7:30 a.m., a semi was involved in a single-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate-80 near the ramp to northbound Interstate-57, according to Illinois State Police.

Minor injuries were reported, state police said.

All westbound lanes of Interstate-80 remained closed as of 8 a.m., state police said.

It was not immediately known what the semi was hauling, according to state police.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2010. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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