Construction Worker Killed On I-294
Authorities said the driver crashed the car into the construction zone, hit the worker then hit a parked construction van.
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Authorities said the driver crashed the car into the construction zone, hit the worker then hit a parked construction van.
A construction worker was killed after being struck by a vehicle on I-294.
Part of the Tri-State Tollway was blocked Friday morning, after several vehicles were involved in a crash near the Eisenhower Expressway interchange.
An Illinois tollway worker was killed after being struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon on Interstate 294.
A multi-vehicle crash with injuries has traffic crawling on the northbound Tri-State Tollway Monday afternoon in the western suburbs.
A west suburban Hillside woman died in a crash early Sunday on I-294, authorities said.
A school bus rolled over Tuesday evening southbound on I-294 in the south suburbs, after a single vehicle crash.
Four and a half years after Tracy Swenson lost her husband Aaron to a tragic accident on I-294, she hoped Tuesday would bring justice.
Police said the altercation happened around 7 p.m. Monday at the Halsted Street toll plaza in the northbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway in South Holland.
About 4:12 a.m., the vehicle rolled over on the 95th Street ramp from the southbound lanes of I-294, according to Illinois State Police.
About 2:30 a.m., a vehicle traveling north on I-294 near mile post 48.25 struck two Illinois State Toll Highway Authority maintenance trucks that were parked in the far two right lanes as roadway work was being done, Illinois State Police said in a statement.
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Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said, according to preliminary reports, a truck rear-ended a car on I-294 near Lake Street sometime between 5:45 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Thursday.
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