Family Of Construction Worker Killed On I-294: 'These Are Lives Working Out There'
"The public doesn't seem to understand these are lives that are working out there. They just fly by and they lose control of their cars these guys are sitting ducks."
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"The public doesn't seem to understand these are lives that are working out there. They just fly by and they lose control of their cars these guys are sitting ducks."
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.
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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.
A 27-year-old man was struck and killed by a semi truck after he ran into oncoming traffic on the Tri-State Tollway Friday night in southwest suburban Alsip.
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Crashes plagued Chicago area expressways during the morning rush Friday, including one that shut down the busy ramp between southbound I-294 and westbound I-80 in the southern suburbs.
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