Semi-trailer truck rolls over on I-80 in Joliet, snags traffic
No injuries were reported, but traffic was moving only in the left lane of eastbound I-80 after the crash, Illinois State Police said.
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No injuries were reported, but traffic was moving only in the left lane of eastbound I-80 after the crash, Illinois State Police said.
Phillip E. Rogers, 45, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death of 30-year-old Lenier Clayton, according to Illinois State Police. Sara Machi reports.
Lenier Clayton was only 30 years old with so much more life left to live and love to give, his mother said.
Lenier Clayton, who was shot and killed on the interstate southwest of Chicago, was only 30 years old with so much more life left to live and love to give, his mother said. Jermont Terry reports.
I-80 westbound was shut down at La Grange Road after the shooting.
The shooting took place on the I-80 westbound entrance to I-355 in New Lenox.
Traffic was getting by on the center lane after the crash, state police said.
Injuries were reported on the pileup on Interstate 80 east of Wolf Road.
All lanes on I-80 eastbound near Central Avenue were shut down at 3:29 p.m., though traffic still got by on the right shoulder.
The crash happened on eastbound I-80 at Central Avenue south of Chicago.
Two people had to be pulled from the SUV, CBS 2 has learned.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where the tube trailer was heavily damaged and blocking all lanes of traffic going eastbound.
A semi-truck ended up toppled and blocking all lanes of traffic on one side of Interstate 80 near southwest suburban Joliet.
The tractor of a semi-trailer truck was wiped out, and the driver's compartment was breached, in the crash on eastbound I-80. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Homeowners believe the opening of warehouses and other businesses nearby in the past five years pumped up traffic and the noise it creates.
The plane refueled and took off after landing on the highway near Marseilles.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a single-engine Diamond DA-40, and the pilot was the only one onboard.
Crews were at the scene, including a large tow truck, usually reserved for semi trucks.
A crash forced a car well off the roadway near where Interstate 80 meets Interstate 355 in southwest suburban New Lenox on Tuesday afternoon.
College student Tammy Zywicki vanished on Aug. 23, 1992, as she drove back to Grinnell College in Iowa from Evanston. Her body was found nine days later. And more than three decades later, her murder remains unsolved.
Police say a black female wearing all black was walking in the roadway of eastbound I-80/94 just east of Broadway Tuesday night.
All except the right lanes are blocked as a result.
The Kennedy Expressway isn't the only construction project that will slow down drivers in the coming weeks. Prepare for lane closures every weekend for the next month on Interstate 80 between Rowell and Wheeler avenues in Joliet.
Indiana State Police say a sport-style motorcycle was traveling eastbound passing vehicles along the skip line at a high rate of speed.
No one else was injured.
