Outbound I-290 lanes partially closed after box truck rollover crash
All but one outbound lane of the Eisenhower Expressway are shut down between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road after a rollover crash involving a box truck.
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All but one outbound lane of the Eisenhower Expressway are shut down between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road after a rollover crash involving a box truck.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said six others were evaluated and released at the scene.
Illinois State Police troopers responded to northbound I-55 near Lorenzo Road in Will County just before 8:30 a.m. for the crash involving two commercial vehicles and three passenger vehicles.
The semi truck was carrying about 7,500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia when it was involved in the multi-vehicle crash.
The accident happened around 5 p.m. on Saturday near 122nd Street and Torrence Avenue.
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A wrong-way driver who caused the crash was also killed.
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