Another wave of heavy rains has flooded fields and streets, closed golf courses and caused traffic backups throughout East Central Illinois this morning. Due to standing water on Interstate ... Read More

A man charged in a crash that killed a construction worker on Interstate 74 in Champaign had pleaded not guilty. Read More

Traffic is down to one lane after a semi crash on Interstate 74 eastbound near Champaign Tuesday morning.  Illinois State Police were called to milepost 179 just east of the I-57 exit ramp.  No ... Read More

Illinois State Police said all lanes of Interstate 74 in Champaign are back open. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - One lane of Interstate 74 in Champaign is closed after two vehicles crashed Saturday morning. Read More

Update at 12:30 p.m. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois State Police said all lanes of Interstate 74 in Champaign are back open. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - One lane of Interstate 74 in Champaign is ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Two people were hurt after a crash on I-74 in Champaign Thursday afternoon. Illinois State Police responded to I-74 eastbound, west of Prospect Avenue, just after 2:40 p.m. Read More

Additionally, these ramps will be completed and open: The eastbound I-74 to northbound I-57 ramp (opens June 29) The westbound I-74 to northbound I-57 ramp (opens June 29) The northbound I-57 to ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS / WRSP)- Illinois State Police arrested a Tennessee man on a reckless homicide charge following a fatal construction zone crash on Interstate 74 in Champaign County. Police said 29 ... Read More

The crash that killed a construction worker near the I-74 / 57 interchange wasn't the only crash that happened at that location this week. On Monday, a vehicle crashed into six construction barriers and ... Read More

Friends and coworkers are remembering and mourning the construction worker and former Tilton Police Chief who was killed in a crash on I-74 in Champaign overnight on Wednesday. '?What if it was your ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - An arrest has been made in a crash that killed a construction worker on Interstate 74 in Champaign early Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police were called to I-74 eastbound ... Read More

A construction worker died Wednesday after he was hit in an early morning crash on I-74 in Champaign. Read More

Tilton Mayor Bill Wear says drivers need to slow down after the news of their former police chief, Steven Cornett's, tragic death in Champaign. Read More

The Champaign County Coroner has identified the road crew member who was struck by a vehicle and killed earlier this morning. Read More

A construction worker was killed in a crash on I-74 in Champaign overnight. State Police told WCIA that around 3:35 a.m., troopers responded to I-74 eastbound at ... Read More

All lanes that were shut down due to the deadly crash on I-74 are now open again, State Police confirmed Wednesday morning. UPDATE at 9:45 a.m. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - The Champaign County Coroner's ... Read More

Interstate 74 east in Champaign will be shut down for hours after a serious crash. The crash happened near milepost 179, near the Interstate 57 interchang ... Read More

Part of Interstate 74 was shut down in Champaign on Monday after a vehicle crashed into half a dozen construction barriers and a traffic control sign. Illinois State Police said a red truck tractor ... Read More

A semi traveling on the ramp from eastbound Interstate 74 to southbound Interstate 57 passes the merge point with the flyover ramp connecting westbound I-74 and southbound I-57 on Tuesday in northwest ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Mile Post 236.9 (#5070) in Champaign, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

CHAMPAIGN - The new ramp from northbound Interstate 57 to westbound I-74 in Champaign is now open The ramp is part of the ongoing reconstruction of the I-57 / 74 interchange. Additionally, the ramp will ... Read More

UPDATE, 3:31 p.m.: "All lanes are open, a backup is still present, but is lessening," state police said. "No further updates will be made." CHAMPAIGN - Traffic on Interstate 57 South near ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the new ramp from northbound Interstate 57 to westbound Interstate 74 in Champaign is set to open tonight at 9 p ... Read More

State Police said that all lanes on I-57 and I-74 have reopened at this time. Update: 3:30 p.m. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Part of I-74 in Champaign County has been shut down, according to State ... Read More

The Champaign County Coroner, Laurie Brauer, has identified the victim of a fatal motor vehicle crash on Interstate 74 in Vermilion County as Isaiah Edmond, a 3 ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A bicyclist passed away after being hit by a vehicle in Champaign County Sunday night. Illinois State Police were called to Interstate 74 east at milepost 183 at 7:44 p ... Read More

(WAND) - A bicyclist who died after being hit by a vehicle in Champaign County Sunday night has been identified. Illinois State Police were called to Interstate 74 east at milepost 183 at 7:44 p ... Read More

Champaign County, IL (January 11, 2025) - A multi-vehicle crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger car resulted in the closure of part of Interstate 74 westbound in Champaign County Friday ... Read More

After a large number of crashes following a snowy Sunday, State Police are urging drivers to use caution on the road. Illinois State Police said in an advisory Monday morning that their troopers are ... Read More

The Illinois State Police responded to at least three crashes in Champaign County Monday morning when cars slid off Interstate 74 west and crashed amidst winter conditions. Officials said one of the ... Read More

State Police responded to nearly 20 accidents in Macon, Piatt and Champaign Counties on Thursday due to snowy weather. According to Troop 7, 10 of the crashes were property damage only with no ... Read More

The Danville Police Department has released further ... Vermilion County Sheriff's Department, a vehicle drove on Interstate-74 to Champaign and then drove on several streets through Champaign ... Read More

This westbound-to-southbound flyover ramp is part of the Interstate 57 / Interstate 74 interchange project west of Champaign. Work is expected to accelerate at the site in the coming weeks. The ... Read More

West at milepost 185, leaving only the shoulder as a passable option. ISP urges drivers to seek alternate routes. Illinois State Police are responding to multiple slide offs and crashes in central ... Read More

Illinois State Police are reporting multiple slide-offs and crashes this morning on the interstates and roads ways in east-central Illinois as a winter storm moves through the area. Read More

The ramps leading to I-74 have since reopened, with all lanes expected to reopen shortly. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Several lanes of eastbound Interstate 74 are currently blocked in Champaign due ... Read More

As construction on Interstate 57 and Interstate 74 continues, Governor J-B Pritzker and other state officials stopped by Parkland College in Champaign to talk a ... Read More

The man who oversees the Interstate 57 / Interstate 74 overpass construction project west of Champaign said closures of I-57 during select nights for erecting flyover ramp steel will be finished before ... Read More

Illinois Department of Transportation continues to place structural steel on the Interstate 57 / Interstate 74 overpass redevelopment project in west Champaign. Ken Crawford, project implementation ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois State Police say that heavy snow in east central Illinois has led to an eight-vehicle crash that has shut down part of Interstate 74 east of Champaign.. A news release from ... Read More