Severe storms brought low visibility to parts of the Chicago area on August 11, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings for the region. X user Ultimate SHIB / @Diaz2Shib captured ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-57 / I-70 at South Tri-Level (#7006) in Greenup, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Interstate 55 southbound is shut down near Exit 33. Several Illinois Department of Transportation trucks and law enforcement officers are on scene. At 8:46 a.m., an explosion was reported in I-55 near ... Read More

One person was hospitalized with injuries following a crash involving a car and semi-truck Saturday morning on I-70 in Cumberland County. In a release, Illinois State ... Read More

One driver has been pronounced dead at the scene of a crash involving three semi-trucks on I-70 in Cumberland County Saturday morning. In a release, Illinois State Police said Troop 9 units responded ... Read More

On June 21 at approximately 9:45 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a Gray 2015 Kenworth Truck Tractor on Interstate ... Read More

The eastbound lane of I-70 at milepost 135.5, near the Martinsville exit, is closed due to a crash, said Illinois State Police. According to a social media post ... Read More

Illinois State Police told News 4 the Greyhound bus hit three semi-trucks that were parked in the off-ramp on a rest stop on westbound I-70 near Highland just before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Officials told ... Read More

MARSHALL, Ill. (WTWO / WAWV) - A multi-vehicle crash on I-70 just east of the Marshall / Paris exit may cause delays for commuters heading home Wednesday afternoon, according to the Marshall Fire ... Read More

Effingham sits right at the crossroads of Interstate 57 and Interstate 70, which means you've probably blown past it a hundred times on your way to somewhere you thought was more important. Turns out, ... Read More

Both directions of Interstate 70 were closed Monday as snow began to fall near the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnel. Read More

A 155-millimeter artillery shell detonated prematurely over Interstate 5 during a Marine Corps live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton. Read More

A blown out tire on a vehicle's trailer sparked an caused a brush fire on I-70 near Altamont Saturday afternoon. Read More

The incident happened around 8 a.m. at the Mach 1 gas station on North State Highway 49, near I-70. A hydrogen fuel truck driver reported hearing a hissing noise from the truck's tank. Due to hydrogen ... Read More

Heavy rain on Sunday caused flash flooding that closed several streets and stranded more than a dozen motorists along Interstate 70, officials said. Read More

MADISON COUNTY - A pedestrian was killed when he was hit by a tractor-trailer truck on Interstate 70 just west of Illinois Route 4 last Thursday, authorities said. The victim was Amisi M. Wilondja, 25 ... Read More

A 25-year-old man from Phoenix, Ariz., was killed Thursday night, July 24, 2025, after being struck by a semi tractor-trailer on ... Read More

Illinois State Police are investigating a crash on westbound Interstate 70 in Madison County that killed a pedestrian. Read More

Westbound Highway 70 is closed Thursday night at Route 4 outside Marine after a semi truck struck and killed a pedestrian.The Marine ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-57 / I-70 at Keller Drive (#7004) in Effingham, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Illinois projects top St. Louis Regional Freightway's $9B priority list, ... One of the largest single projects is a $1.2 billion improvement of Interstate 270 from Illinois 157 to I-70. Read More

The location of the accident was on Interstate 70 westbound at the 45-mile marker in rural Greenville, Illinois The Decedent, identified as: Bryan James Schuetz Pittsburgh,' Read More Dothager - Young ... Read More

The northbound and eastbound lanes of Interstate 55 and Interstate 70 running through north Collinsville will be shut down from Friday evening until the end of the month. The Illinois Department ... Read More

The Bond County Coroner's office has released the identity of the man who was killed after he exited an ambulance onto a metro-east interstate early Monday. Bryan Schuetz, 38, of Pittsburgh, ... Read More

A person was fatally struck by a semitruck early Monday morning in Bond County, following an unusual sequence of events | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

An ambulance patient became combative, exited the stopped vehicle, ran into traffic and was hit by a semitruck, according to ISP. Read More

A person was struck and killed by a semi truck after they exited an ambulance on Interstate 70 at around 2:55 a.m. Monday morning. According to an Illinois State Police press release, the incident ... Read More

A person was left dead overnight Monday morning after being struck by a truck while exiting an ambulance in Greenville. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), the crash took place shortly ... Read More

A person was struck and killed by a semi truck after they exited an ambulance on Interstate 70 at around 2:55 a.m. Monday morning.. According to an Illinois State Police press release, the ... Read More

COLLINSVILLE The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that a full closure of Interstate 55 / 70 northbound / eastbound between Illinois 157 ... Read More

The executive director of Summit County Children Services sustained serious injuries, according to the department. Her husband, Joe Holtzmann, died. Read More

One person was killed and another person injured in a crash in Cumberland County, Illinois. State police responded to I-70 eastbound, Monday afternoon, about seven miles west of Greenup. The person ... Read More

One person is dead and another has been flown to a hospital with injuries after a multi-vehicle crash in Cumberland County. Illinois State Police responded to I-70 eastbound just after 1 p.m. on ... Read More

On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said a tired bus driver was the primary cause of the deadly Interstate 70 bus crash in Highland, Illinois. Read More

Argenta, IL Severe Weather Alert star_ratehome. 25 ... east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. Ice accumulations will be confined to areas along and south of Interstate 70. Read More

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed over Vail Pass due to inclement weather, according to an Eagle County Alert at 3:15 p.m. Monday. The closure begins in East Vail at mile marker 180 and ... Read More

A massive pileup on Interstate 70 south of Champaign has kept the highway closed for hours Sunday. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), a crash with at least 40 vehicles involved closed I-70 ... Read More

All lanes of Interstate 70 in southern Illinois are closed after a multi-vehicle crash, Illinois State Police said. Read More

Illinois Department of Transporation Engineer ... while areas just north of Interstate 70 are likely to experience primarily snow. In Litchfield, a combination of wet sleet is expected to ... Read More

FRIDAY AFTERNOON LOOKS UP. HEADING YOUR FORECAST. WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AT 11. INTERSTATE 85 IS REOPENED TONIGHT AFTER A BOMB THREAT. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE ... Read More

GREENVILLE - All lanes of Interstate 85 in Greenville County are ... The driver, a man from Illinois, will be identified later, the agency said. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded ... Read More

No one was injured following an incident Sunday afternoon where shots were reported fired at oncoming traffic on I-70 in Effingham County. The incident happened at about 3:11pm. Illinois State Police ... Read More

Three tractor-trailer semis were involved in a collision Sunday evening on I-70 eastbound. The crash occurred at 5:16pm at mile marker 100, within the interstate construction zone north of Teutopolis. Read More

Ryel died in a crash Oct. 16. Here's what we know. Ryel was killed in a two-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 70 between Martinsville and Marshall, Illinois, according to WTWO News in Farmersburg, ... Read More

An Oklahoma man known for his TikTok videos died Wednesday in a crash after announcing he would be driving to Florida to help with hurricane relief. Read More

A crash on I-70 between Martinsville and Marshall, Illinois caused the east-bound lane to be closed. Multiple fire engines, ambulances and a tow truck were ... Read More

One motorist was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that occurred at about 4:43 p.m. Wednesday on I-70 eastbound between Martinsville and Marshall. The State Police is releasing ... Read More

Illinois State Police are investigating a crash on I-70 that resulted in a death. At approximately 4:43 p.m., ISP Troop 9 responded to Interstate 70 eastbound at milepost 141 between Martinsville and ... Read More

Part of I-70 eastbound was shut down for a few hours Sunday evening after two semi-trucks collided. State Police said around 5:42 p.m., troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash, both of which were ... Read More

A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an interview with a 17-year-old Ohio girl who concedes that ... Read More

said she was traveling with her mother and brother to visit her mother's boyfriend in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis. An accident on Interstate 70 earlier that night diverted loads of traffic onto ... Read More

Elk Grove Village, IL (September 27, 2024) - A tragic incident occurred Wednesday night when a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 90. According to the Illinois State Police, ... Read More

TROY, Ill. - One person was killed and another was injured in a crash early Wednesday morning on Interstate 55 in Madison County. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded at about 4:15 a ... Read More

TROY - Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn has identified Patricia A. Corey, 65, of Troy, Illinois, as the victim of a fatal traffic accident that ... Read More

Shortly after 5:15 p.m., Teutopolis and Montrose Fire Departments responded to a multi-vehicle accident on I-70 eastbound between the I-57 north exit ... the crash. Illinois State Police are ... Read More

Clark County in southeastern Illinois is bisected by Interstate 70 and politically is ... of rural Illinois - it doesn't disguise the fact that 90 percent of Illinois EVs are registered in Chicago and ... Read More

A newlywed couple and the mother of the woman were all killed when a semi-truck crashed on eastbound Interstate 70 near Ward Road around 8:20 a.m. Thursday and spilled its load of pipes onto the ... Read More

A Greenville man is dead after a dump truck hit an overpass while doing roadwork on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County Thursday morning. Deputies were called to respond to the crash at ... Read More

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Emergency responders are on the scene of a crash on Interstate 57 in Franklin County, Illinois. According to the Franklin County EMA, the crash happened in the ... Read More

According to the alert, the crash sits on the northbound side of I-57 at mile-marker 70. The closest listed exit is the Benton exit. Officials ask drivers to avoid the area if possible. Read More

For example, Ervin said crews were working this week on Interstate 55 in Logan County. Once all of the signs are up, motorists will be able to drive 70 mph on nearly 90 percent of Illinois ... Read More

I-55 is a serious interstate freeway bisecting the nation by means of the Midwest. The 965-mile freeway connects Chicago, Illinois, and New Orleans. It's the first route for touring from the Nice ... Read More

Climate change, convenience and tax incentives are just a few factors that have motivated more Americans to buy electric vehicles (EVs) in recent years. A shift toward EVs has led the nation's public ... Read More

Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 announces the arrest of 35-year-old Johnny E. Green of McLeansboro, IL for Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (Class 2 Felony) and Reckless ... Read More

Experts say these programs mostly cover children, the elderly and those with disabilities. Bommarito Automotive SKYFOX is above an accident at 70 and St. Charles Rock Road, where a tractor trailer ... Read More

A fatal crash led to delays for all westbound traffic on Interstate 70 on Indy's east side Monday night. Vigil held for woman killed in hit-and-run on east ' News / May 31, 2024 / 10:29 PM EDT ... Read More

The victim of an apparent drowning on Sunday in a private pond just south of Interstate 70 near Altamont has been identified as Jacob McGuire, 30, of Montrose, according to ... Read More

The Effingham County Dive Rescue Team was called out to help the Altamont Police Department after the body of a man was found in a pond just south of Interstate ... Read More

Reconstruction of westbound Interstate 70 from just east of the I-57 / 70 interchange to just east of the Cumberland / Effingham County line, east of Montrose, will start Tuesday. The Illinois ... Read More

Two crashes resulting in fatalities occurred on eastbound Interstate 70 in Bond County Saturday evening. The first crash happened at 4:30pm, west of Greenville. Illinois State Police report a semi and ... Read More

A 42-year-old man died in a crash between a semi-truck and a sedan in central Kansas on Sunday. The accident was reported shortly before midnight in Saline County along I-70, Kansas Highway Patrol ... Read More

ISP troopers responded to eastbound I-70 just west of milepost 151 around 5:41 p.m. for a crash involving a squad car that was struck by another car. Read More

Snow blanketed Effingham County Friday, leading to poor conditions on local roadways and several traffic accidents, some resulting in minor injuries. Read More

The following morning, it was off across Illinois and Iowa via Interstate 80 to join forces ... southwest to Denver and then west on Interstate 70 into the Rockies, through the Eisenhower Tunnel and ... Read More

CLARK COUNTY, IL (WTWO-WAWV) - Clark County dispatch confirms that an accident on Interstate 70 in Clark County has blocked lanes near Mile Maker 134. Illinois State Police are in charge of the ... Read More

CLARK COUNTY, Ill. (WTHI) - One person is dead after a crash in Interstate 70 near Marshall. It happened around 7:20 Tuesday morning, just east of the Marshall exit. The Marshall Fire Protection ... Read More

Illinois State Police said a truck driven by Benjamin Myers ... Westbound traffic was routed off onto U.S. Highway 40 at exit 154 after the crash. The interstate reopened around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday. Read More

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Interstate 70 is currently down to one lane in Effingham County as Illinois State Police respond to a two-semi crash. Average gas price in Illinois falls below $3 ... Read More

A stretch of westbound Interstate 70 in Bond County was shut down from just after nine Friday until three in the afternoon. Read More

One person died and two others were injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 70 in Bond County Friday, Illinois State Police said. A cargo van was traveling east on I-70 and crossed the center median ... Read More

Plans for a new highway connector from Illinois 3 in Fairmont City to Illinois 203 near World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison are designed to improve traffic flow for ... (Interstate 55-70) ... Read More

One person was killed in a crash Friday morning on I-70 in Effingham County. The crash happened about 1am in the eastbound lanes, about two miles west of Altamont. Read More

NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy speaks on the I-70 bus crash. With her is Col. Charles Jones, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Kenneth Bragg of the NTSB ... Read More

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that bridge repairs this weekend will cause a temporary closure of portions of Interstate 55 and Interstate 70. Read More

Crash involving concrete truck leads to I-70 closure near North Split ... Read More

"Traffic on I-70 was shut ... on Highway 40 in Teutopolis, about 93 miles southeast of Springfield, and involved a semi-truck carrying 7,500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia, the Illinois ... Read More

The accident also led to an increased presence from both the Illinois State Police and the Effingham County Sheriff's Office on I-70. Rose and Niemerg held a press conference Friday to discuss their ... Read More

Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose (R - Mahomet) and Illinois State Representative Adam Niemerg (R - Teutopolis) held a press conference Friday unveiling ... Read More

There also have been fatal accidents in the construction zone on I-70. State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, said he has been trying to get Illinois Department of Transportation officials to address ... Read More