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

The city of Moline is redesigning the I-74 and John Deere Road interchange. IDOT says the new diverging diamond design will reduce crashes and improve traffic flow. 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

Drivers are being asked to take a different route after two semi trucks crashed and became '?fully engulfed'? in flames on Interstate 74 in Oakwood Sunday afternoon. In an email sent to WCIA, Illinois ... Read More

Eastbound traffic on Interstate 74 is closed near Oakwood following a crash involving two semi-trucks. According to the Illinois State Police, Troop 7 officers are on the scene of the crash with minor ... 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

VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Troopers are actively responding to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on I-74 in Vermilion County where '?injuries have been reported.'? Illinois State Police said the ... Read More

A vehicle fire closed the eastbound lanes of I-74 near Brimfield, IL on Friday, with no injuries reported and traffic being diverted at exit 71 onto U.S. Route 150. Read More

One person was injured in a three-car collision in Downtown Peoria on Friday morning, and the cause of the collision is still under investigation. Read More

A Tennessee man charged with reckless homicide in a Wednesday morning crash that killed a retired Tilton police chief will not be held in jail while he awaits the resolution ... Read More

Several ramps around Peoria will be closing for repairs starting June 2, impacting Interstate 74 / 474 / Illinois 6 and U.S. 150 / Illinois 6 interchanges for pavement and guardrail repairs, and drivers ... 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

Steve Cornett, who retired as Tilton police chief in 2017, died Wednesday after being hit by a vehicle while working as part of a road-construction crew on the Interstate 57 / 74 interchange in ... 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

MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A 62-year-old Peoria man was pronounced dead after a wreck on Interstate 74 near Morton on Thursday. Elbert Robinson died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the wreck, ... Read More

One person was killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 74 near Morton, Illinois, causing the closure of all eastbound lanes and one westbound lane. Read More

The Coal Valley Fire Protection District was dispatched to a commercial vehicle fire on I-74 Thursday, May 14. Read More

Several projects involving tree removal have or will take place in Moline in 2026 related to Interstate 74 interchange reconstruction, a city bicycle path and a new restaurant, according to officials ... Read More

Eastbound Interstate 74 in Knox County is closed for emergency pavement repairs on the bridge deck over the Spoon River, with traffic being detoured to U.S. 150 and expected delays, and the repairs ... Read More

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 74 near the interchange with Interstate 474 are closed due to a semi on fire, and people are being urged to avoid the area. Read More

More information is being released about the driver of a semi-trailer from Creve Coeur who led police on a chase through four Central Illinois counties. Read More

A Peoria man was arrested Monday after an armed robbery at a Marathon gas station west of Interstate 74. Robert L. Trader Jr., 48, was charged with armed robbery and an active warrant following an ... 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

One person was hospitalized with injuries following a crash involving a car and highway safety vehicle on I-74 in Vermilion County. On Tuesday at approximately 12:02 p.m., Illinois State Police Troop ... Read More

Part of Interstate 74 was closed on Saturday after a truck crash involving two Truck-Tractor Semi-Trailers near Le Roy, Illinois, resulting in one person being taken to the hospital with possible ... Read More

State Police said westbound traffic is being diverted off the interstate at mile marker 125 onto U.S. 150 to Carlock ... Read More

A semi truck overturned on Interstate 74 near Kickapoo, Illinois on Saturday afternoon, causing lane closures and an investigation, but no injuries were reported. Read More

Engineering and design has begun on a road extension that will give the city of Pekin much-needed direct access to a major interstate. Read More

This includes the following highway S: Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 4 and 37. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 9 and 33. Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 42. Read More

Drivers traveling on Interstate 74 near Peoria will notice that the speed limit now remains 55 mph for about a mile longer. A speed limit interchange, one which dictates a change from 55 mph to 70 mph ... Read More

An accident shut down eastbound lanes of Interstate 74 east of U.S. 150 in Vermilion County for several hours Friday. State police said a semi tractor-trailer was rear-ended by a pickup truck in a ... Read More

DANVILLE - Illinois State Police troopers are on scene of major crash on Interstate 74 eastbound east of U.S. 150 in Vermilion County. I-74 eastbound is shut down at milepost 214, and state police ... Read More

Extended lane closures are expected on I-74 near Danville due to a major accident. Seek an alternate route if possible, according to the Illinois State Police. Read More

Interstate 74 Eastbound at Farmer City has been reopened following a three-vehicle crash in DeWitt County Thursday evening. At approximately 7:39 p.m., Illinois State Police Troop 7 said that this ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Murray Baker Bridge (Peoria County) (#4186) in Brimfield, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! GroundTruth. WeatherBug for Advertisers. Sign ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 WB at Murray Baker Bridge West End (#4042) in Brimfield, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Kickapoo / Edwards Rd. (Exit 82) (#4220) in Brimfield, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Kickapoo / Edwards Rd. (Exit 82) (#4220) in Southport, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Murray Baker Bridge (Peoria County) (#4186) in Tazewell, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! 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

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The eastbound exit off Interstate 74 and onto Main Street in East Peoria is closed after a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning, the Illinois State Police said. Read More

EAST PEORIA ( 25News Now) - Illinois State Police said one person was injured Thursday morning in a crash on I-74 eastbound in East Peoria. The accident happened around 7:50 a.m. Thursday near the ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Mile Post 179.5 (#5009) in Ogden, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at EB Mackinaw Dells Rest Area (#4127) in Bloomington, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

PEORIA - More than 111,000 tons of concrete and 11 million pounds of steel beams helped rebuild an aging stretch of Interstate 74 through Peoria and East Peoria - downstate ... Read More

The Illinois State Police ... student Raymundo Bucio-Flores, of Bloomington. The collision happened just before 10 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 74 near milepost 139. Read More

A fatal head-on collision occurred early Friday morning on US Route 150 near Danville, claiming one life and leaving another | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in ... Read More

A devastating wrong-way collision on U.S. Route 150 in Vermilion County resulted in one fatality and left another | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident ... Read More

One person is dead following a crash on U.S. Route 150 near Danville Friday morning. The crash happened between Interstate 74 and Henning Road. Officials with the Illinois State Police said that at ... Read More

VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A major crash has shut down U.S. Route 150 in Vermilion County, just west of Danville. Read More

In Normal, Illinois, a wall of dust rolled toward a subdivision ... a serious multi-vehicle accident had been confirmed along Interstate 74 in DeWitt County. {This is a developing story. Read More

According to the Galesburg Police Department, they responded to the store at 9:21 p.m. Thursday in response to an armed robbery. Churn had allegedly fled the scene in a vehicle with a bag full of ... 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

Peoria, IL (May 6, 2025) - A two-vehicle crash disrupted eastbound traffic on Interstate 74 at the Murray Baker Bridge Monday afternoon. The Illinois State Police responded to the scene around 4:59 ... 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

The Spiegel building is located just west of the new Interstate 74 bridge. Moline bought the building ... '?It is a key part of activating the downtown but had to show positive feasibility ... Read More

One person is dead after a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes on I-74 collided head-on with a truck tractor semi-trailer.Illinois State Police s ... Read More

The new storefront is situated at 127 E. Ashland St. in Morton. The lot - which was formerly home to Ruby Tuesday - is located right off Interstate 74. Brooke McClaskey, the company's director of ... 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

Construction on Interstate 74 between Cunningham and Lincoln avenues will begin on March 31 in Urbana. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that this construction project ... Read More

A motor vehicle accident involving three semi-trucks and an SUV on I-74 eastbound at mile marker 215 resulted in the death of Brett W. Wagner, ... 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

Eastbound lanes on I-74 were closed for several hours Sunday night as Illinois State Police investigated a vehicle-cyclist crash. 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

Traffic came to a halt early Thursday evening after debris blocked the roadway on Interstate 74 near the Murray Baker ... Beth Crider with Peoria County ROE shared one initiative called Illinois ... Read More

Illinois State Police responded to a tractor-trailer rollover crash that left one person injured early Saturday morning in Piatt County. At approximately 3:17 a.m., State Police Troop 7 responded to ... Read More

All lanes of traffic on Interstate 74 near Gilson in Knox County have reopened after a two-vehicle collision killed two and sent one the hospital. _________________________________________________ ... Read More

The Knox County Sheriff's Office says a portion of I-74 is closed due to a crash. According to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office, interstate 74 closed down due to a multi-vehicle crash at the ... Read More

Eastbound Interstate 74 is shut down. Drivers heading east will be redirected at exit 54 and can take U.S. Highway 150 F to Illinois Route 78 near Brimfield to access Interstate 74 at Exit 71 or ... Read More

(WMBD) - Two people are dead after a collision where a person was going the wrong way on Interstate 74 as it goes through ... life=-threatening injuries, the Illinois State Police confirmed. Read More

DANVILLE - Police are reporting the arrest of three men on weapons charges following two traffic stops Wednesday night. Deonte J. Anderson, a 22-year-old man from Rock Island, and Gavin Jeffries, a 22 ... Read More

Up to 2 inches of snow could lead to slippery roads throughout Central Illinois on Tuesday morning, meteorologists warned. ? Drivers, please slow down and give plenty of room to the other vehicles ... 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