A rural Champaign County woman died in an early morning accident near Effingham Friday along Interstate 57, according to a news release. 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

The lane that was closed on I-57 in Champaign due to a two-truck crash leaving debris in the road has been reopened. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - A crash ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - The reconstruction of the Interstate 57 / 74 interchange is in its final stages, but ramp closures are still taking place as construction crews finish the years-long project. 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 COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Drivers are asked to use caution after a crash took place Monday morning on I-72 eastbound to I-57 southbound in Champaign County. Illinois State Police said troopers ... 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

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

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - Multiple crashes and slide offs are being reported on Interstate 57 in Champaign County. Illinois State Police troopers said multiple commercial vehicle crashes have ... Read More

Part of Interstate 57 was shut down in Champaign Wednesday evening when a semi-truck became '?fully engulfed in flames.'? Shortly after 9 p.m., Illinois State Police troopers responded to I-57 ... 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

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Both lanes of I-57 southbound were closed Monday morning after a semi-truck crashed. Around 4:26 a.m., State Police responded to milepost 254 near Rantoul for reports ... Read More

Three people were hurt late Thursday night in a crash on I-57 in Champaign County. The crash happened around 11:49 p.m. two miles north of the Pesotum exit. State Police told WCIA that only one ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that pavement patching of ramps at the Interstate 57 / 72 interchange in Champaign begins Jul ... Read More

Illinois State Police Troop 7 responded to two separate traffic incidents on I-57 northbound near Thomasboro in Champaign County on Thursday.The first incident ... Read More

A bill passed in this year's legislative session would allow State Police to use images obtained from automatic license plate readers in cases involving human trafficking and involuntary servitude. Read More

A Chicago firefighter was hurt when his vehicle was struck Thursday night as he responded to a car fire on I-57, CFD officials said. 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

(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, Ill. (WAND) - A crash with multiple vehicles has closed portions of Interstate 57 southbound south of Champaign. Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 6:15 a.m. and that the ... Read More

The left lane of southbound I-57 is closed at Pesotum due to a two-vehicle crash Monday morning. The crash happened just after 11 a.m. near the exit to Route 45. Officials with the Illinois State ... Read More

the Interstate-57 / 74 interchange reconstruction in the Champaign-Urbana area and capacity improvements to I-57 in southern Illinois. Read More

CHAMPAIGN - An Illinois state trooper died as the result of injuries ... was involved in a two-vehicle crash on East Leverett Road at County Road 1300 E, about 2 miles east of Interstate 57. The ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN - An Illinois state trooper from St. Joseph died as the result ... was involved in a two-vehicle crash on East Leverett Road at County Road 1300 E, about 2 miles east of Interstate 57. The ... Read More

RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) - The Illinois State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 near Rantoul on Wednesday. UPDATE: Champaign home 'heavily damaged' in fire, no one hurt ... Read More

The Illinois Department of Transportation is starting work on the Interstate 72 / 57 interchange ahead of a larger reconstruction project that will begin next year. Kamala Harris New Poll Shows ... Read More

(WCIA) - The Illinois Department of Transportation is closing down a ... One hurt in Monday morning semi crash on I-57 in Champaign County IDOT only expects the closure to last a day. Motorists should ... Read More

A motorcyclist from Alabama has died in Central Illinois one week after he was hurt in a traffic accident. Stephen Thuney, the interim Coroner of Champaign County, said the crash happened in Effingham ... Read More

Traffic is backed up and being diverted from the southbound lane of the I-57 due to a car fire in south Champaign. Drivers are asked to enter the area with caution and use US Route 45 to Pesotum as an ... Read More

Champaign County Sheriff's deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident in Somer Township near Thomasboro, Illinois that resulted in the death of 33-year-old Molly Zabinski of Palatine at ... 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

That's just a complete freak accident. That's just what's so terrible about it,'? said Tom Franey, who owns a Champaign-based trucking company. In his 30 years in the industry, Franey ... Read More

That's just a complete freak accident. That's just what's so terrible about it,'? said Tom Franey, who owns a Champaign-based trucking company. In his 30 years in the industry, Franey ... Read More

The Champaign County coroner identified that Tyler S. Flynn, 34, of Dewey, and Muharem Ugarak, 48, of St. Louis, Missouri, were killed in a car crash Monday. State police said ... Read More

Tragedy struck Christmas Day when a vehicle slid off an overpass and landed on top of a semi-trailer on Interstate 57 near Ludlow, killing both drivers. The crash on I-57 in northern Champaign County ... Read More

The Champaign County Coroner, Stephen E. Thuney, has identified the motorists involved in a motor vehicle crash near mile marker 252 on I-57, just north of Rant ... Read More

I-57 remains closed hours later after a fatal crash two miles north of Rantoul in Champaign County. Illinois State Police report that two people died as a result of the crash. At approximately 2:50 p. 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

PAXTON - Three Champaign County residents were arrested on felony drug ... on Ottawa Road near John Street east of the Interstate 57 interchange on the city's southwest side. Arrested were the vehicle ... 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

First responders in Champaign are on the scene of a crash that involved a pickup truck driving off Interstate 57 and into a pond. The crash happened near 1300 Cobblestone Way in Champaign. A person ... Read More