A project to widen part of Interstate 57 from four lanes to six will be finished by the end of this year, although a separate project in Cabot will soon continue. Read More

ARDOT reports that the 2.5-mile Interstate 57 widening project in Jacksonville is 92% complete and expected to finish in late 2026. Read More

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Traffic is being diverted off Interstate 57 in Rantoul after a two-car crash Tuesday. It happened in the southbound lanes at milepost 248 just after 4:40 p.m. Troopers ... Read More

A new bridge over Interstate 57 near Johnston City, Illinois has reopened to traffic. Read More

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - An overturned tractor-trailer is blocking traffic on Interstate 57 in Lawrence County. The Arkansas Department of Transportation reported the crash at 3:25 p.m. at mile ... Read More

Authorities say one person is dead, and another is recovering in the hospital after two crashes, including a hit-and-run, along I-57 on Sunday evening. According to Illinois State Police troopers, the ... Read More

Northbound lanes on I-57 in the south suburbs were closed early Monday morning for a reported shooting investigation, with state police on scene and major traffic impacts for the rush hour commute. Read More

A car crash involving an IDOT vehicle on I-57 has left one person dead and another hurt. Read More

In Cabot, construction has begun on a $53.9 million project revamping the Interstate 57 and Highway 5 interchange with a new design aimed at easing traffic. Read More

Set for Monday, June 22, the interchange at Highway 5 and Interstate 57 (I-57) in Cabot will undergo a temporary traffic shift to support ongoing construction e ... Read More

Crews responded to a crash on northbound Interstate 57, between the West Frankfort and Benton exits, on Thursday morning, June 4. Read More

The interchange between Highway 5 and Interstate 57 will become what's known as a "single-point urban interchange," with construction expected to finish in 2028. Read More

As construction continues along Interstate 57 in Central Arkansas, state transportation officials are now offering drivers a new way to track progress. Read More

Update: Officials confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the grass fire has been extinguished. BALD KNOB, Ark. - Crews are responding to a grass fire just off Interstate 57 near Bald Knob on Thursday. Read More

In Ruben Lujano's final moments alive, his family says he was out of his car, trying to help others after getting into a crash on I-57. That's when, witnesses say, a speeding car hit and killed the 50 ... Read More

The families of the three men who were killed in a crash on Interstate 57 early Wednesday morning are pushing for more answers about what happened. Read More

The Arkansas Department of Transportation said construction on Interstate 57 in Jacksonville is almost finished, with the project's completion date set for 6 months earlier than originally ... Read More

Three people were killed, and five others were injured after a car crashed into a group of people near a separate collision on an Illinois highway. Read More

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Traffic along I-57 just outside of North Little Rock is currently being impacted due to an accident. According to reports, the accident happened on Interstate 57 southbound ... Read More

Powerful bands of lake-effect snow brought traffic parts of I-57 south of Chicago to a standstill amid whiteout conditions Monday morning. The National Weather Service is warning drivers to use ... Read More

A crash involving a semi shut down a portion of Interstate 57 in Union County on Saturday morning, November 8. Read More

At least one person is dead after a crash in North Little Rock Tuesday morning. Officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation reported the crash just after 9 a.m. between Interstate 57 and ... Read More

A rollover crash involving a semi along an expressway off-ramp in the south suburbs caused some backups for drivers on Tuesday morning. The crash unfolded on the Exit 345 B off-ramp to westbound I-80 ... Read More

Three people were killed and another was injured early Sunday in a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway, where it splits off into the Bishop Ford Freeway and I-57 on Chicago's South Side.Illinois State ... Read More

Sun-Times file photo Share Three people were killed in a car crash early Sunday on the Dan Ryan Expressway at the Interstate 57 split, according to Illinois State Police. The crash happened about 1:50 ... Read More

Troopers with the Illinois State Police are on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 in Champaign. State Police said the crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. on I-57 northbound, near ... Read More

A driver was injured in a crash on I-57 northbound south of Bonnie, Illinois involving a pickup and a semi truck. Read More

A car hit a pedestrian on Interstate 57 early Sunday morning and shut down the southbound lanes in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.At 4:41 a.m., Illinois State Police were called to southbound I-57 ... Read More

Southbound Interstate 57 in Chicago was closed for several hours after a pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday morning. According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred near milepost 355 at ... Read More

The Arkansas Highway Commission heard from Arkansas Department of Transportation officials about bid letting, construction and maintenance -- including an update on the widening of Interstate 57 in ... Read More

It will reopen on Friday morning. The closures will begin at 7:30 each night and finish by 5 a.m. Anyone traveling during those timeframes should leave the interstate using Exit 57 and then re-enter ... Read More

A section of Interstate 57 in Franklin County was blocked early on Monday morning after a semi overturned and spilled 46,000 pounds of applesauce. Read More

The Illinois Department of Transportation will close all lanes of Interstate 57 between exits 65 and 59 starting at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Read More

A police investigation shut down all lanes on northbound I-94 near the I-57 split Friday afternoon, prompting traffic on both highways. Read More

Illinois State Police Troop 5 responded Thursday for the report of a single-vehicle traffic crash involving an overturned semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 57. Read More

Authorities investigated a shooting incident on Interstate 57 on Friday morning which resulted in one person facing a gun charge. Read More

The driver of the pickup truck, 55-year-old Rebecca Dawson of Peosta, Iowa told first arriving Marion County Sheriff's Deputies she fell asleep before running into the median. Initial reports indicate ... Read More

Part of Interstate 57, south of Paxton, is down to one lane. The Illinois State Police said the northbound road is partially closed at milepost 257 because the right lane buckled. State Police expects ... Read More

The right lane of Interstate 57 northbound is closed at milepost 257 south of Paxton as Illinois Department of Transportation crews work to repair buckled pavement. Read More

Northbound traffic on Interstate 57 is reduced to a single lane at milepost 257, just south of Paxton, due to a buckled right lane. Read More

Interstate 57 northbound is partially shut down in Champaign County after a truck tractor semi-trailer overturned. The Illinois State Police said it happened around milepost 236. Just before 12:15 p.m ... Read More

Interstate 57 northbound is partially shut down in Champaign County after a truck tractor semi-trailer overturned. The Illinois State Police said it happened around milepost 236. Just before 12:15 p.m ... Read More

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A crash Saturday night in Jefferson County, Illinois, led to the death of one person. According to the Ill. State Police, troopers responded to the crash on Interstate ... Read More

State Police say the driver was killed, and a passenger injured, in a single vehicle crash Saturday night on I-57 southbound near milepost 89, about six miles south of Mt. Vernon. Preliminary ... Read More

The Illinois State Police Division of Patrol Troop 9 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 are actively investigating reports of Vehicular Endangerment in Effingham and Shelby counties, ... Read More

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police are appealing for help in tracking down suspects who have been hurling objects off overpasses along Interstate 57 in Effingham and Shelby counties, damaging vehicles ... Read More

Illinois State Police and Division of Patrol Troop 9 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 are investigating reports of vehicular endangerment in Effingham and Shelby ... Read More

At least one person is hurt following a single-vehicle rollover crash on northbound I-57 in Champaign on Monday. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. between Interstates 72 and 74. Officials with the ... Read More

The southbound lanes of Interstate 57 have reopened after a person was fatally hit by a vehicle early Sunday morning in the south suburbs. The crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. near Vollmer Road in ... Read More

The southbound lanes of I-57 are closed after a fatal crash early Sunday morning near Vollmer Road in south suburban Country Club Hills. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to the ... Read More

A person has died and southbound Interstate 57 was closed near suburban Country Club Hills after a crash Sunday morning. Read More

PULASKI COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois State Police say Interstate 57 is back open after a crash Monday afternoon. According to ISP, there was a crash on I-57 southbound near the 9 mile marker in ... Read More

ISP said there is a crash on I-57 southbound near the 9 mile marker in Pulaski County. I-57 southbound is closed at the Ullin exit, and traffic is being diverted to Old U.S. 51. This is a developing ... Read More

A semi-truck crash on Interstate 57 caused a road closure and traffic diversion. Illinois State Police Troop 10 responded to a crash involving a rolled over truck tractor semi-trailer on July 21 at ... Read More

All lanes are reopened on Interstate 57 following a semi-truck fire in Coles County Friday afternoon. At approximately 12:40 p.m., Illinois State Police Troop 7 responded to I-57 southbound milepost ... Read More

A Champaign County road is shut down after a semi-truck crashed into a guardrail on I-57 Wednesday morning. Just after 9:30 a.m., State Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle semi-truck crash ... Read More

PESOTUM, Ill. (WAND) - Part of Interstate 57 North at milepost 222 near Pesotum was blocked Wednesday morning after a crash. The right lane was blocked, and traffic was backed up. As of 10:33 a.m. all ... Read More

The Arkansas Department of Transportation announced planned road closures in Jacksonville starting this weekend. Read More

A semi-truck rollover spilled dirt on I-57, closing northbound lanes near Richton Park with no injuries reported. Read More

REO Speedwagon's Terry Luttrell fell asleep and rolled his car in June 2025 on Interstate 57 outside Champaign, Illinois. Read More

All lanes are shut down on I-57 after a rollover crash on Tuesday, according to Illinois State Police. Just before 12:15 a.m. Illinois State Police shut down northbound lanes at Sauk Trail. It is not ... Read More

Chicago police are investigating a crash that occurred on the city's Far South Side just before 8 p.m. Friday evening. Police say an Acura was driving southbound in the 10300 block of S. Read More

Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash near the I-57 / I-24 split. Read More

A husband and wife from Florida have been identified as the victims of Saturday's deadly crash on Interstate 57 in Neoga. Read More

CALUMET PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- All lanes of I-57 were shut down after a pedestrian was hit by a car on the interstate on Tuesday, video shows. Chopper 7 was over the scene as first responders shut down ... Read More

Cellphone video obtained exclusively by ABC7 showed the rush to save an injured driver after his large truck flipped over Saturday morning with gas spilling out on I-57 on Chicago's South Side. Read More

Illinois State Police said a portion of Interstate 57 is down to one lane following a semi-truck crash in Coles County. State Police is urging drivers to use caution while traveling on I-57 southbound ... Read More

JACKSON COUNTY, Ark. - A grass fire is burning near Interstate 57 in Jackson County Wednesday afternoon. Arkansas Department of Transportation cameras show the smoke billowing near the Possum Grape ... Read More

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - Construction on Highway 67 / 167 (Interstate 57) in Jacksonville will cause full weekend closures. Officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation said crews will be ... Read More

She was behind the wheel of a car that slammed into a guard rail around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday near 111th Street in the Morgan Park neighborhood, state police said. Read More

Interstate 57 is closed and traffic is being diverted to Interstate 24 eastbound after a crash involving two semi-trucks. Read More

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - One person was hospitalized following a rollover crash on Interstate 57 in Franklin County, Illinois. According to Illinois State Police, at around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday ... Read More

While assisting a stalled semi-truck on Interstate 57, Illinois State Police responded to two separate crashes in the same area. Read More

The City of Jacksonville discussed the impact of the ongoing construction project transitioning from Highway 67 / 167 to Interstate 57."This project is more than ... Read More

Both crashes on have been cleared and all lanes are open, state police said. SADORUS - Traffic is still reduced to one lane at milepost 228 on I-57 northbound as first responders address a ... Read More

Authorities are reporting a crash involving multiple vehicles on I-57 SB in Jefferson County on Thursday morning. Read More

A crash on Interstate 57 is blocking northbound traffic near Jacksonville Monday morning. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the crash was reported around 6:48 a.m. between Cabot ... Read More

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Lanes on Interstate 57 are now clear after a crash near Jacksonville Monday morning. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the crash was reported around 6:48 a.m. Read More

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A crash on Interstate 57 is blocking northbound traffic near Jacksonville Monday morning. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the crash was reported around 6:48 ... Read More

The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency said a semi-truck has jackknifed in the northbound lanes of I-57 in the 67 mile marker area. The truck was reported to be blocking traffic as well. Read More

Dear On-Ramp Oracle: Recently, a shiny new stretch of highway was christened Interstate 57, but it lies west of Interstate 55. Has the sacred order of odd and even numbered interstates been ... Read More

EFFINGHAM - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a 6-mile patching project on the six lanes of Interstate 57 / 70 and the three interchanges through Effingham will begin Monday, Sept ... Read More

The Illinois State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 near Rantoul on Wednesday. Officials said the crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the southbound lanes close to the ... Read More

According to State Police, around 2:33 a.m., officers responded to I-57 southbound at Route 45 (milepost 220) after it was reported that a semi-truck hit the Route 45 overpass, becoming stuck. No one ... Read More

Crews are working to clear the scene of a HAZMAT spill Friday morning on Interstate 57 in Franklin County, Illinois. Read More

Both lanes of southbound I-57 have reopened to traffic, State Police said. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Southbound Interstate 57 is currently shut down due to a pickup truck fire near Champaign. State ... Read More

All northbound lanes were closed on I-57 and have since reopened as police investigated after a person was hit and killed by a vehicle on the interstate Sunday afternoon on the city's South Side. Read More

A person was hit and killed by a vehicle Sunday afternoon on an interstate on Chicago's South Side. The crash happened around 2:17 p.m. on I-57 near West 99th Street, Illinois State Police. ABC7 ... Read More

All lanes of northbound I-57 have reopened, State Police said. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Northbound traffic on Interstate 57 is being diverted off the highway in Champaign due to a burning semi-truck. Read More