Semi crash shuts down portion of I-290 ahead of rush hour

ELMHURST, Ill. — A crash involving a semi truck shut down a portion of the inbound Eisenhower Expressway early Thursday morning.

The crash unfolded overnight along the inbound lanes of I-290, just past East St. Charles Road, along the border of Elmhurst and Berkeley.

According to the Illinois State Police, the driver of the truck lost control and drove through temporary concrete barriers before becoming partially wedged between the construction barricades that separated a newly constructed road and the old road.

Because of the crash, crews have shut down all inbound lanes of I-290 from St. Charles Road and I-294…

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