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Three-Vehicle Crash Shuts Northbound I-55 Near Lemont, Killing Two and Injuring One

Troopers blocked northbound lanes at Lemont, diverting vehicles at I-355 after the pre-dawn collision.

A three-vehicle fatal crash on the Stevenson Expressway near Lemont left at least two people dead on Sunday, June 22.
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Overview

  • The collision occurred around 3:26 a.m. Sunday just south of Lemont Road in DuPage County.
  • Two people died at the scene and another was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries.
  • Illinois State Police troopers arrived by 3:30 a.m. and have opened an investigation into the crash.
  • All northbound I-55 lanes remain closed at Lemont and ramps from I-355 to I-55 are also shut for crash response.
  • This incident follows a series of recent deadly and disruptive highway crashes in the Chicago suburbs.