I-55 Accident Today in Illinois

Accident News Reports

• New details in fatal I-55 crash; Study calls It Illinois' most dangerous highway

  • Illinois
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Jan 13, 2026 8:01pm
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  According to a new study, I-55 is ranked number one as the most dangerous highways to travel on in the state. From 2019 to 2023, I-55 has seen a total of 108 fatal crashes, with more than 40% of them ... Read More

• Service announced for mother, daughter killed in crash on Interstate 55

  • Illinois
  • Springfield
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Jan 12, 2026 02:41am
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  A service for a mother and daughter killed in a crash on Interstate 55 has been scheduled for this week. The lives of Jennifer Damm, 37, and Kendyn Renee Damm, 8, will be celebrated at The Roads ... Read More

• Driver killed when car went airborne, crashed through I-55 barrier in Romeoville identified

  • Illinois
  • Northbound

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Jan 09, 2026 04:20am
  A person was killed in a violent crash early Thursday morning on the Stevenson Expressway in Romeoville, forcing the closure of northbound I-55 during the morning rush. Read More

• Police identify driver killed after car goes airborne, crashes through barrier onto I-55

  • Illinois
  • I-55 Near Plainfield

  • source: Bing
  • 26 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 2:20pm
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  A 20-year-old was killed after police said he lost control of his vehicle and crashed through a barrier wall and onto I-55. Read More

• Lanes reopened on I-55 hours after Romeoville man, 20, killed in violent crash

  • Illinois
  • I-55 Near Romeoville

  • source: Bing
  • 29 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 09:15am
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  A young man from Romeoville was killed in a high-speed crash on I-55 Thursday morning that prompted the closure of several lanes on the interstate for roughly 4 hours. Around 4:30 a.m., a 3-vehicle ... Read More

• Speeding car goes airborne, lands on I-55, killing driver, in Romeoville

  • Illinois
  • Northbound

  • source: Bing
  • 40 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 08:25am
  Northbound lanes are shut down on I-55 after a fatal crash in which a car went airborne and landed on the expressway in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning. Read More

• Vehicle crashes through concrete sound barrier wall, leaving 1 dead in I-55 wreck near Romeoville

  • Illinois
  • I55

  • source: Bing
  • 32 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 08:06am
  One person has died early Thursday during a three vehicle collision caused when a vehicle plowed through a concrete sound barrier wall and landed on I-55 near Romeoville. At 3:46 a.m. Illinois State ... Read More

• 1 killed after car drives through barrier onto I-55; NB lanes blocked

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 23 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 06:49am
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  A deadly crash has shut down traffic on I-55 in the southwest suburbs Thursday morning, Romeoville police said. Read More

• Lanes shut down on I-55 after deadly crash in Romeoville, Illinois

  • Illinois
  • Northbound

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 05:52am
  A fatal crash has shut down northbound lanes on I-55 in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning. Filming nude scenes helped Sarah Shahi embrace her body. Playing an unhappy wife made her realize ... Read More

• Northbound I-55 closed after car goes airborne, lands on expressway in Romeoville, Illinois

  • Illinois
  • Northbound

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jan 08, 2026 05:50am
  Northbound lanes are shut down on I-55 after a fatal crash in which a car went airborne and landed on the expressway in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning. Read More

• Fatal crash shuts down northbound lanes on I-55 in Romeoville, Illinois

  • Illinois
  • I55

  • source: Bing
  • 27 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 05:33am
  A fatal crash has shut down northbound lanes on I-55 in Romeoville, Illinois, early Thursday morning. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash at milepost 260 ... Read More

• Deadly crash on I-55 shuts down northbound traffic

  • Illinois
  • Stevenson Expy N

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 04:50am
  A person died in a three-car crash Thursday morning on the Stevenson Expressway, shutting down northbound traffic during rush hour. Read More

• Deadly crash in Romeoville shuts down portion of I-55 ahead of rush hour

  • Illinois
  • Northbound

  • source: Bing
  • 20 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 04:41am
  A deadly crash along I-55 in the southwest suburbs is causing some backups for drivers on Thursday morning. According to Illinois State Police, the crash unfolded around 3:45 a.m. in the northbound ... Read More

• Driver killed after car goes airborne, crashes through barrier on I-55 in Romeoville

  • Illinois
  • Frontage Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 20 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 04:08am
  The BriefA speeding vehicle went airborne from Frontage Road and crashed onto northbound I-55 in Romeoville early Thursday. The driver of that vehicle was killed, and another driver suffered ... Read More

• Driver ID'd following deadly crash on I-55 in Romeoville

  • Illinois
  • Frontage Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 03:51am
  A 20-year-old man was identified Thursday afternoon following a deadly crash on I-55 in Romeoville. According to Romeoville police, the crash unfolded just before 4:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of ... Read More

• Fatal I-55 crash shuts down lanes in southwest suburbs; 'major' traffic backups expected

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 21 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 02:54am
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  "This impacts you as you commute in from Joliet, from Plainfield," NBC 5 traffic reporter Kye Martin warned drivers. "This backup is all the way back to before the detour. You do not want to be stuck ... Read More

• Victims of fatal I-55 accident identified

  • Illinois
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 28 views
  • Jan 07, 2026 3:42pm
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  The two victims of a fatal accident on Interstate 55 this week have been identified. Jennifer Damm, 37, of Riverton and her 8-year old daughter Kendyn were killed when their vehicle slammed into a ... Read More

• Coroner identifies mother, 8-year-old daughter killed in I-55 crash

  • Illinois
  • I-72

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jan 07, 2026 12:50pm
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  Interstate 55 south reopened around noon Tuesday after a crash that left two people dead, including an eight-year-old girl. Read More

• Mother, 8-year-old daughter killed in I-55 crash in Springfield

  • Illinois
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 23 views
  • Jan 06, 2026 6:15pm
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  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Interstate 55 south will reopen around noon Tuesday after a crash left two people dead in Springfield. Illinois State Police troopers were called to I-55 south near the ... Read More

Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 6 days ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Exit ramp closed due to accident in #I-55 on I-55 NB off-ramp to EB I-80 #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 6 days ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident. Two right lanes blocked in #I-55 on I-55 SB before Route 53, solid traffic back to Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) (S) #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 6 days ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident. Two right lanes blocked in #I-55 on I-55 Outbound between Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) (S) and Joliet Rd (near I-355) #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident on right shoulder in #DanRyanExpyLanes on Dan Ryan (I-90/94) Expy Lanes NB before Stevenson Expy (I-55), solid traffic back to Pershing Rd #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident. Two lanes blocked in #I-55 on I-55 NB at I-80, solid traffic back to Bluff Rd #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

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