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3 days ago
TotalTrafficCHIClosed due to accident in #WoodfordCounty on I-39 NB between Minonk Interchange (Exit 27) and Route 17 (Exit 35) #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap
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Closed due to ice build-up in #Richmond on Route 173 EB between Greenwood Rd and Broadway St #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap
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Closed due to ice build-up in #Richmond on Route 173 EB/WB between Greenwood Rd and Broadway St #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap
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Closed due to police activity in #Antioch on Route 173 (Rosecrans Rd) EB between US 45 and Crawford Rd #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap
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Expect lane restrictions for roadway improvementRoute 17 IL News Reports
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Horse trailer rolls over in blowing snow on I-74 near Galesburg, ISP says
- Illinois
- US 34 Near Galesburg
- source: Bing
- 24 views
- Mar 17, 2026 09:18am
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Eastbound 74 is closed between Woodhull and Galesburg, with traffic being rerouted onto Illinois Route 17, said ISP. Read More
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Coroner identifies man, woman killed after car crashes head-on into semi-truck on Route 173 in Wadsworth
- Illinois
- Route 173
- source: Bing
- 76 views
- Feb 27, 2026 08:31am
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The coroner has released the identities of a man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s who both died when their car collided head-on into a semi-truck on Route 173 in Wadsworth Thursday. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 91 views
- Feb 26, 2026 2:18pm
Two people were killed in a three-vehicle crash in Wadsworth on Thursday, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Read More
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Sheriff says sedan at fault after crashing head-on into semi-truck, killing driver and passenger on Route 173 in Wadsworth
- Illinois
- Rt 173
- source: Bing
- 80 views
- Feb 26, 2026 12:49pm
The sheriff says a sedan is believed to be at fault after it drifted out of its lane and drove head-on into a semi-truck, killing a man and a woman in the sedan on Route 173 in Wadsworth Thursday ... Read More
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Early-Morning Horror: Two Killed As Car Slams Head-On Into Semi On Zion's Route 173
- Illinois
- State Route 173
- source: Bing
- 115 views
- Feb 26, 2026 10:45am
Two people were killed early Thursday when a car collided head-on with a semi-truck on Route 173 in Zion, a violent crash that also pulled a third vehicle into the wreckage and shut down a key stretch ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 79 views
- Feb 26, 2026 06:33am
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Two people were killed after a head-on crash between a semi-truck and a passenger car that has shut down Route 173 near Zion Thursday morning, the sheriff said. Read More
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Illinois State Police Trooper involved in head-on crash
- Illinois
- Route 17
- source: Bing
- 22 views
- Feb 20, 2026 9:25pm
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An Illinois State Trooper and another driver were injured in a head-on collision in Stark County on Friday, and both were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 31 views
- Feb 18, 2026 12:57pm
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A frigid stretch of Illinois Route 17 in Kankakee County turned deadly last week when a pickup truck veered off the roadway and into a partially frozen creek, injuring two children and landing the ... Read More
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