I-72 Traffic

• Interstate 72 Accident Reports (4)
• Interstate 72 Weather Conditions (4)

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• S 1st St Road is closed from W Myrtle St to E Laurel St.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

• 0.3 MI N of Toronto Rd

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

• Yale Blvd Road is closed from E Wellesley Ave to E Princeton Ave.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

• Roadwork on Vocational Dr at Toronto Rd.

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• W Divernon Rd / County Hwy-16 Road is closed from Lakeside Dr to Briarwood Trce.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Moderate

• W Divernon Rd / County Hwy-16 Road is closed from Briarwood Trce to Lakeside Dr.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Moderate

• Roadwork on I-55 N from Divernon Rd/Exit 80 (I-55) to IL-104/Exit 82 (I-55).

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Old Route 29 Road is closed from S Keefer St to County Road 3350.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

I-72 News Reports

• UPDATE: State Police, local fire departments recover vehicle from Sangamon River

  • Illinois
  • State Route 37

  • source: Bing
  • 15 views
  • Mar 01, 2025 3:23pm
  Illinois State Police Troop 6 units recovered an abandoned vehicle from Sangamon River on Saturday. At approximately 10:45 a.m., State Police units responded to Interstate 72 at Milepost 106 in ... Read More

• ISP investifating abandoned vehicle in Sangamon River

  • Illinois
  • I-72

  • source: Bing / WAND
  • 2 views
  • Mar 01, 2025 10:11am
  

  Illinois State Police are investigating after a vehicle was found abandoned in the Sangamon River. The Springfield Fire Department said a man was fishing Saturday morning, ... Read More

• DUI driver slams into State Police car in Morgan County

  • Illinois
  • Prospect Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Feb 28, 2025 2:08pm
  Illinois State Police were able to stop a DUI driver in their tracks in Morgan County this weekend. State Police troopers successfully intercepted a wrong-way DUI driver on Interstate 72 near ... Read More

• Wrong-way driver on I-72 crashes into Illinois State Police cruiser

  • Illinois
  • I-72 Near New Berlin

  • source: Bing
  • 9 views
  • Feb 28, 2025 08:09am
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  A driver going the wrong way on Interstate 72 was arrested after crashing into an Illinois State Police cruiser. Read More

• Wrong-way DUI driver intercepted by ISP troopers on I-72 in Morgan County

  • Illinois
  • I-72 E

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Feb 27, 2025 2:50pm
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  Early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police troopers intercepted a wrong-way driver on Interstate 72 near Jacksonville, preventing potential harm to other motor ... Read More

• 72-year-old woman killed in crash south of Warrensburg

  • Missouri
  • I-72

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Feb 27, 2025 12:22pm
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  A 72-year-old woman was killed in a one-car crash in rural Johnson County on Route JJ after she hit an embankment and ended up in a creek. Read More

• Child injured in crash involving school bus, car near Millersville

  • Missouri
  • I-72

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 27, 2025 11:10am
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  CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - An eight-year-old was injured in a crash involving a school bus and a car on Thursday morning, February 27. Troopers say an eight-year-old boy who was a passenger in a ... Read More

• 8-year-old boy reported injured in crash involving school bus

  • Missouri
  • I-72

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Feb 27, 2025 09:37am
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  MILLERSVILLE, Mo. (WSIL) -- An 8-year-old boy was sent to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus on Thursday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported the crash ... Read More

• Trailer carrying car batteries catches fire, shuts down I-72

  • Illinois
  • I-72 E

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Feb 25, 2025 10:06am
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  A semi-tractor trailer carrying car batteries caught fire Monday on eastbound Interstate 72 east of Jacksonville. Jacksonville firefighters responded to the fire about 6:43 p.m. Monday at the 70 mile ... Read More

• UPDATE: Road reopened after semi-truck overturned on I-72 / I-55 interchange

  • Illinois
  • Springfield
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Feb 13, 2025 7:33pm
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  The Illinois State Police said the roadway reopened around 5:30 p.m. State Police had no other information to share at this time. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) - An interchange between Interstate 55 and ... Read More

• Semi-truck overturns on I-72 / I-55 interchange

  • I-72

  • source: Bing / WCIA Champaign on MSN
  • 22 views
  • Feb 13, 2025 1:34pm
  

  An interchange between Interstate 55 and Interstate 72 is closed Thursday after a semi-truck overturned. State Police said around 2:15 p.m., a semi truck overturned while heading south. Traffic is ... Read More

• Overturned semi-trailer causes traffic diversion near Springfield

  • Illinois
  • I-55 Southbound

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 1:25pm
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  An overturned truck-tractor semi-trailer on Interstate 72 westbound to Interstate 55 southbound near Springfield has led to traffic diversio ... Read More

• Overturned semi causes traffic backup on I-72 and I-55 in Springfield

  • Illinois
  • I-55 Near Sherman

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Feb 13, 2025 10:56am
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  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)- A semi truck overturned on Interstate 72 westbound to Interstate 55 southbound, near Springfield. Illinois State Police are currently on the scene of the crash. Traffic is ... Read More

• Snow, sleet, ice headed to Central Illinois Wednesday

  • Illinois
  • I-72 Near Decatur

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 09, 2025 4:00pm
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  BLOOMINGTON - Parts of Central Illinois ... ice south of the Interstate 72. Wind speeds will be tame, with about 20 mph gusts. The heaviest snow is expected to accumulate near and west of ... Read More