Overview
- Illinois State Police reported the three-vehicle collision at about 2:16 a.m. Sunday on inbound I-290 at 1st Avenue near Forest Park and Maywood.
- At least one person was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead.
- The left three eastbound lanes closed for more than four hours and all lanes reopened around 7:02 a.m.
- Troopers have not said what caused the crash or how many people were hurt in total.
- The wreck follows other serious overnight expressway crashes in March across Chicago, renewing concerns about high-speed incidents and long shutdowns.