Overview
- Troopers responded just before 5 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash on westbound I-94 south of Illinois Route 120 near the Belvidere Road exit in Gurnee, according to Illinois State Police.
- The collision involved a semi-truck and a small SUV and resulted in two SUV occupants being taken to a local hospital, one of whom was later pronounced dead.
- Police closed three lanes of the Tri-State Tollway while crews worked to clear the scene, creating traffic disruption on a major regional commuter route.
- Illinois State Police have not released the name of the person who died or determined the cause of the crash, and they describe the case as an active post-crash investigation.
- Next steps likely include scene reconstruction and family notification, and drivers should expect residual traffic delays as investigators complete their work.