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Date: 
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
A wrong-way driver collided with a tractor trailer early Thursday on the Chicago Skyway, spilling diesel fuel and closing all southbound lanes for more than an hour on the South Side. A female driving in a black Infinity northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 90 crashed with the semi about 1:30 a.m. near 76th Street, said a police News Affairs Officer. The truck spilled diesel fuel, causing a HazMat situation that temporarily closed all southbound lanes, Greer said. The expressway was reopened about 2:55 a.m.
Date: 
Friday, January 31, 2014

A rollover accident shut down all southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway near 81st Street Saturday.

The crash happened at about 5:30 a.m.

At approximately 9:30 a.m., police were diverting traffic off at 79th Street and allowing cars to re-enter south of 83rd Street. Authorities said it would be hours before southbound I-94 would reopen.

The rollover involved a semi-tanker and a car. IDOT crews responded to the scene of the crash.

There was no immediate word on if any one was injured.