Interstate 55 southbound near Route 47 is closed between the Gardner and Dwight exits.
The Illinois State Police stated that there are multiple crashes along this stretch. One of the crashes involved extrication from a six-vehicle pileup.
Heavy snow is reported in the area.
Traffic was backed up for miles after a multi-vehicle crash caused a section of Interstate 55 to close in south St. Louis Monday morning.
The three-vehicle wreck happened on I-55 near Loughborough around 6:45 a.m.
Three separate crashes involving seven vehicles on a one-mile stretch of I-55 closed northbound lanes of the expressway for about two-and-a-half hours during the morning rush Monday near southwest suburban Channahon.
State police say a 60-year-old Independent woman died in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 55 near Hammond.
The accident happened around 10 a.m. Monday.
Police have identified a man who died in a single-vehicle wreck on Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County Monday afternoon.
Memphis police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident, which happened early Saturday morning on I-55 near Shelby Drive.
Police were called to scene of a rollover accident in Jefferson County Wednesday morning.
The accident happened on northbound Interstate 55 at the 174 mile marker in Festus just before 6:00 a.m.
It was not known if anyone was injured.
