Crews remove truck hanging from Eisenhower Expressway overpass at St. Charles Road

Thursday, March 5, 2026
ELMHURST, Ill. (WLS) -- Crews cleared a truck is hanging from an Eisenhower Expressway overpass in the western suburbs Thursday morning.



All lanes of eastbound I-290 between St. Charles Road and I-294 were blocked to traffic.

Semi-truck hangs over I-290 overpass


Video from IDOT showed the truck rolled over and hanging on its side.



Illinois State Police said at about 2:42 a.m., a semi-truck jack-knifed, lost control and crashed through temporary concrete barriers. IDOT said the truck ended up between an old bridge that is being demolished and the new bridge.

Shortly after 9 a.m., the truck was cleared from the roadway.

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