The crash occurred at about 7:24 p.m. on I-290 at Higgins Road. A Lexus traveling west went into a ditch, causing it to go airborne and into the eastbound lanes, where police said it crashed into three other vehicles.
The driver of one of the other vehicles, a 60-year-old man from Plainfield, was killed in the crash. He has been identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Edwin Mijares.
The driver of the Lexus and another vehicle were transported to local hospitals for treatment.