All Edens Expressway lanes reopen after crash near Old Orchard Road

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Saturday, September 14, 2024
Lanes reopen after I-94 crash near Old Orchard Road
I-94 has reopened after a crash near Old Orchard Road in Skokie. A hazmat team was called to clean up spilled diesel.

SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- All lanes of the Edens Expressway have now reopened near Old Orchard Road in Skokie after a crash.

Illinois Sate Police said at about 3:10 p.m., troopers responded to the Edens Expressway at Old Orchard for a three-car crash with minor injuries.

One of the three vehicles involved was a semi, which police said caused a rear end chain-reaction crash. The semi then started spilling diesel.

All lane were closed north of Old Orchard Road, but had reopened by 6:35 p.m.

A hazmat team responded for diesel and oil cleanup, ISP said.

The semi driver was not injured. The other two drivers were taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.