The local news said that the crash that for hours shut down both north and southbound bound lanes of I-57 in Ina, Illinois yesterday was caused by two cars and a semi-truck colliding and catching fire. There were injuries, but according to the newscast, no fatalities. At 9 PM last night, the northbound side was open but the southbound side was still closed.
I left a half hour before sunrise this morning. That mess had been cleaned up and I didn't see any signs of it. It was windy with blowing snow today. Blue skies above. Roads were pretty good until the northern part of Illinois. North of Bloomington The crosswind was very, very strong. Lots of blowing snow from west to east. Between I-80 and I-88 on I-57, the road was very icy to go along with the severe crosswinds and blowing snow. There were wrecks everywhere!! Made it through there and continued on the the Caterpillar dealer in Milwaukee where I'll deliver Monday morning. They are still plowing the parking lot here. Hard to tell exactly how much snow is on the ground here, but it is at least a foot.
