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US Transportation Department to invest nearly $400 million for new Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis

Officials say the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River

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Crews clear wreckage after 'superfog' near New Orleans causes highway crashes that killed at least 7

Crews worked through the night clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes on Interstate 55 near New Orleans caused by a “superfog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog that killed at least seven people and injured another 25

The Independent UK

'Superfog' made of fog and marsh fire smoke blamed for deadly multi-car crashes in south Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling for prayers for the dead and injured following a series of multi-car accidents that left sections of Interstate 55 near the community of Manchac resembling a junkyard of mangled cars

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Billboards supporting women seeking abortions are popping up along I-55 heading north

Six billboards with messages supporting abortion rights have been placed along Interstate 55, a highway traveled by many women from the South who seek abortion care in Illinois.

WEKU

Couple killed, children survive in Will County wrong-way crash on I-55

A Ford F-150 pickup was northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 near Wilmington when it rammed into a GMC Yukon head-on.

Chicago Sun-Times

Death toll from blinding dust storm crashes in Illinois rises to 8

The death toll from numerous crashes on Interstate 55 that occurred amid a blinding dust storm has risen to eight

The Independent UK

A sudden dust storm in Illinois led to car crashes that killed 6 and injured dozens

Police said more than 70 vehicles were involved in the crashes that left parts of Interstate 55 closed and more than 35 people injured. Injuries ranged from minor to life-threatening.

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At least six people dead in Illinois highway windstorm

A windstorm in the US state of Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields, causing numerous crashes and killing at least six people on Interstate 55, police said.

Evening Standard

Death toll rises to 7 in massive downstate chain-reaction crash

A massive pileup Monday morning south of Springfield caused by a windstorm left seven people dead and involved 72 vehicles. Nearly 40 people were injured.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Multiple fatalities' on Illinois highway following crashes

Illinois State Police say a windstorm that kicked up clouds of dust in south-central Illinois has led to numerous crashes and pileups and “multiple fatalities” on Interstate 55

The Independent UK

At least six people killed in highway pile-up in Illinois during dust storm

More than 70 cars and several big-rig trucks involved in vehicle collisions on Interstate 55 that left 37 people injured

The Guardian - US

2 men dead, 1 injured in I-55 crash

The accident occurred on inbound Interstate 55 near Cicero Avenue on the city’s Southwest Side, fire officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Protests begin in Memphis after Tyre Nichols video released

Crowd shutdown I-55 in the city after the city released the video

The Independent UK

1 dead, 3 injured after vehicle strikes Chicago fire truck on Stevenson Expressway

The fire truck was responding to a crash about 2:40 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 at Pulaski Road when it was struck by a vehicle, Illinois State Police said.

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Woman killed in crash on Interstate 55 near Back of the Yards

Aa semi slowed down because of traffic ahead and the woman, driving a Pontiac Grand Prix, crashed into the back of the truck.

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10 inches of snow and climbing in parts of Chicago area as winter storm warning remains in effect until evening

Some areas downstate could get more than a foot from the first wave of the storm. The National Weather Service said a second wave on Thursday may not be as severe as first forecast, with snowfall the heaviest south of Interstate 55.

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