100-Vehicle Pile-Up Shuts Down Illinois Highway Amid Heavy Snowstorm

Trucks in a pile-up on an Interstate north of Normal, Illinois, on Feb. 18, 2022. Courtesy of SCV/Simon Brewer via CNN

A heavy snow storm in Illinois has been blamed for the partial closure of Interstate 39 after over 100 cars were involved in multiple crashes late on Thursday, authorities said.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) said they don’t expect the highway, which runs from Illinois to Wisconsin, to reopen until later on Friday. As of 10 a.m. local time, the road remained closed in both directions north of Normal, a town in McLean County, part of the Bloomington metropolitan area.