One person died early Sunday morning after a crash on the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago’s West Side, according to Illinois State Police, with all outbound lanes shut down for several hours as crews cleared the scene near Austin Avenue.
Illinois State Police troopers responded to the report of a fatal two-vehicle crash on I-290 westbound near Austin Boulevard, according to WGN-TV. One person was taken to an area hospital, where they were pronounced dead, the station reported. ABC7 Chicago similarly reported that Illinois State Police said two vehicles were involved in the rollover crash.
Video from the scene showed a car flipped onto its roof near Austin Avenue, per the same ABC7 account. All outbound lanes were blocked between Central and Austin as crews worked the crash, the station reported, matching WGN’s account that all westbound I-290 lanes were closed following the wreck.
Lanes Reopened By Morning Rush
By 7:50 a.m., Illinois State Police said all lanes had reopened, according to the ABC7 report. WGN similarly reported that all westbound lanes on I-290 have since reopened, meaning the closure lasted several hours overnight before traffic resumed moving through the corridor.
Reports on injuries beyond the one fatality differ. ABC7 reported that Illinois State Police said there were injuries, though the severity was unclear. WGN’s reporting, by contrast, indicated that according to Illinois State Police, no additional injuries were reported. Illinois State Police said no further information was available at the time of WGN’s publication.
Earlier WGN Post Reported Pedestrian Death
In a post on X, WGN News
A May 31, 2026, post on X by WGN News said a pedestrian was killed in an early-Sunday crash on the outbound Eisenhower Expressway.
The Eisenhower Expressway is one of the busiest commuter corridors on Chicago’s West Side, and lanes reopened by the morning rush. No cause for the crash has been released, and Illinois State Police had not provided further details on the incident as of the latest reporting.
