Update:
I-57 between 184 and 177 is back open.
I-72 has 2-3 foot snow drifts in the Macon and Piatt County area.
I-72 and I-74 continue to be an issue. Motorists are still crashing and sliding into the ditch.
I-57 crash at milepost 181 with injuries.
ISP suggest Emergency Travel Only.
District 10 Troopers are being assisted by Conservation Police, Secretary of State Police, Illinois Commerce Commission Police, State Police Investigations, and Traffic Crash Reconstruction Troopers as well as County and City Officers.
Motorists may be stranded in stalled traffic or in the ditch for hours. If they choose to travel, be prepared with a survival kit and a full tank of fuel.
Multiple vehicles still traveling without headlights.
Effingham, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 advise Due to multiple downed power lines along I-57, northbound AND SOUTHBOUND traffic is being diverted onto IL Rte. 45 at Neoga (exit 177) northbound and at Mattoon (exit 184) southbound.
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