
100-vehicle pileup shuts down I-39 in Illinois
CNN
A 30-mile stretch of highway in Illinois has been closed after multiple car crashes involving over 100 vehicles.
Interstate 39 southbound from Normal to Minonk will be closed for about 12 hours due to the pileup, Illinois State Police tweeted Thursday.
Normal Illinois is part of the Bloomington metropolitan area. Minonk is about 28 miles north of Normal.

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