Illinois State Police say two people under age 18 were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 north of Utica last night. Three more children and two adults were in one vehicle that hit an abandoned straight truck on the highway shoulder. They were all hurt and some of them have life-threatening injuries.
The crash happened shortly after 7pm. Interstate 80 westbound traffic was rerouted in western LaSalle County until about 11pm last night.