This is not a good day to drive on the interstate, or travel at all for that matter.
State Police say I 74 between Bloomington and Champaign is blocked with a jackknifed semi. Troopers are also on scene of multiple semis stuck in the roadway on IL Route 47 between US Route 136 and Champaign County Road 2600 North. There are white-out conditions.
Route 47 is expected to be blocked for several hours. I-57 southbound near Champaign is also blocked.
Hundreds of flights in and out of Chicago have been canceled because of this major winter storm. Blizzard warnings are posted for some counties in eastern Illinois and northwest Indiana. The GLT listening area has a winter storm warning until 9 p.m.
State Farm Insurance, Country, Illinois State University, Heartland Community College and many other businesses and institutions have closed early.
