OAK PARK (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- One person was killed and a child was injured in a fiery crash that shut down the inbound Eisenhower Expressway early Friday in west suburban Oak Park.
According to Illinois State Police, the single-vehicle rollover crash happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. on eastbound I-290 near Harlem Avenue. The vehicle caught fire after the crash.
The female driver was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Her passenger, an 8-year-old boy, was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood with serious injuries, the Sun-Times reported.
The Cook County medical examiner's office has not released details about the fatality.
According to state police, all inbound lanes are closed at Harlem as authorities investigate.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
