2 dead in rollover crash on Interstate 290 near Illinois Medical District

Four people were in a car that rolled over around 3:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes near Oakley Boulevard, just east of Western Avenue, Illinois State Police said.

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Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

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A woman and a man died in a rollover crash early Sunday on Interstate 290 near the Illinois Medical District.

Four people were in a car that rolled over around 3:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes near Oakley Boulevard, just east of Western Avenue, Illinois State Police said.

Two people died at the scene: Rodolfo Avila, 23, from Wilmington, and Itzel Gallegos, 27, from Romeoville, according to state police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Two other people were hospitalized for minor injuries, state police said.

The westbound lanes of I-290 were closed for more than six hours for an investigation.

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