Interstate 55 near Channahon reopened Thursday after storms damaged transmission towers and downed wires across the highway, police said.
As the Chicago area saw at least 19 tornadoes Monday, high-tension wires near the interstate fell down and were tangled with several cars, according to Illinois State Police. Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The roadway was closed in both directions until about 3 a.m. Thursday, police said.
Thursday morning, ComEd reported having 1,238 active outages affecting 19,256 homes and businesses.
