Explosion kills man, shuts down Interstate 290 for hours in west suburbs: FBI

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date June 5, 2026, 1 p.m.
Last Updated June 5, 2026, 1 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/post/bomb-threat-chicago-area-explosion-kills-man-closes-eisenhower-expressway-290-mannheim-hours-fbi-says/19240908/

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WESTCHESTER, Ill. (WLS) -- An explosion on Interstate 290 in Chicago's west suburbs killed one person and stopped traffic for hours Thursday, the FBI said in a statement Friday. The FBI said the [ incident about 10 a.m. Thursday near Mannheim Road ][2] was not connected to any other event that day...