Child killed in I-290 rollover crash in Chicago's west suburbs identified

Published May 17, 2026 12:27 PM CDT

A three-vehicle rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago’s western suburbs left a child dead and two others hospitalized late Sunday morning.

What we know:

Troopers responded to I-290’s westbound lanes at 25th Street in Bellwood around 11:10 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.

The child killed was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as 11-year-old Iker Paredes of Chicago.

All westbound lanes of I-290 were closed for the crash investigation, with traffic being diverted onto 17th Street, ISP said.

All lanes reopened around 4 p.m.

What we don't know:

It remains unclear what exactly caused the crash.

What's next:

ISP said the investigation is ongoing.

This was already the second deadly crash on the Eisenhower Expressway just on Sunday. The first one happened around 3 a.m. near Ashland Avenue in Chicago.

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