🌱 How a 40,000-pound beer truck crash is slowing I-80 near Lansing

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• How a 40,000-pound beer truck crash is slowing I-80 near Lansing

Also on today's calendar: Blueprints to Bowties: Building futures with Integrity and 1 more event.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Areas of morning fog, with a high of 47 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon mist, temps: high: 45, low: 38.
• Thursday: Clouds and fog with mist, with a high of 44 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 1 injured in south suburban I-80 crash involving semi carrying 40K pounds of beer: ISP (abc7chicago.com) — A crash involving a semi hauling 40,000 pounds of beer and a passenger vehicle on eastbound I-80 near Torrence Avenue, just west of Lansing, injured one person and is causing significant delays. If you use I-80 near Lansing for your commute, expect backups while Illinois State Police investigate and clear the scene.
   

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Friday December 26

• Lansing Library Cinema
  Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave, Lansing
  11:00 am

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Sunday December 28

• Blueprints to Bowties: Building futures with Integrity
  Kasey's Banquet Hall, Restaurant & Lounge , 17800 Lorenz Ave , Lansing
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Monday December 29

• Winter Break
  Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Tuesday December 30

• Laugh Now Wine Later Comedy Night
  S.L Wine Bar , 3224 Ridge Rd STE 105 , Lansing
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Film Screening: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
  McKinley Park Branch Library , 1915 West 35th Street , Chicago
  1:00 pm
• Film Screening: Wicked (2024)
  Gage Park Branch Library , 2807 West 55th Street , Chicago
  2:00 pm
• DOTG Booked
  Park Forest, IL Calendar Park Forest, IL 60466
  3:00 pm
• STEAM Time with Mr. Eric
  Canaryville Branch Library , 642 West 43rd Street , Chicago
  3:00 pm
• Tech Tuesday
  Sherman Park Branch Library , 5440 South Racine Avenue , Chicago
  3:00 pm
• Arts and Crafts
  Hegewisch Branch Library , 3048 East 130th Street , Chicago
  3:30 pm
• PLANNING/ZONING COMMISSION
  Olympia Fields, IL Calendar Olympia Fields, IL 60461
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• District Closed
  Cook County SD 130 Blue Island, IL 60406

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