Crime & Safety

Crash Causes 2 Road Closures: Aurora PD

Stretches of both eastbound Prairie Street and northbound South Edgelawn​ Drive are currently shut down while police attend to a crash.

AURORA, IL — Sections of eastbound Prairie Street and northbound South Edgelawn Drive are shut down due to an earlier crash, according to Aurora police.

Officers arrived at the scene of the crash near the intersection of South Edgelawn Drive and Prairie Street around 4 p.m.

South Edgelawn Drive, going north, is currently closed from Jericho Road and southbound from Southlawn Place, while Prairie Street, going east, is closed from South Kingsway Drive.

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In the meantime, police ask drivers to use alternative routes.

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