Crime & Safety

Crash Shuts Down Northbound Route 59: Plainfield Police

Police are asking drivers to avoid the intersection with 135th Street due to a crash.

PLAINFIELD, IL — A section of northbound Route 59 is shut down Tuesday afternoon in Plainfield due to a crash, police said.

The collision occurred at the intersection of 135th Street and Route 59, police said in an alert published at 3:27 p.m. on Facebook. The intersection is temporarily closed as a result.

"Please avoid these intersections and consider alternate routes," officials said.

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