UPDATED: According to an email from the Illinois State Police, District 12 at 5:20pm, Friday, September 7: All lanes of I-57 south bound between Neoga and Effingham are OPEN.
According to an email from the Illinois State Police, District 12 (2:40pm, Friday, September 7): Both lanes, Southbound I-57 at milepost 172 are blocked due to a traffic crash involving two truck tractor/semi-trailer units. Stay alert for slowed and stopped traffic in the area. Traffic will be diverted from I-57 southbound onto Route 45 at Neoga exit 177.