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Heard on: Illinois State Police Troops 1,2,3,4,5 · 1/17/2026 03:38 AM
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Vehicle fire.
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Unit three eighty-one, go ahead.
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Tractor trailer fire on I-294 northbound

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a tractor trailer fire on the northbound side of I-294 near milepost 21. The truck’s rear wheels were reportedly on fire, and the Roberts Park Fire Department was dispatched to the scene.

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I-294, Illinois
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