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Portion of Chicago-are highway closes due to large manure spill

A large manure spill closed a portion of Interstate 55 near Chicago, Illinois. A semi-trailer carrying 30,000 pounds of manure rolled over on a ramp, causing the spill

A portion of a Chicago-area highway was closed for about two hours Tuesday afternoon while workers had the unenviable task of cleaning up a large manure spill, police said.

A semitrailer loaded with 30,000 pounds of manure rolled over on a ramp off Interstate 55 near the village of Hodgkins southwest of Chicago, Illinois State Police said.

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No injuries were reported.

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