Suburban nurse witnessed I-290 blast, survived to talk abou…

Car Crash Illinois Today in Illinois: On June 4, a 47-year-old man was killed when a commercial-grade firework shell shot into his chest and exploded as he drove an SUV on outbound I-290. A suburban nurse driving behind him witnessed the blast, saw the driver bloodied and unresponsive, and called 911. State and federal authorities, including the bomb squad, investigated for hours; the FBI said no one else was involved, and the Cook County Medical Examiner has not yet ruled on manner of death.