CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – I-57 in Champaign was temporarily shut down in both directions just before noon today when an individual was experiencing a mental health crisis on the Olympian Drive overpass. Illinois State Police confirmed a person was spotted close to the edge of the overpass and someone called for emergency personnel. Champaign Police responded and the person has been confirmed safe and in the custody of the CPD.
I-57 was reopened a short time later in both directions.