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Stabbing Shuts Down Edens (UPDATED)

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 15, 2010 7:20PM

A truck driver was stabbed while inside his cab leading state police to shut down all northbound lanes of the Edens Expressway near Wilmette for a time this morning. According to CBS 2: "Witnesses said the driver exited the cab of the semi-trailer truck and came onto the roadway clutching his midsection and bleeding profusely." According to the Tribune, two of the lanes were still closed as of 12:30 p.m. UPDATE: CBS 2 reports the truck driver has died.