According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the north and southbound lanes of U.S. 51 are closed because of a sinkhole approximately 1.5 miles north of De Soto. The roadway closed ...
repairs to the sinkhole are finished and the road will reopen at 4 p.m. This is both directions of U.S. 51, from the Illinois 149 intersection and U.S. 51 in De Soto to the Illinois 14 ...