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Man, Woman Wounded In Eisenhower Expressway Shooting

(CBS) -- Two people were shot on the Eisenhower Expressway Saturday night on the West Side.

The man and woman were in a vehicle in the inbound lanes of Interstate 290 east of Kostner Avenue at 8:27 p.m. when someone in a light gray Hyundai Sonata began firing into the driver's side of their vehicle, according to Illinois State Police.

The driver, a 32-year-old man, was shot five times through both legs and the passenger, a 29-year-old woman, suffered a graze wound to the left leg, police said. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said there were no witnesses to the shooting.

Illinois State Police are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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