Dan Ryan Expressway northbound traffic snarled after shots fired investigation
Northbound traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway is snarled as Illinois State Police investigate shots fired.
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Northbound traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway is snarled as Illinois State Police investigate shots fired.
Kenyon White, 34, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
State police said the crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on northbound I-94 at 67th Street near Marquette Road.
Police said the shooting happened in a train car, but did not immediately provide further information.
It's unclear how many others were hurt.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on northbound I-94 at 59th Street.
Preliminary investigation indicated that a Nissan sedan was stalled in the second, left inside lane. The semi was unable to stop and hit the rear end of the Nissan.
The car was wanted for fleeing and eluding out of west suburban Oak Brook.
Troopers responded to the scene for a report of an expressway shooting. Upon arrival, the rideshare driver told them they were shot at.
Motorists at a ramp from the Eisenhower to the Dan Ryan could not get on or off, and some truck drivers were stuck for more than two and a half hours.
Illinois State Police on Sunday were trying to figure out how a pedestrian ended up on the Dan Ryan.
Police said two men began fighting with a victim on a northbound train, and one of the men shot him.
ISP did not release the ages and genders of the victims.
Two people were killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight, according to Illinois State Police.
Eric Peterson, 26, of Chicago, was charged with allegedly firing a gun at another car after a minor sideswipe.
A man was charged in connection to a road rage shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway Monday.
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Preliminary reports indicated that for unknown reasons, a Silver Hyundai left the roadway, struck the concrete median wall, and came to rest on the left shoulder.
Traffic is backed up during Friday rush hour as police look into a shooting incident between 43 and 47th streets.
Five people were hurt, including 2 Chicago police officers and an Illinois State Police trooper in two separate crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight.
Police said the victim pulled over on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 31st Street to report the shooting.
Illinois State Police say the three-car crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-94 around 12:30 a.m.
Illinois State Police say the three-car crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-94 around 12:30 a.m.
One of those drivers left the scene. Illinois State Police are still investigating the incident.
On the Eisenhower expressway, one person was taken into custody after a suspected shooting. Several Illinois State Police cars surrounded a white sedan where at least one person was taken into custody.
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