Inbound Kennedy Re-Opens After Shooting Investigation

Illinois State Police have re-opened the inbound Kennedy Expressway, just south of the merge after investigating the scene of a shooting that wounded a man Sunday evening.

The shooting happened about 7:45 p.m. on the Kennedy, just south of Wilson Avenue, according to Illinois State and Chicago police.

A 27-year-old man was shot several times while he was riding in a car, Chicago police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

Investigators closed the inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway about 9:15 p.m., according to Illinois State Police, and reopened the highway just after 11:30 p.m. 

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