chicago expressway shootings

Illinois State Police say that a 26-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries following a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway Wednesday night, just the latest in a surge of gun violence on area highways. According to authorities, the man was driving in the express lanes of the interstate near 33rd Street when shots were fired from another vehicle. The man was…

The ramp from 75th Street to the northbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway was closed Saturday afternoon following a shooting on the interstate, according to Illinois State Police.

A 35-year-old man sustained injuries in a shooting Saturday afternoon on the Stevenson Expressway, authorities said.

So far in 2021, the Illinois State Police has seen nearly half the amount of Chicago-area expressway shootings reported in all of 2020, the agency confirmed to NBC 5 Monday.

Four people were shot, one fatally, and a fifth person was hit by a car in a shooting early Monday on the Eisenhower Expressway, according to police and fire officials. Lisa Chavarria reports.

So far in 2021, the Illinois State Police has responded to more than triple the number of shootings on Chicago-area expressways compared to the same time period in 2020, according to the agency.

Following a shooting that killed one person on a Chicago expressway early Saturday, NBC 5 obtained new data that provides a picture of the troubling number of shootings so far this year. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

One person was killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting early Friday on Interstate 57 on Chicago’s Far South Side, police said. Sandrea Torres reports.

The Chicago area has seen 38 expressway shootings so far this year, a number that more than triples the amount of shootings seen at the start of 2020, authorities said.

The Chicago area has seen 38 expressway shootings so far this year, a number that more than triples the amount of shootings seen at the start of 2020, authorities said. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has more details.

More than two dozen expressway shootings have been reported in Chicago so far this year, and now IDOT is providing funds for the city to fight back. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the story.

Chicago is dealing with record shootings on its expressways this year—more than 99 as of the second week of November. Those who have been repeatedly dispatched to those shootings are appalled at the insane level of violence. Phil Rogers with NBC 5 Investigates reports.

There have been 99 expressway shootings in the Chicago area so far this year, far exceeding the 52 seen in 2019, and 43 in 2018. And while no highway is immune, one stands out. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.