expressway shootings

Illinois State Police are investigating after a shooting early Sunday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago’s West Side.

Illinois State Police on Monday announced charges against 20 individuals, including 10 related to expressway shootings that have skyrocketed across the Chicago area in recent years. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.

Illinois State Police on Monday announced charges against 20 individuals, including 10 related to expressway shootings that have skyrocketed across the Chicago area in recent years.

Two people were shot and wounded on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Friday — the 233rd shooting on Chicago area expressways this year.

Illinois State Police officials are investigating a Monday evening shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway involving a 41-year-old male male and 30-year-old female.

A week after Gov. JB Pritzker declared gun violence a public health crisis, shootings continue to spike, especially on Chicago-area expressways. A local pastor says more should be done to tackle the problem. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Illinois State Police will increase patrols on Chicago-area expressways beginning Friday night in response to a surge in freeway shootings. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

More than 180 expressway shootings have been recorded around Chicago this year, which is more than double the amount recorded at the same time in 2020. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

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In response to a historic surge in gun violence on Chicago-area expressways, the Illinois State Police will begin a massive crackdown Friday night. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the details.

Shootings on Chicago area expressways have more than doubled so far this year, and as a result Illinois State Police are looking to take additional measures, more than doubling their patrol presence on expressways during overnight hours.

Three children were shot while riding in a vehicle that was struck by gunfire in northwest Indiana on Sunday morning.

A woman wounded in a shooting early Tuesday morning on Interstate 57 — the second shooting on Far South Side expressway reported that morning

With expressway shootings in the Chicago area at an all-time high, the Illinois State Police have begun installing hundreds of plate-reading cameras on roadways throughout the Chicago area. The deployment process is expected to take about a year, and will include 300 of the devices, at a cost of $12.5 million.

The Chicago area has seen more than 150 expressway shootings so far this year, authorities say – more than double the number seen by this time last year. Phil Rogers reports.

The Chicago area has seen more than 150 expressway shootings so far this year, authorities say – more than double the number seen by this time last year. Phil Rogers reports.

All lanes of the inbound Eisenhower are shut down at California Avenue after another expressway shooting in Chicago, officials with the Illinois State Police said.

More than 150 shootings have taken place on expressways in the Chicago/Cook County region in 2021, according to Illinois State Police, and one of the latest attacks took the life of a beloved special education teacher from suburban Orland Park.

More than 150 shootings have taken place on expressways in the Chicago/Cook County region in 2021, according to Illinois State Police, and one of the latest attacks took the life of a beloved special education teacher from suburban Orland Park. NBC 5’s Chris Hush has the story.

An Evergreen Park special education teacher was shot and killed Tuesday evening on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Chicago’s South Side.