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Illinois State Police Investigate After Separate Expressway Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 1 Hurt
Illinois State Police are investigating after multiple shootings were reported on area expressways this weekend. One of the shootings occurred just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday on the Kennedy Expressway, according to state police. The shooting occurred on the ramp from Division Street onto the southbound Kennedy Saturday evening. According to police, a 37-year-old man was driving on the ramp when…
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Sky 5 Catches Good Samaritan Stopping to Help After Crash
NBC Sky 5 captured the moment a good Samaritan stopped to help after a crash on the inbound Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning.
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Chicago Police Car Goes Off Foster Overpass, Crashing Onto Kennedy Expressway
A Chicago police vehicle went off an overpass onto the Kennedy Expressway on the city’s Northwest Side, sending one officer to the hospital and shutting down the highway, officials said.
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3 Hurt After Fire Erupts in Encampment Under Kennedy Expressway at Belmont
Three people were hurt Monday morning after a fire erupted in an encampment under the Kennedy Expressway at Belmont Avenue. Authorities responded about 10 a.m. to calls of a rubbish fire under the overpass and found a burning mattress and articles of clothing, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. The fire was quickly extinguished and three people exposed to…
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Outbound Kennedy Expressway Shut Down Due to Accident at Addison
The outbound Kennedy Expressway was shut down during rush hour Thursday morning after a serious crash near the Addison Street exit. The crash appeared to involve at least one vehicle and a motorcycle. Details on potential injuries remained unclear but ambulances were called to the scene. The outbound lanes of the roadway were shut down between Kimball Avenue and Addison…
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Kennedy Expressway Closures Begin Friday for Montrose Bridge Construction
The Kennedy Expressway will begin intermittent overnight lane closures for a week starting Friday for construction at the Montrose Avenue bridge. Full expressway closures will take place next Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 26 and 27, starting 1 a.m. with full traffic stops no longer than 15 minutes of the outbound lanes at Montrose, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Otherwise,...
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Possible ‘Carpocalypse' Predicted in Chicago As Summer Travel Begins
Some transportation experts are warning of a “carpocalypse” post-pandemic, as states reopen and summer travel gets underway, and the Chicago area could be hit even harder because of the number of freeways drivers use to pass through. The Sam Schwartz Company, a leading transportation firm known for coining the term “gridlock” said mass transit ridership has plummeted amid health concerns….
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Pileup Along Icy Chicago Expressway Sends 14 to Hospitals
Authorities say portions of a Chicago expressway left icy by a wintry blast led to a pileup involving of dozens of vehicles and sent 14 people to hospitals
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Nearly 60 Vehicles Involved in Pile-Up Crashes on Kennedy Expressway, Officials Say
Around 50 vehicles were involved in pile-up crashes on the Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning, officials said.
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Video: Massive Pileup on Kennedy Expressway Involving Nearly 60 Cars
Video shows the scene where nearly 60 cars were involved in a massive pile-up on the Kennedy Expressway during snow in Chicago.
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Nearly 60 Vehicles Involved in Pile-Up Crashes on Kennedy Expressway
Nearly 60 vehicles were involved in pile-up crashes on the Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning, officials said. Sandra Torres reports.
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Montrose Bridge Over Kennedy Expressway to Close for Construction
The Montrose Avenue bridge over the Kennedy Expressway in Irving Park on the North Side will be closed until December for construction. The bridge is expected to close by 5 a.m. Monday as crews begin demolition and reconstruction efforts, the Illinois Department of Transportation said in a statement. Drivers should expect overnight lane and ramp closures on the Kennedy and…
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Ida B. Wells Drive Ramp to Outbound Kennedy Closes
The ramp from outbound Ida B. Wells Drive to the outbound Kennedy Expressway has closed for reconstruction, and NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria explains what that could mean for commuters.
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Ramp From Ida B. Wells to Outbound Kennedy to Close Jan. 4
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Dec. 18 that weather permitting, the ramp from outbound Ida B. Wells Drive to the outbound Kennedy Expressway will close Jan. 4. The planned closure scheduled for 1 a.m., is necessary to tear down and rebuild the ramp in time to reopen by the end of 2020, IDOT said in a statement. The newly…
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Teen Music Intern Shot During Police Shootout Likely Struck by Des Plaines Officer's Gunfire: CPD
A 15-year-old Lane Tech student who became an innocent victim of a gun battle between police and a bank robbery suspect was likely shot by a suburban officer’s gunfire, Chicago authorities said Wednesday.
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Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Discusses Officer Shot
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson speaks after an officer and teenage bystander were wounded in a shooting on the city’s Northwest Side Tuesday night.
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