UPDATE: State police said the roadway reopened at around 8:30 a.m.
All northbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway were shut down in Chicago during rush hour Monday at the Edens Expressway split after a multi-vehicle crash left multiple people with life-threatening injuries, according to Illinois State Police.
The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. on I-90 northbound at the I-94 Split in Cook County, state police said.
Three vehicles were involved in a crash, which left two people transported to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries.
Traffic was being diverted to the Edens Expressway as police investigated. The Kennedy lane closures remained in place as of 6 a.m. with solid traffic reported.
NBC Chicago's traffic reporter Kye Martin suggests drivers exit at Wilson or at Addison and take local streets to avoid the back-up.
Check back for more on this developing story.
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