Police investigating report of shots fired on Dan Ryan

Sun-Times Wire.

All outbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway were closed to traffic for more than an hour early Thursday while state police investigated a report of shots fired.

Police were called shortly after 3 a.m. to the report of shots fired in the southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan near 63rd Street, according to Illinois State Police.

No property damage was reported and no one was injured, police said.

Lanes were closed between 59th Street and 63rd Street until about 4:40 a.m. while authorities investigated. Police were questioning a person of interest in connection to the report, but no weapon was recovered and no shell casings were found.

10 hurt, including children, in accident on Dan Ryan

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ten people were injured, including children, in a multi-vehicle accident on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.

Three cars were involved in the crash that occurred in the inbound lanes of I-90/94 near 95th Street at about 12:35 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.

Six people were taken to hospitals in serious-to-critical condition, while three more people were hospitalized in fair-to-serious condition, fire officials said. Police said a tenth person drove on their own to the hospital. Their ages and genders were not known.
Police said two children, a male and a female, were among the victims.

An eyewitness said happened when a driver tried to drive in reverse to exit the expressway.

"He tried to back up and come back, backing up on the expressway on the outskirt, which is a dumb move, he backed up and the guy coming down the expressway really fast and the impact happened," the witness said.

The inbound lanes of the expressway were temporarily closed, re-opening at about 4:30 a.m., police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2016.)

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