{"id":803139,"date":"2026-05-17T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/803139\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:43:13","slug":"i-290-chicago-news-shooting-deadly-crash-on-290-shut-down-part-of-eisenhower-expressway-on-west-side-isp-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/803139\/","title":{"rendered":"I 290 Chicago news: Shooting, deadly crash on 290 shut down part of Eisenhower Expressway on West Side, ISP says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Investigations into a shooting and a deadly chain-reaction crash shut down part of the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago&#8217;s West Side overnight, Illinois State Police said on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ISP said troopers responded to westbound Interstate 290 at California Avenue around 11:20 p.m. Saturday. That&#8217;s near the city&#8217;s Near West Side and Lawndale neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A person riding a motorcycle had been shot and crashed, ISP said. The motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital in an unknown condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">While closures were in place for the investigation, troopers responded to westbound I-290 at Ashland Avenue, about 1 mile east of the shooting scene, around 3 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ISP said traffic was slowed or stopped when a car rear-ended another vehicle, causing a chain-reaction crash. Video captured a large police presence there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The crash involved four vehicles total, and eight people were hospitalized, ISP said. One of those injured was pronounced dead at local hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The right lane and several ramps were shut down for several hours but reopened around 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lanes that were closed in connection with the shooting investigation reopened around 5:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities did not immediately provide further information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/feature\/tracking-crime-and-safety-in-your-neighborhood\/12385906\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Track crime and safety in your neighborhood<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. 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