The Illinois State Police is investigating after reports of a shooting briefly shut down inbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway between Central and Cicero Avenues.
According to authorities, Illinois State Police Troop responded to reports of an expressway shooting around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 290 eastbound near Cicero Avenue. A male victim was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries, officials said.
According to the ISP, eastbound lanes were briefly closed due Wednesday morning to the investigation. NBC 5 Traffic Reporter Kye Martin reports traffic and backups on I-290 as a result of the police investigation, with inbound drive times totaling more than 90 minutes.
No further details were provided.
The incident comes one day after one person was killed and another was wounded in a separate shooting on the inbound lanes of I-290 near Cicero Avenue.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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