Posted on 05/30/2023 10:00:40 AM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Memorial Day Weekend is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year - and just in time for it, we are following another shooting on Chicago-area expressways.
This latest incident of gunfire was the third on the Eisenhower Expressway in weeks. CBS 2's Tara Molina brought the latest developments to experts.
The shooting incident happened around 9:20 p.m. Sunday on the inbound Eisenhower near Western Avenue. Shots were fired from a vehicle, but no injuries were reported.
The eastbound lanes of the expressway were closed during following the shooting, but all were reopened by 1 a.m. Monday.
The gunfire left shell casings on the highway and bullet holes in a black Dodge Charger. It was the third time we have seen such a scene on the Eisenhower over the past two weeks – the earlier two incidents happened near Cicero Avenue.
By the daylight hours Monday, the Eisenhower was back to normal. But we are a ways away from normal, according to DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman.
"The frequency of these shootings is really what's alarming to people," Schwieterman said. "We are seeing a pattern here - and it's starting to affect decisions, how people drive; when they come in the city. All that weighs on our economy; our people."
We learned there are 319 license plate readers rolling on Chicago expressways right now. A spokesperson for the Illinois State Police said the license plate readers are helping in investigations into shootings (snip)
We have tracked 45 shootings on Chicago area expressways so far this year.
According to Illinois State Police, just over 43 percent of those shootings involved injuries - people were hurt.
Last year, we saw 68 in the same timeframe, so we are in a better spot.
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The Eisenhower Expressway runs through the west side slums. Not sure if that’s part of this problem.
The West side is the best side.....
Ride the highway west, baby
Ride the snake, ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake, he’s long, seven miles
Ride the snake
He’s old and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here and we’ll do the rest
The blue bus is calling us
The blue bus is calling us
Driver, where you taking us?
“Last year, we saw 68 in the same timeframe, so we are in a better spot.“
Beaaaaahahaaaaaa
“Expert says Chicago has a big problem”
Thank you captain obvious. What would we ever do without “experts”?
The Eisenhower runs through the Austin and Garfield Park neighborhoods, #1 and #4 this year in the city’s competition for the most homicides, according to the ‘Hey, Jackass’ site. And if you’re ever driving through the city, it’s a good idea not to have car trouble on the Ike.
The problem is self inflicted. The residents keep on voting Democrat.
change the highway’s name to Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.
It will be Barack Obama Expressway, someday, count on it.
The Lizard King’s own words put to music. Thanks!
Chicago’s big problem is that the city is run by Democrats.
Sad as hell. That was the first Interstate Highway out of Chicago under Eisenhower’s plan back in the 50’s. My how times have changed....
Any time I have had to take the Ike to my destination, I never had to go that far, thank God.
And if you’re ever driving through the city, it’s a good idea not to have car trouble on the Ike.
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Last time I checked Chicongo does not have an expressway where it would be “OK” to have vehicle problems. Stevenson - Nope. I94 east - Nope. Maybe the Kennedy heading towards O’hare.
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