Chicago traffic and commuting update at 6 a.m.

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Conditions are sunny and clear for Tuesday’s morning commute, although some delays are being reported on the Eisenhower Expressway.

Some metal debris on the right side of the inbound Eisenhower is causing delays near Damen.

There are no reported delays on the other expressways, at the airports, on Metra or the CTA.

There are a number of closures, daily and long term, through the Illinois Tollway system. Check the state’s map for the latest on impacted areas:

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The Illinois Tollway Authority lane closure map.

Traffic trouble spots mapped in realtime via sigaret.com:

Transportation updates on Twitter

Tweets from https://twitter.com/craignewman/lists/getting-places

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