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By Sun-Times Wire

Shots were fired at a tow truck Sunday night while it was driving on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side.

The shots were fired about 11 p.m. while the car was inbound on I-90/94 near 28^th Street, according to Illinois State Police.

No one was injured, and the shooting is under investigation, according to police.

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