Dan Ryan Expressway closed more than 3 hours at 87th Street for shooting investigation

No injuries have been reported.

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All lanes of traffic were closed July 14, 2021, on the Dan Ryan at 95th Street, for a shooting investigation.

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All lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway were closed for more than three hours near Longwood Manor Wednesday morning as state troopers investigated a possible shooting.

The shooting was reported about 3 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan at 95th Street, according to preliminary information from the Illinois State police. No injuries were reported.

All lanes were closed about 4:30 a.m. and traffic diverted at 87th Street. They were reopened about 7:50 a.m., state police said.

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