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Chicago traffic and commuting update at 6 a.m.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Weather and road conditions are mostly clear for the rush hour commute Thursday morning, with one major delay on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway.

Heavy delays were being reported on the inbound Ryan near the Jane Byrne Interchange.

CTA and Metra trains were running smoothly.

Expect a clear, sunny day with a high near 79 degrees.

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:

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Transportation updates on Twitter

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

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