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Man shot while driving on Eisenhower Expressway

By  Nader Issa
   
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A man was shot Thursday night while driving west on the Eisenhower Expressway. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A man was wounded Thursday night in a shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway.

About 10:10 p.m., the 28-year-old was driving west on Interstate 290 near Cicero Avenue when someone inside a red Nissan fired shots, striking him twice in the left leg, according to Illinois State Police and Chicago Fire Media Affairs.

Traffic was halted after a man was shot Tuesday night while traveling in the westbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

Traffic was halted after a man was shot Tuesday night while traveling in the westbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

Troopers found the man shot near the intersection of Flournoy Street and Lockwood Avenue, state police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition stabilized, authorities said.

Westbound traffic on I-290 was shut down until 1:41 a.m., state police said.

Anyone with information about the ongoing investigation into the shooting should call state police at (847) 294-4400.

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