Traffic & Transit

Kennedy Expressway Lanes Reopen After 2 Shot

A woman and man were shot near the Diversey Avenue exit, authorities said.

CHICAGO — A shooting shut down the inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway Thursday morning near the Avondale neighborhood. The lanes remained closed for about three hours.

Gunfire was reported at about 3:29 a.m. near the Diversey Avenue exit, according to state police. A 20-year-old woman and 19-year-old man were shot and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition, authorities said.

The inbound lanes of the expressway were reopened at about 6:30 a.m.

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No further details about the shooting were released.

No one was in custody.

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