Crime & Safety

Expressway Shooting Leaves Elgin Man Critically Injured: ISP

Illinois State Police said the 25-year-old was traveling westbound near Beverly Road when he was shot by someone in another vehicle.

CHICAGO — A 25-year-old Elgin man was critically injured after a shooting on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.

The shooting was at least the 172st of the year on a Chicago-area expressway.

Police said the man was driving westbound on Interstate 90 near Beverly Road in Elgin when he was shot by someone in another vehicle at around 4:11 a.m. Police said the man's passenger was uninjured.

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The 25-year-old was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Westbound lanes on I-90 were closed to investigate the shooting until around 7:20 a.m. Sunday.

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