Overview
- A motorcyclist was shot on the outbound Eisenhower between Western and California late Saturday, and all lanes closed for the investigation.
- As traffic backed up before 3 a.m. Sunday near Ashland Avenue, a rear-end collision triggered a four-vehicle chain reaction that sent eight people to hospitals and left one person dead.
- A separate crash at 11:10 a.m. Sunday at 25th Avenue on the Bellwood–Broadview border involved three vehicles and led to one death and injuries to two others.
- For the Near West Side crash, the right lane and several ramps closed around 3 a.m. and all lanes reopened at 7:54 a.m., while the later crash shut all westbound lanes with a detour at 17th Avenue.
- Authorities have not said what led to the shooting or the crashes, and no connection between the events has been confirmed.