Police responded to reports of a naked woman walking in the inbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway at 35th Street at about 12:30 a.m.
Police said the woman was fatally struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Authorities have not released information on the woman's identity.
Police have not said how she got onto the expressway.
The inbound local lanes were closed for several hours Friday morning before reopening.
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