Cemetery excavation prompts traffic detour on Northwest Side

Friday, June 26, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Crews are shutting down part of Oak Park Avenue on Chicago's Northwest Side to excavate part of an old cemetery.
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The closure affects Oak Park between Irving Park Road and Forest Preserve Drive. The cemetery is being excavated to determine if anyone is buried in the path of a road reconstruction project.

Traffic will be detoured onto Harlem. The length of the closure depends on the results of the excavation.
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