CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two crashes snarled traffic on the Kennedy Expressway during the Thursday morning commute.
The first crash occurred before 6 a.m. near the Hubbard Street Tunnel on the inbound Kennedy. Four vehicles were involved and at least one person was hurt.
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Emergency crews closed several lanes to clear the crash, backing up traffic headed into the city. All lanes were back open by around 6:30 a.m.
The second crash also occurred on the inbound Kennedy, near Irving Park Road, just after 6:30 a.m. There were also four cars involved in this collision and an ambulance was called to the scene. There was no word yet on injuries.
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Crews closed several lanes of traffic, causing travel times to jump up to an hour and a half from O'Hare International Airport to downtown. Authorities moved the vehicles to the Addison Street crash investigation site around 7 a.m.