Eisenhower Expressway entrance ramp reopens after earlier police activity in western suburbs

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
I-290 ramp reopens after police activity
An Eisenhower Expressway ramp has reopened after earlier police activity in the western suburbs.

ELMHURST, Ill. (WLS) -- A ramp onto the Eisenhower Expressway in the western suburbs has reopened after being closed by police activity Tuesday morning.

The eastbound Roosevelt Road entrance ramp to the inbound Eisenhower Expressway was shut down by police. By around 6:30 a.m., the ramp was reopened.

Chopper 7 flew above the scene as dozens of police were on the scene and along the Tri-State Tollway and surrounding neighborhoods.

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Illinois State Police and from surrounding departments including Oak Brook, Lombard, Elmhurst and Villa Park are responding.

Further details on what has led to the closure were not immediately available.