Chicago Tribune
Expressway shootings have surged in the Chicago area this year, already surpassing what is normally seen in an entire year and increasing pressure for the installation of better cameras as well as scanners that read license plates.
The Illinois State Police have recorded 61 expressway shootings in Cook County this year. That compares with 52 for all of 2019, 43 in 2018, 51 in 2017 and 54 in 2016, a year when gun violence in Chicago hit levels not seen since the 1990s.
More than half the shootings this year — 40 — have been on the Dan Ryan Expressway and Interstate 57, according to numbers provided by the state police. Among the other shootings, nine have been on Interstate 290, five on the Stevenson Expressway, three on the Kennedy Expressway, two on Interstate 80 and one each on the Edens Expressway and Interstate 394. More
Rollin’ thunder!
Not enough social workers
Call Amber Lamps
“Back in the day…”
If you had to use the Dan Ryan Expressway for any travel it was referred to as “The Burrhead 500.”
Incoming from outside the roadway, but back then it was stray and mostly unintentional as in collateral damage.
When will they give these poor disadvantaged people the proper training to hit their intended targets.
Chicago police say they need more cameras to catch Hiway shooters,,,
Which will encourage gangs to do high speed license plate changes,
Before and after shootings.
As if living in Shitcago isn’t punishment enough.
I’d rather go the extra miles to drive “around” Chicago when I head south. The only place with worse traffic is Atlanta.
At least the license plate readers will tell them which stolen car the shooting was done from.
The cars should be easy enough to spot with the curb feelers, whitewalls and lime green fun fur covered dashboards.
“How can you shoot innocent people? ”
“You just don’t lead them as much. “
Aww crap, this is making our Shitcago Grant Park plans more difficult…was planning on driving there next WEEK. It’s true.
@Anymouse – what does the ‘Burrhead 500’ mean, like a SPEEDWAY? Burrrrrrr?
We plan on going there, actually just northwest of there….
:>O