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Reported shooting closes Eisenhower Expressway near Austin for hours

Illinois State Police are investigating a reported shooting on Thursday night on westbound I-290 near Austin Avenue that shut down all westbound lanes for about three hours overnight.

Troopers with Illinois State Police Troop 3 responded at about 10:48 p.m. Thursday to a call about a shooting on the expressway, police said. No injuries were reported at the scene.

All westbound lanes near Austin were closed at about 2:37 a.m. Friday for the investigation, state police said. They reopened at about 5:50 a.m.

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