Shooting Injures Driver On Bishop Ford Freeway
- Illinois State Police said one person was wounded in a shooting on the southbound Bishop Ford Freeway in Chicago around 4:35 a.m. Thursday, with troopers responding near 111th Street. - The victim drove from the freeway to a local hospital, police said, and all southbound lanes reopened before 6:45 a.m. as investigators worked the stretch near State Street. - The shooting came less than three weeks after another Bishop Ford attack near 115th Street injured two people and shut lanes for hours. (abc7chicago.com)
A driver was wounded in a shooting on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Thursday morning on Chicago’s Far South Side. (cbsnews.com) (abc7chicago.com) Illinois State Police said troopers were called about 4:35 a.m. to the southbound lanes of Interstate 94 near 111th Street. ABC7 Chicago reported the shooting scene was near State Street. (cbsnews.com) (abc7chicago.com) The victim drove to a local hospital with injuries, according to state police. Authorities did not release the person’s condition or say what led up to the gunfire. (cbsnews.com) (chicago.suntimes.com) The shooting briefly disrupted the morning commute on one of the South Side’s main expressways. CBS Chicago reported all lanes reopened before 6:45 a.m. (cbsnews.com) The case landed amid a string of recent shootings on the same freeway. On April 5, two people were hurt in another Bishop Ford shooting near 115th Street in Pullman, and northbound traffic was diverted at 130th Street until 3:30 a.m. (cbsnews.com) (abc7chicago.com) The Bishop Ford also saw a child wounded in a shooting near Michigan Avenue in September 2025, according to ABC7 Chicago. That case involved the northbound lanes at about 7:11 p.m. (abc7chicago.com) Illinois State Police are investigating Thursday’s shooting. As of the published reports, no suspect, vehicle description, or motive had been released. (cbsnews.com) (abc7chicago.com)
