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2 Illinois State Police cars crash during pursuit on Chicago's West Side

May 18, 2024 / 10:40 AM CDT / CBS Chicago

2 ISP cars crash during chase in Garfield Park

CHICAGO (CBS)—Two Illinois State Police squad cars crashed overnight during a chase on the city's West Side.

Illinois State Police said the troopers saw a black Ford Escape wanted for a carjacking on I-94 at 39th Street.

State police chased the driver of that SUV on the Dan Ryan, Stevenson, and Eisenhower expressways and city streets.

During the chase, the two state police cars crashed into two parked cars at Kostner and Lexington in Garfield Park. The troopers were not hurt.

The Ford was last seen going eastbound on iI290 at Racine.

No further information was available.

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.