Severe car accident closes expressway near Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago IL

Traffic

Reported: 11/4/2025 10:16 PM

Near W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631

A severe car accident occurred on the expressway near Bryn Mawr Avenue, causing road closures. Emergency services including State Police and fire department are on the scene. Traffic lines on the expressway toward O'Hare are closed starting from Harlem Avenue.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01

02:32

Transcript:

00:00

11. You're right for a check-loving, please. It's coming over for near Bryn Mawr Ave, possibly an auto accident on the expressway came over for a car alert for severe accident.

00:12

Let us know if it's on the E-way. Thank you.

00:17

Hello.

00:23

1722. 22. Thank you.

00:28

Good morning, 22, Starnia. I've got a commercial alarm going to be 4661 North Elston for alkaline, healing herb, front glass break, no key hold, or nothing further for it.

00:40

Good morning, 7401.

00:47

1706.

00:49

1706. 1706.

00:51

Good morning, Scott. Could you put me on that burglary call, please.

00:57

So far. Good morning.

01:04

60 and 61,

01:05

boy.

01:08

1661, boy.

01:11

Yeah, for that accident,

01:13

it's on the expressway.

01:15

State Police is a fire department or air on scene.

01:20

24, boy, thank you so much.

01:23

1611, did you copy.

01:26

I'll pull out right now. I'm coming.

01:35

Thank you. 16, 13.

01:39

13.

01:42

We talked to the caller and she walks away so the ambulance,

01:48

we can give them a disregard.

01:54

Ten-four, it looks like Amber was pulling up for you though.

01:58

Turn four.

02:08

Six-Eleven.

02:11

I'm here with State.

02:14

All the lines for her are closed starting on Harlem.

02:21

I'm sorry, Levin, did you repeat that?

02:26

Starting from Hall of Avenue, all the lines on the expressway toward O'Hara are closed, just for information.

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