Chicago-area expressway shootings down sharply so far this year

Chicago-area expressway shootings down sharply so far this year

Illinois State Police look for evidence after a shooting in 2018 on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway near 79th Street.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Shootings on Chicago-area expressways are down sharply this year as overall gun violence declines citywide.As of Tuesday, there have been 82 shootings on Cook County expressways. That’s down 25% from the 110 highway shootings over the same period last year, according to data from the Illinoi…