A woman is dead after two crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway near the Pilsen neighborhood early Tuesday, police said.
Around 2:25 a.m., her car was involved in a minor car crash in the southbound lanes of the Ryan near 18th Street. When she got out of the car, she was hit by another car not involved in the initial crash, according to Illinois State Police.
The woman, whose age was unknown, was dead on the scene.
The southbound lanes were back open by about 7 a.m., state police said.