The Illinois Department of Transportation on Monday unveiled a series of road projects totaling $27 million that are underway or soon to begin in the south suburbs.
Among them are improvements to Glenwood-Dyer Road in Lynwood and to Ill. 394 west of Lansing and Lynwood.
The Glenwood-Dyer Road work, from Stony Island Avenue to Torrence Avenue, will widen the roadway to add a two-way left-turn lane along with traffic signal modernization at the Stony Island intersection.
One lane of traffic in each direction will remain open during the project, which will start this summer and is scheduled to be completed by fall 2022.
Jada Curry, 47, was sworn in for a four-year term last week, making history as Lynwood’s first African American female mayor and first woman elected to the office.
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An off-duty Lynwood police officer shot and wounded someone at a gas station in the south suburb on Sunday, according to police.
The shooting happened at a Mobil gas station at Glenwood Dyer Road and Torrence Avenue around 6:15 p.m., according to a statement by Lynwood Police Deputy Chief Lawrence Weinbrecht.
Officers responded to a call of gunfire and found a wounded person, who was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with injuries that weren’t life-threatening, Weinbrecht said.
A gun with an extended magazine was found at the scene, he said. Police released no other details.
Off-duty Lynwood police officer shoots person
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LYNWOOD, Ill. - Lynwood police have launched an investigation after an off-duty police officer shot someone Sunday in the south suburb.
The shooting occurred near a Mobil gas station in the 2300 block of Glenwood Dyer Road around 6 p.m.
Officers responded to a call of gunfire and found a wounded person, who was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement by Lynwood Police Deputy Chief Lawrence Weinbrecht.