Two cars collided on the Eisenhower Expressway in the western suburbs early Sunday and one person died after being ejected from one of the vehicles, according to Illinois State Police.
A Jeep and a Saturn crashed just before 3 a.m. in the westbound lanes on I-290 near Home Avenue in Oak Park, according to state police. The person who was ejected from one of the vehicles was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person was injured and taken to a nearby hospital. State police did not report their condition.
All westbound lanes were shut down until 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, police said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.