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Driving into the beast by Elizabeth Renshaw
A Southern Illinois native recounts a Chicago freeway misadventure on the Dan Ryan Expressway. After a minor bump, the narrator navigates a chaotic crash chain, searches for a police report, and encounters a dismissive dispatcher who deems no accident occurred.
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Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Windy City
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Stuckey’s
Volvo
Nissan
Dan Ryan
Sarge