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Tuesday August 3, 2010 08:02 AM CDT Chicago Area Hotspots 90 94 I-90/I-94 Kennedy Exwy Outbound 8.3 90 I-90/I-94 Kennedy Exwy Outbound 8.1 90 I-90/I-94 Kennedy Exwy Inbound 7.9 53 IL-53 Southbound 7.9 290 I-290 Eisenhower Exwy Outbound 7.8 Register for a free personalized traffic report. Chicago Area Summary Weather Light Rain - 71° Incidents All Incidents I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway Jammed Southwest Hwy/103rd St to Wolf Rd Delay of 35 minutes ComEd is reporting approximately 9,000 customers without power in their south and west regions (with Joliet the hardest hit area encompassing the majority of the outage). Events All Events Movie shoot Van Buren St is closed between Wacker Dr and Canal St - movie shoot - This closure continues during the filming of the movie Transformers 3 until 10 PM Wednesday, August 4th (except during evening rush hours 3 PM - 7 PM when at least 2 lanes will be open). Game Olivet Nazarene University - Chicago Bears Training Camp - Practice begins at 3 PM. - The gates to training camp open one hour prior to the start of all day practice sessions. Expect delays on I-57 and Rt 45 before and after practice. Admission is free to the public. Parking will be available in parking lots on the campus Olivet Nazarene University. As you pull into campus there will be directional signage and personnel on hand to direct cars to designated parking lots. Parking is free at Training Camp. Roadwork All Roadwork I-290 Eisenhower Exwy - Outbound Between Congress Pkwy and Canal St - bridge construction blocking 3 lanes / one lane gets by - This is part of the two-year Congress Bridge project. Congress Pkwy Franklin St off ramp is closed due to ongoing construction Mass Transit All Mass Transit Behind schedule Heritage Corridor IB - behind schedule - Train #918, scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 8:10 a.m., will not operate due to severe flooding in the vicinity of the Lockport station. Heritage corridor commuters should seek alternate transportation at this time. Extra equipment has left Chicago an is en route to Lemont and possibly Lockport, however, this is a small set of equipment and can only accommodate minimal passengers Detoured CTA #121 Union-Wacker Bus - detoured - As a result of the Congress-Wacker construction, street closures and reconfigurations, the following changes are in effect until 5 AM May 31, 2012 - #121 Union-Wacker Express buses are being detoured to adjacent streets. DETOUR: NB buses run the regular route along Jackson, to Franklin, to Lake, to Post Pl, to Lower Wacker, then run the regular route. || SB buses run the regular route along Lower Wacker, to Upper Randolph, to Clinton, to Jackson, and run the regular route. Tools Disable this alert Go to my.traffic.com