About 10 to 20 cars engaged in illegal street racing in Chicago, Chicago IL

Traffic

Reported: 11/22/2025 12:04 AM

W 47th St & Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609

Police responded to reports of about 10 to 20 vehicles participating in illegal street racing near 47th Street and Ashland Avenue in Chicago. The drivers were moving at high speeds and ignoring safety instructions. Officers worked to disperse the group and warned to be cautious due to dangerous driving conditions.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13

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Transcript:

00:00

Yeah, we got driver races near 47th and Ashland.

00:02

Let's pay about 20 cars.

00:07

All right, let me get some more units over the 47th near Ashland for the drag racers.

00:11

Let's try to disperse them over there.

00:13

Got about 10 to 20 cars so far.

00:18

925 with him.

00:24

42, the short point.

00:26

42, thank you.

00:29

914.

00:30

14, you're going.

00:33

00:36

10. Name 30, y'all hold on, over.

00:41

9.30, 104, ma'am.

00:47

9.43, you can show us going.

00:51

4-3-104. 4-3-2-4.

00:57

3.4, you can show us gone at a dead racer.

01:00

34, got you going.

01:07

964, what's it look like on Ashland? Did they break up yet? Are they still there?

01:12

Four years going over before.

01:14

Go ahead. Nine, three one.

01:17

That's what happened.

01:18

Yeah, they just burst every which way.

01:21

All right, we got to spreading them out.

01:23

3-1, you know, coming in.

01:25

Yes, quite just information.

01:27

We have about 10 of the drag racers going westbound near 51st floor is west.

01:32

This is regarding otherwise left, so just be careful.

01:36

All right, in Perth 31 for Officer Safety.

01:38

You got about 10 of those drag races going west down from 51st, disregarding our lives driving at a high rate of speed.

01:44

So officers,

01:46

be careful.

01:50

964 be advised, there's still a whole bunch of cars coming in from the direction of the expressway towards Ashland.

01:55

All right, and also unit is be advised.

01:58

We've got a gang of cars coming in from the expressway going towards Ashland.

02:02

Again, for Officer Safety.

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W 47th St & Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609

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