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Man sitting on ramp blocks westbound traffic at intersection, Chicago IL

Traffic

Reported: 11/15/2025 07:26 PM

E Van Buren St, Chicago, IL

A man is sitting on a ramp near Damon and Van Buren streets, blocking westbound traffic.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels

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Transcript:

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6.05 on Damon and Van Buren, I have a man,

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sitting at the merging ramp going down back west on Van Buren, and he's holding up all the traffic.

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Available,

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supervisor.

00:13

I got one for you, 11 district over $1,000.

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This is the tax team requesting you, 11 district.

00:25

T-M819.

00:28

I'm stuck on medicine and payment, so she needs to do her best.

00:34

Any available supervisor for her?

00:38

Can they repeat that transmission?

00:41

Yeah, we have...

00:43

Is this a homeless man that's over on that ramp over at Damon, ma'am?

00:48

Okay,

00:51

so we have a possible homeless man that's holding up that ramp over at Damon.

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E Van Buren St, Chicago, IL

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