Man in Cook County custody charged in 2023 expressway carjacking

Published  March 3, 2025 9:17am CST
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Eric D. Evans | Illinois State Police

The Brief

    • Eric Evans, 34, was charged with vehicular hijacking for a 2023 carjacking on the Eisenhower Expressway. 
    • He was already in custody on unrelated charges when the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office filed the new charge. 
    • Police said Evans was part of a group that stole a vehicle on I-290 near Central Avenue last June.

CHICAGO - A man in Cook County custody was charged in connection with a 2023 carjacking on the Eisenhower Expressway.

Eric Evans, 34, was already in custody on unrelated charges when he was charged with one count of vehicular hijacking by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, police said.

Expressway carjacking

The backstory:

The carjacking reportedly happened around 5:30 a.m. on June 4, 2023, on I-290 near Central Avenue in Chicago, according to Illinois State Police.

Evans was part of a group of three people who forcibly stole the vehicle.

Evans, of Chicago, remains in the custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections.

No further information was provided.

The Source: The information in this report came from Illinois State Police.

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