Article updated: 1/13/2013 1:07 PM
Icy conditions lead to 11-car pileup in Schaumburg
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Icy road conditions contributed to an 11-car pileup on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway in the Schaumburg area late Saturday night, according to Illinois State Police.
Police said the multiple car pileup occurred at 11:06 p.m. in the westbound lanes, just east of Lake Street.
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Police said there were six separate crashes, two personal injury crashes and four with property damage only.
None of the injuries was fatal. A 7-year-old girl was transported to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates with neck pain, and a woman with chest pain was also taken to St. Alexius.
The road was closed westbound at Gary Avenue and reopened a short time later.
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