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Motorcyclist dies on tollway ramp

Illinois State Police said a motorcyclist was killed early Sunday morning as he was traveling on the ramp from I-290 eastbound to Illinois Route 64 near Elmhurst.

The man has been identified as Jason Swinehamer, 39, of LaGrange Park.

State police said a preliminary investigation indicates that at 1:22 a.m. Swinehamer lost control of the 1995 Suzuki and was ejected onto the right gravel shoulder.

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