![]() “There are other places that we could have filmed, but none with the visual scope of that stretch of road. “We chose the Amstutz Highway because of its ability to be closed for a multiple-day stretch, Diamantopoulos said. Of course our heroes Kelly Severide ( Taylor Kinney), Joe Cruz ( Joe Minoso), Capp ( Randy Flagler), and Tony ( Anthony Ferraris) showed up to rescue the driver.ĭemetra Diamantopoulos, the co-executive producer of Chicago Fire explained to the Chicago Tribune exactly why that stretch of highway was chosen. ![]() The Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan was shut down for the filming of yet another spectacular rescue scene in a recent episode of Chicago Fire.Īccording to the IDOT, from October 6-12 the roadway between Genesee Street and Greenwood Avenue was shut down to film a scene where an 80-foot-long concrete beam fell off the trailer transporting it along the Amstutz Expressway and fell onto an SUV, trapping the driver inside.
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