Police chase off the Eisenhower and onto Congress Parkway. pic.twitter.com/ysbbsKYKIm — Daniel Schell (@thedanielschell) May 5, 2016

As many as two dozen Chicago and suburban police squads and a helicopter engaged in a winding police chase that began in Lombard late Wednesday and moved along Chicago expressways to the downtown area, Lake View, Uptown, Rogers Park and other neighborhoods, as well as Oak Park, River Forest and other suburbs.

The fugitive is wanted in a homicide investigation in west suburban Lombard.

After almost two hours of running red lights, stop signs and driving the wrong way on Ashland Avenue in Chicago, officers curtailed their pursuit when the fleeing car made its way into O'Hare International Airport territory, reportedly onto a runway.

A police helicopter unit continued to track the vehicle as of midnight but was denied entry into airport airspace.

As of Thursday morning, the fugitive has eluded custody. The car, a Pontiac Bonneville, was found in Bensenville.

It is officially over, everyone terminated & PH couldn't enter ORD airspace#ChicagoScanner — CʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏSᴄᴀɴɴᴇʀ (@Chicago_Scanner) May 5, 2016

The State Police were radioed by Lombard police at 9:43 p.m., informing them the suspect had entered the Eisenhower Expressway toward Chicago.

Around 10 p.m., the long, snake-like parade of police cars began pursuing a silver, four-door Pontiac sedan through the streets of Chicago and at various points on the Eisenhower and Stevenson expressways then back into the suburbs. The chase ran through Oak Park, Forest Park, River Forest, Maywood, Northlake, Addison, Stone Park, Melrose Park and Bensenville, among other communities.

Speeds reached 80 mph on Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago police.

The fugitive caused at least two accidents.

A Chicago squad hit another vehicle at Congress and Leavitt at about 10:05 p.m., according to Chicago police, sending two officers to Stroger Hospital. The driver of the civilian vehicle was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. The injuries were not life-threatening.

A State Police cruiser struck the suspect's car at about 10:20 on North Ashland, and the suspect's car hit another vehicle which drove into a building at Ashland and Berteau on the North Side in Lake View, police said. The driver of that car was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital and reported to be in good condition.

Pursuing officers also tracked the fleeing vehicle along parallel streets at times.

Lombard police told the Daily Herald that officers found a dead body in a home at about 2:30 p.m. and later identified a "person of interest" later in the day. When attempting to stop the suspect's car at 9:30 p.m., the driver fled. The car was found Thursday morning, abandoned in Bensenville.

"It was definitely a long pursuit," Lombard police Sgt. Michael Chudzinski told the Chicago Tribune. "But it was involving a serious incident and we were doing our best to apprehend the suspect and keep the public safe."

Twitter user Ian Petchenik tracked the chase on the police scanner and put together this Google map showing the fugitive's route. (follow him: @petchmo)

Map of this evening's police pursuit of homicide suspect based on #ChicagoScanner radio traffic. pic.twitter.com/ITWapD8WJT — Ian Petchenik (@petchmo) May 5, 2016

Patch will update this post as more information becomes available.

Many people followed the chase on Twitter, tweeting from their neighborhoods as the cars passed. Here's a glimpse of what that looked like in real time.

Police running parallel to the chase down Halsted. pic.twitter.com/hHfwUblsFp — Daniel Schell (@thedanielschell) May 5, 2016

Tail end of a shitload of CPD units headed south on Ashland at Montrose a minute ago. pic.twitter.com/gyh905XnpS — Craig Newman (@craignewman) May 5, 2016

Lombard originated this pursuit, they're chasing a suspect wanted in a "drug-induced" homicide. Speeds increasing. — Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) May 5, 2016

He's looped through Uptown and Lakeview and now they're southbound on Ashland approaching North #chicagoscanner — Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) May 5, 2016

Approaching Division, heads up Wicker Park #chicagoscanner — Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) May 5, 2016

@MegDeppen @Chicago_Scanner I think this might have something to do with it. Ashland and Berteau pic.twitter.com/i3qCJJDJ63 — Josh Atterberry (@JoshAtts) May 5, 2016

this is bonkers — Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) May 5, 2016

aaaaaaand he's on the expressway #chicagoscanner — Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) May 5, 2016

He's in Oak Park now, on Washington — Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) May 5, 2016

They have the K9 ready in case they do bail. — Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) May 5, 2016

@samjcharles If only I could find an Uber driver who could get around the city like this. — Ed Grosvenor (@edgrosvenor74) May 5, 2016

This Chicago police chase is insane, how has homeboy not run out of gas yet? @Chicago_Scanner — Illest Hermes (@Elementnumb5) May 5, 2016

Tough to comprehend unfettered police chase in Chicago, when I often run in to major traffic on the Kennedy at 10 pm. — Michael Nagrant (@MichaelNagrant) May 5, 2016

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