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Abandoned vehicle blocks traffic at Broadway and Argyle, Chicago IL

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Traffic

Reported: 12/27/2025 12:17 PM

Broadway & Argyle, Chicago, IL 60640

As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer reported an abandoned or disabled Volkswagen Tiguan with an Illinois temporary tag blocking traffic near Broadway and Argyle in Chicago. The temporary tag number and registered owner information were withheld for privacy.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11

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01:22

Transcript:

00:00

Sarge,

00:02

Can you hold me at Broadway and Argyle? It looks like somebody ditched a car in the middle of traffic; it's blocking the road.

00:10

Illinois temp tag (number withheld).

00:17

Okay, Broadway and Argyle disabled vehicle.

00:20

You got it.

00:25

Six two.

00:28

Our sergeant?

00:31

He happened to be getting back on that plane by chance.

00:35

I'm sorry, let me try running it again.

00:37

Just to confirm, you said it was (number withheld), right? Illinois temp?

00:48

Yeah,

00:50

It's a 2014 Volkswagen.

00:52

Okay, one sec.

00:55

All right.

00:59

Okay, that's coming back to a (name withheld) Tiguan that lives near Rogers.

01:08

But it's clear nothing else is popping up.

01:13

Hey 99, thanks.

01:15

It looks like I don't know if it's disabled or something, but see me held down over here.

01:21

Traffic's old and all that.

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Location mentioned:

Broadway & Argyle, Chicago, IL 60640

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