Chicago is American's third-most congested city and the Dan Ryan expressway leads with worst bottlenecks in this scene from Exit 52B, Ruble Street, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on Dan Ryan expressway Friday, February 1, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Morning rush hour traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
The average Chicago area commuter wasted 51 hours and about $1,100 in gas while stuck in traffic in 2011, a new study has found. The Chicago area ranked third in the nation — behind New York and Los Angeles — in terms of automobile travel …
