Accident News

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Chicago, IL (November 8, 2024) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police (ISP) and local officers, a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a Metra train on the city’s North Side. The accident involving Metra UP-N train No. 305 happened just after 6:00 a.m. Friday near Clybourn. Metra has confirmed the pedestrian

Chicago, IL (November 7, 2024) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police (ISP) and local officers, a man is dead after he was struck by a car on November 6 on the Dan Ryan Expressway. ISP troopers said the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the local lanes southbound at 44th Street.

Bloomington, IL (November 5, 2024) – A Bloomington man allegedly fled the scene of a wreck that left one person dead on Sunday evening, November 4. According to the Bloomington Police Department officers, the wreck occurred at 7:50 p.m. on Sunday on Fox Creek Road near the intersection of Beich Road in South Bloomington. A

Joliet, IL (November 4, 2024) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police and officers with the Joliet Police Department, West Jefferson Street at Hammes Avenue was shut down because of a major crash on Sunday evening, November 3. Officials said the crash happened around 6:15 p.m. after a 37-year-old man suffered serious injuries

Rantoul, IL (November 3, 2024) – A Rantoul woman is dead following an early morning car accident on Sunday, November 3. According to Champaign County Coroner Stephen Thuney, a 54-year-old woman died after sustaining injuries in the collision. Thuney said that the preliminary investigation indicates that one of the vehicles involved rolled over south of

Mendota, IL (November 2, 2024) – At least two people were taken to hospitals after being involved in a crash just outside of Lostant, close to Mendota, on Wednesday, October 30. First responders were called to a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon at about 3:15 p.m. involving a car and a semi-truck. Lostant firefighters requested mutual

Chicago, IL (November 1, 2024) – An Illinois State Police (ISP) officer was involved in a crash in which their squad car was hit around 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday evening, October 29. The Illinois State Police said a marked squad car was parked in the left lane of Interstate 55 near Joliet Road, providing traffic

Decatur, IL (October 31, 2024) – A motorcyclist was airlifted after a crash in Decatur on Wednesday night, October 30. At 8:05 p.m., Decatur Police Department officers were called to the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Marietta Street for a crash. Police said the driver of the car started to turn left to go east