Accident News

Chicago, IL – Man Killed, Others Hurt in Accident on W 79th St

Chicago, IL (March 8, 2025) – A man died in a crash on the city’s South Side on Saturday evening, March 8, Chicago police said. Police said officers responded to the Ashburn neighborhood’s 3400-block of West 79th Street just after 10:30 p.m. A man in his 40s was driving a black sedan westbound on 79th

Chicago, IL – Eight-Vehicle Crash Injures Victims on I-294 at 47th St

Chicago, IL (March 7, 2025) – Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers said that at least eight vehicles were involved in a crash on Interstate 294 near 47th Street on Friday morning, March 7. Just before 5:45 a.m., Illinois State Police responded to the crash involving eight vehicles blocking two lanes. ISP said troopers found two

Vernon, IL – Woman Hospitalized in Accident at Ballance & Willet Rds

Vernon, IL (March 5, 2025) – Troopers with the Illinois State Police say that a 75-year-old Vernon woman received apparent injuries in a car crash on the Ballance Road between Willet and Whitehaven Roads in rural Vernon during the noon hour on Tuesday. At least one other person was reportedly checked for injuries on the

Chicago, IL – Deadly Construction Accident at Ogden & Homan Aves

Chicago, IL (March 1, 2025) – A construction worker has been identified after he was killed and another was injured after coming into contact with an electrical current at a West Side construction site this week. The incident happened Tuesday near the intersection of West Ogden and South Homan Avenues in North Lawndale. Two workers

Union Co, IL – Injuries Reported in Two-Vehicle Collision on I-57

Union County, IL (February 28, 2025) – Troopers with the Illinois State Police confirmed that a section of Interstate 57 in southern Illinois reopened early Thursday morning after about seven hours, following a crash that involved a tractor-trailer and at least one other vehicle. According to Illinois State Police, the interstate reopened around 2:00 a.m.