Chicago, IL (June 8, 2024) – On Thursday, a scaffold in the Hyde Park area collapsed, resulting in the death of one construction worker and the critical injury of another worker. The incident occurred at noon at a construction site on the University of Chicago Medical Center campus, located at 57th Street and Drexel Avenue.
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Freeport, IL (June 7, 2024) – According to officers with the Freeport Police Department, four individuals were hospitalized as a result of a major accident that occurred in Freeport at approximately noon on Tuesday. On Friday, the Freeport Fire Department released details and footage of the crash, which occurred at the intersection of Galena Avenue
South Deering, IL (June 6, 2024) – Local news footage and reports from authorities confirmed further details in a semi-truck accident on the Bishop Ford Freeway this week, resulting in major congestion and a few victim injuries. Officials on Tuesday said the collision occurred in South Deering, in the northbound lanes of Interstate 94. The

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- If you are injured at work you may be able to recover compensation through a workers’ compensation claim as well as by filing a personal injury claim against responsible third parties.
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Chicago, IL (June 4, 2024) – One person was killed in a crash between a car and a semi-truck on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side Tuesday night, Illinois State Police said. The collision occurred at about 8:50 p.m. in the inbound local lanes near 47th Street, police said. Police said a red
Chicago, IL (June 3, 2024) – A child is dead, and at least four other people are injured after a South Side crash on Interstate 57 on Monday evening, officials said. Illinois State Police said the rollover crash happened near 107th Street in the city’s Morgan Park neighborhood just after 7:15 p.m. A child, who
Morton, IL (June 2, 2024) – Illinois State Police responded to a four-vehicle crash on I-74 near Morton on Thursday night near Dee-Mac Road involving a semi-truck and three cars. The accident happened around 8:50 p.m. ISP says a second crash involving two more vehicles happened behind the initial crash, sending at least one person to a
Chicago, IL (June 1, 2024) – Two people were killed and three were injured in a crash on the city’s West Side, Illinois State Police said. The crash happened on Saturday around 3:00 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway near Damen Avenue. Two cars were involved in the crash, but the details
Tazewell County, IL (May 31, 2024) – Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has released more information on Friday morning’s deadly crash. According to Hanley, the woman who died was a 32-year-old Normal resident who was pronounced dead at 9:25 a.m. She was in an SUV involved in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 74 near the
Streator, IL (May 30, 2024) – According to authorities, three people were in critical condition at a Peoria hospital after a crash into a building in Streator on Monday afternoon. Details of the crash and photos of the crash scene were released by the Streator Police Department, which said that one vehicle became airborne and
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