Manhattan, IL (January 30, 2025) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police who responded to the incident, a garbage truck was involved in a fatal crash Thursday in the south suburbs. Illinois State Police confirmed at least two people were killed in the crash. The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. near Offner Road
Local Accidents
Chicago, IL (January 29, 2025) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police (ISP) and local officers, Service on two Metra train lines was stopped after a train crash that killed one person on Tuesday morning on Chicago’s Northwest Side. A Metra North Central Service Train crashed into a car around 8:00 a.m. near the intersection of Narragansett
Mt. Vernon, IL (January 28, 2025) – Troopers with the Illinois State Police said traffic crashes on southbound Interstate 57 south of Mt. Vernon occurred around noon on Sunday, January 26. Preliminary investigation indicates the first crash occurred at mile marker 89 at 12:20 pm when for unknown reasons a tractor-trailer truck collided with a

Did You Know?
- 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.
- A signed liability waiver may not be enough to bar your personal injury claim if willful acts or negligence caused your injuries.
- Some SSDI claims qualify for expedited processing, allowing claimants to obtain approval in a matter of days or weeks.
Countryside, IL (January 26, 2025) – Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers said that a deadly car crash on Interstate 55 in the southwest suburbs early Sunday morning, January 26, shut down the southbound lanes for multiple hours. Troopers responded to the scene at Interstate 55 near Interstate 294 in Cook County a little after 3:00
Chicago, IL (January 25, 2025) – Lake Cook Road in northwest suburban Arlington Heights was expected to remain closed for several hours on Saturday, January 25, following a multi-vehicle collision that left one person critically injured, authorities said. The crash was reported before 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Lake Cook Road and Bloomington Avenue,
Polo, IL (January 24, 2025) – A crash was reported at around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, January 22, near North Freeport Road and Illinois Route 64, leaving four people injured. The crash involved two vehicles, including a car with three people inside and a company van with one person. Emergency responders rushed all four
Minooka, IL (January 23, 2025) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police who responded to the incident, part of Interstate 80 was shut down in Grundy County as troopers looked into a deadly wrong-way crash on Thursday evening, January 23. Police were notified just after 11:30 p.m. that a car was traveling eastbound
Joliet, IL (January 22, 2025) – Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers said that a two-vehicle crash in Shorewood on Wednesday morning, January 22, caused injuries to three people and one of them is in critical condition at a hospital in Joliet. At 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the crash at Brook Forest Avenue, or Illinois Route 59,
A multi-vehicle collision occurred late Wednesday morning in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, leaving several individuals injured.
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