Local Accidents

Preemption, IL (July 25, 2025) — Two people are dead after a head-on collision in Mercer County on Wednesday, July 23. Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a traffic crash on U.S. 67 near Preemption on July 23. Witnesses reported that a southbound vehicle crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle, causing a

Lisle, IL (July 24, 2025) – A vehicle rammed into a house after a fiery crash on Thursday, Lisle officials said. At least one person was injured. The crash happened on Thursday on Route 53 near the Lisle Bible Church, per local officers. Police said two vehicles crashed, sending at least one of them off

Peoria, IL (July 23, 2025) – A Kewanee man was killed Sunday night after being hit by a vehicle driven by a teenager. Matthew P. Manthe, 51, died at OSF HealthCare St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria after he was hit by a vehicle in Kewanee that was driven by a 17-year-old near OSF HealthCare

Jonesboro, IL (July 22, 2025) – Two people were injured after a two-vehicle crash in Jonesboro on Monday, July 21. The Illinois State Police said the crash happened at around 9:20 a.m., along Illinois Highway 127 and IL Highway 146. State police said two vehicles were involved in the crash. One person was taken to

Chicago, IL (July 21, 2025) – Police are searching for the driver on an SUV who hit and seriously injured a 58-year-old woman in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on Monday night, July 21. According to Chicago police, the woman was walking on the side of the street, in the 500 block of North Pulaski Road,

Chicago, IL (July 20, 2025) – Three teenage girls were struck by a vehicle on Sunday evening, July 20, on the city’s West Side. The pedestrians were hit around 7:38 p.m. in the 43800 block of West Jackson Boulevard in South Austin, Chicago police said. Three girls, ages 13, 15 and 16, were in a

Lake County, IL (July 19, 2025) – Authorities in Lake County were searching for the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries, law enforcement said on July 19. The collision was reported at approximately 3:10 a.m. along Route 173 near Crawford Road in Old Mill Creek. Deputies with the

Sangamon County, IL (July 18, 2025) – One person was brought to the hospital and a fire truck was damaged after two separate crashes on Interstate 72 eastbound in Sangamon County on Thursday afternoon, July 17. The crashes happened around 2:30 p.m. near milepost 115.5 in Buffalo. Illinois State Police said after investigating, they learned

Chicago, IL (July 17, 2025) – A five-vehicle crash closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 94 in the north suburbs Wednesday, Illinois State Police said. The crash took place about 10:45 a.m. on I-94, north of Dundee Road in Northbrook, police said. Five vehicles were involved. It’s not clear what led up to the crash,

Chicago, IL (July 16, 2025) — A man is in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle on Sunday evening on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago police said the crash happened around 6:33 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Michigan Avenue. A blue Chevrolet pickup truck hit a motorcycle and then drove away