Local Accidents

Odin, IL (July 5, 2025) – Three drivers were involved in a chain-reaction crash on U.S. 50 just east of the railroad overpass in Odin on Friday afternoon, July 4. Initial information indicates a van driven by a 60-year-old man in Centralia was eastbound when he was unable to stop for two pickup trucks stopped

Peoria, IL (July 4, 2025) – A Peoria man is dead after a Thursday morning rush hour collision on Interstate 74 in East Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Dominque Stringer, 30, from Peoria, suffered “injuries that were inconsistent with life” and likely died instantly. According to the Illinois State Police, the collision occurred

Wood River, IL (July 3, 2025) — A crash on Thursday morning, July 3, in Wood River claimed the lives of two people and left a suspect injured, authorities said. At approximately 10:50 a.m. on July 3, a Wood River Police Department officer attempted to stop a vehicle at Sixth Street and Edwardsville Road. The

Kendall County, IL (July 2, 2025) – Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers said that a 20-year-old Oswego woman died in a car crash on Tuesday evening in unincorporated Na-Au-Say Township, located in southwest suburban Kendall County, according to authorities. Violet Jensen was identified by the Kendall County Coroner’s Office as the person pronounced dead at

Chicago, IL (July 1, 2025) — A fatal crash shut down southbound lanes on Interstate 294 on Tuesday, July 1, in west suburban Western Springs. Video from the scene showed a motorcycle and a semi-truck at the crash site near Ogden Avenue. According to Illinois State Police, two southbound lanes are shut down, and traffic

Chicago, IL (June 30, 2025) – A person was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday, and Berwyn Police Department officers are now searching for a person of interest. The crash happened at the intersection of Oak Park Avenue and Windsor Avenue at about 2:00 a.m. on June 29, police said. One pedestrian was pronounced

Posen, IL (June 29, 2025) – An Illinois State Police trooper is recovering after a driver crashed into their squad car while the trooper was helping with a separate crash early Saturday, June 28, on Interstate 57 near south suburban Posen. Police said the trooper was inside their squad car around 1:45 a.m. on I-57

Two vehicles collided Thursday evening in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, leaving at least one person hurt and traffic disrupted near the scene.

A multi-vehicle crash involving three cars occurred late Thursday night in the heart of downtown Chicago, resulting in at least one person being hurt.

A crash involving a wrong-way driver left at least six people injured, including three children, in a multi-car collision Thursday night in Lake County.