Hampshire, IL (July 31, 2022) – Five children were among the seven total persons killed early Sunday morning, July 31, in a violent head-on collision on I-90 at mile marker 33 in Hampshire, according to the Illinois State Police. At 2:10 a.m., a car traveling in the wrong direction on westbound I-90 at Anthony Road collided head-on with another vehicle,…
Chicago, IL (July 30, 2022) – On Saturday evening, July 30, a collision between two autos on a local road resulted in a serious accident in the Chicago metropolitan region. The Chicago Police Department was sent to the location of the accident at 7:15 p.m. and arrived soon afterward. Supposedly, the collision occurred on the left shoulder of the incoming…
Chicago, IL (July 29, 2022) – On Friday evening, July 29, a semi-truck driver was engaged in a collision that injured at least one person and caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife at the scene. According to preliminary reports from the Illinois State Police, a tractor-trailer and a passenger automobile collided at 6:00 p.m. on Interstate 65 southbound between State Road…
Crystal Lake, IL (July 28, 2022) – On Wednesday night, July 27, a major accident occurred in the Crystal Lake neighborhood, just outside of Chicago, when an SUV crashed through a home’s garage and became wedged within. Police in Crystal Lake said that both the driver of the SUV and a person inside the residence had life-threatening injuries. They were…
Chicago, IL (July 27, 2022) – A car accident on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) near Bridgeview occurred on the evening of July 27, Wednesday, and left a handful of people with injuries. The southbound side of Interstate 294 was completely stopped around 95th Street at 9:40 p.m. due to an accident. An unknown patient has been sent to a Chicago…
Chicago, IL (July 25, 2022) – At least one person was seriously hurt in a crash that occurred on I-90/94 in the Chicago area on Monday evening, July 25. At about 7:40 p.m., an accident completely closed the 43rd Street exit off I-90/94 Dan Ryan Outbound. In Chicago, emergency medical services took at least one patient to the hospital, but…
Dolton, IL (July 24, 2022) – A 4-year-old girl died and a 9-year-old girl was critically wounded after being thrown from their vehicle after a two-car collision in Dolton, Illinois, on July 23. On Saturday evening about 6:00 p.m., according to Dolton Police, the first vehicle’s driver lost control and collided with the vehicle carrying the children near the junction…
Hammond, IL (July 23, 2022) – The Indiana State Police report that a trooper investigating a collision was wounded early on Saturday, July 23, when a vehicle struck a fire engine on Interstate 80. At around 2:00 a.m., police said, troopers and Hammond firemen were examining an accident at the 0.7-mile marker. A 2016 Dodge Charger driver collided with a…
Chicago, IL (July 22, 2022) – On Tuesday evening, July 19, a 3-year-old child died in Chicago after falling from a building, according to investigators. The Chicago Police Department verified that the toddler was inside an apartment on the 18th story of a building in the 4500 block of North Clarendon Avenue at approximately 7:00 p.m. when he fell through…
Chicago, IL (July 21, 2022) – On the afternoon of Thursday, July 21, an accident on I-57 near I-80 in the Oak Forest area resulted in at least one major injury. The area of northbound I-57 where the accident happened, between Sauk Trail and Route 30, is already often backed up due to road construction, according to Oak Forest officials…