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Accident News Reports

• 2 killed in separate multi-vehicle wrecks hours apart on I-57 near 159th Street in Oak Forest

  • Illinois
  • I-57 Near Ewing

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 30, 2025 05:35am
  57

  Both victims remain unidentified, officials said, after the two multi-vehicle crashes which happened Thursday around 1:35 a.m., and Wednesday about 8:40 p.m. - on I-57 near 159th Street. Read More

• 2 killed in separate crashes on Chicago expressway, state police say

  • Illinois
  • I-57 Near Centralia

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 30, 2025 03:09am
  57

  CHICAGO (CBS) - At least two people were killed in separate crashes on Interstate 57, according to Illinois State Police. The first crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes of ... Read More

• Fatal crash disrupts traffic on I-57 in south Chicago suburbs

  • Illinois
  • I-57 Near Markham

  • source: Bing
  • 16 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 8:33pm
  57

  MARKHAM, Ill. (CBS) -- At least one person was killed in a crash on I-57 in the south suburbs Wednesday night. The crash happened on the northbound side of the expressway south of 159th Street and ... Read More

• Eastbound I-70 reopened after a major crash involving seven vehicles

  • Illinois
  • I-70 Eastbound

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 4:50pm
  70

  Two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a major crash involving seven vehicles closed traffic on Interstate 70 on Wednesday night. The crash involved three semitrucks ... Read More

• Pedestrian struck by vehicle and killed near Freeburg

  • Illinois
  • Near Accident

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 1:24pm
  State Police Troop 8 responded to the single-vehicle fatal traffic crash at 10:29 p.m. The driver of the vehicle was a 31-year-old woman from Freeburg, according to police. She reported no injuries at ... Read More

• Speeding driver killed after crashing into traffic pole in South Elgin, police say

  • Illinois
  • Kane County Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 12:44pm
  A driver was killed after his vehicle crashed into a traffic light pole in South Elgin Tuesday evening, authorities said. Read More

• Girl struck by vehicle while crossing street in Peoria, police say

  • Illinois
  • Street

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 12:12pm
  Police said that at 2:40 p.m. that day, they responded to the 6200 block of North University Street in response to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found a girl who ... Read More

• Darien man charged in fatal crash on Stevenson Expressway

  • Illinois
  • I-55 Near Darien

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 10:05am
  55

  A man from Darien has been arrested and charged in a fatal crash earlier this week on the Stevenson Expressway, according to Illinois State Police. Joseph Hathaway, 60, is ... Read More

• Darien Man Arrested In Fatal Crash: Police

  • Illinois
  • I-55 Near Darien

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 09:17am
  55

  A Darien man was arrested on felony charges in a fatal crash that occurred earlier this week on Interstate 55, state police said. Joseph Hathaway, 60, was charged with aggravated driving under the ... Read More

• 1 in custody after Mundelein police chase, crash on IL Route 60

  • Illinois
  • Highway

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 09:13am
  One person was taken into custody after a police pursuit in Mundelein Wednesday morning, police said. Mundelein police said they responded at about 2:12 a.m. to a call of a person bleeding in a ... Read More

• Police pursuit ends with crash involving Lake County, Illinois squad car in north Chicago suburb

  • Illinois
  • West Bound

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 08:46am
  Police said they "continued the low-speed pursuit" until the truck collided with a Lake County Sheriff's Department squad car. Read More

• Police: Driver taken to hospital after serious crash shuts down Dixie Highway

  • Illinois
  • Dixie Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Jan 29, 2025 07:19am
  Dixie Highway has reopened in both directions after a car near Interstate 75 in Fort Mitchell, according to police. Read More

• Blood-soaked truck driver fled from Chicago area police, crashed into squad car

  • Illinois
  • Maple Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 07:17am
  A report of an injured person in north suburban Mundelein led to a police chase and a crash involving a squad car. Read More

• Suspect leads police on pursuit, crashes into squad car and flees on foot, leaving 3 officers injured in Mundelein

  • Illinois
  • Maple Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 06:11am
  A suspect led police on a vehicle pursuit through Mundelein before crashing into a squad car and fleeing on foot, leaving three officers injured Wednesday morning. Read More

• Deputies, officer hurt during pursuit and crash in Mundelein

  • Illinois
  • Maple Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 06:03am
  Two Lake County sheriff's deputies and a Mundelein police officer suffered minor injuries early Wednesday while trying to stop and arrest a pickup truck driver who collided with a squad car during ... Read More

• Driver seriously hurt in Dixie Highway crash, police say

  • Illinois
  • Dixie Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jan 29, 2025 02:49am
  All lanes of Dixie Highway are blocked from Kroger to northbound I-71 / 75. First responders were called shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday to a single-vehicle crash where the driver su ... Read More

• Bicyclist fatalities: How Illinois aligns with - and differs from - national trends

  • Illinois
  • Highway

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 02:00am
  Not crashing - my unspoken goal last January - served me well in 2024. With New Year's resolutions still fresh, now's a good time to ponder cycling safety in 2025. Crashes of any kind can ... Read More

• 1 person dead after South Elgin crash, police say

  • Illinois
  • South Elgin
  • Lovell St

  • source: Bing
  • 11 views
  • Jan 29, 2025 01:21am
  One person is dead after a South Elgin crash happened near Stearns Road and McLean Boulevard on Tuesday night, police said. SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- One person is dead after a crash in the west ... Read More

• Hillsdale man killed in early Sunday morning crash

  • Illinois
  • Route 24

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jan 28, 2025 6:31pm
  24

  Eric Lange, 24, of Hillsdale was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson. The crash happened just before 3 a.m., on Route 2 North and ... Read More

Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident with injuries in #DuSableLkShrDr on DuSable Lk Shr Dr (US 41) SB before 53rd St, solid traffic back to 31st St #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident with injuries in #DuSableLkShrDr on DuSable Lk Shr Dr (US 41) SB before 53rd St, solid traffic back to Oakwood Blvd #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident with injuries in #DuSableLkShrDr on DuSable Lk Shr Dr (US 41) SB before 53rd St, solid traffic back to 47th St #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Closed due to accident in #Woodstock on Washington St (Route 120) EB/WB between US 14 and Magnet Way #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Accident. Left lane blocked in #Eisenhower on Eisenhower (I-290) Outbound at Wolf Rd, solid traffic back to Austin Blvd #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

• 1 week ago

  TotalTrafficCHI

  Closed due to accident in #Gary,IN on 4th Ave (US 12/20) WB from Grant St to Buchanan St #CHITraffic https://t.co/GCesNZoWap

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• At I-290/Eisenhower Expy/Lake St - Accident.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• At IL-83/Kingery Hwy/W Grand Ave - Accident.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• At CR-74/W Laraway Rd - Accident.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• At CR-8/N York Rd - Accident.

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