Illinois Car Accidents

Illinois law does not specifically state drivers must scrape snow and ice off their vehicles, but there is a statute that says "windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers." ...[...]

A traffic alert for drives in Bureau County driving on I-80. As of 7 p.m., Illinois State Police are on the scene of a rolled-over truck-tractor cow hauler on Interstate 80 near IL-89, Main Street, ...[...]

A traffic alert for drives in Bureau County driving on I-80. As of 7 p.m., Illinois State Police are on the scene of a rolled-over truck-tractor cow hauler on Interstate 80 near IL-89, Main Street, ...[...]

Birds have nearly stopped colliding into the McCormick Place in Chicago. The Field Museum reports that since bird-safe film was installed on the building's windows last summer, collisions into the ...[...]

A Huntley woman was killed Wednesday in an accident in Carpentersville. Shortly after 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Carpentersville officers responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at Randall and Binnie ...[...]

Peter Swenson of Chicago is charged with reckless homicide for an Oak Lawn crash that killed Eglin Manuel Castro Alvarez of Midlothian.[...]

Route 14 near Woodstock was completely shut down after a car sustained significant damage when it crashed into a stopped school bus picking up a student Thursday morning.[...]

A 70-year-old Huntley woman died following a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon. Carpentersville police said the woman was traveling north on Randall Road on Jan. 8 and was ...[...]

A 70-year-old Huntley woman died following a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon. Carpentersville police said the woman was traveling north on Randall Road on Jan. 8 and was ...[...]

Motorists are being advised to avoid the area of a traffic crash investigation Thursday afternoon in Glenview. According to police, southbound Waukegan Road, between Winnetka Road and Westleigh Drive, ...[...]

Photos and video from the scene showed smoke billowing into the air as firefighters on ladders work to put out flames in the 2900 block of W. 63rd street ...[...]

Across the intersection of Fourth and Adams streets, the 400 block of East Adams Street has been closed to vehicular traffic since the June 19 fire that ravaged the building at 413-415 E. Adams.[...]

A major 40-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Illinois was caused by snowy conditions, resulting in a lengthy closure.[...]

A 70-year-old woman crashed through an Illinois McDonald's, police said. Screengrab from WLS video A 70-year-old driver came crashing through a McDonald's dining room, sending glass shards in the ...[...]

Illinois law does not specifically state drivers must scrape snow and ice off their vehicles prior to driving, Master Sergeant Calvin Dye Jr. wrote in a Dec. 9 email to the News-Democrat. However, ...[...]

On November 17, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, @trumpetpapi shared a video of a man relieving himself on the side of the expressway during a traffic jam. In the video, the man is seen stepping out ...[...]

A Waukegan man accused in a deadly hit-and-run crash last week is now facing felony charges. According to Waukegan police, 22-year-old Victor Rivas-Martinez Jr. has been charged with failure to remain ...[...]

Among its recommendations was that building codes be amended to require tornado shelters in warehouses. The International Building Code became Illinois' statewide building code on Jan. 1 after being ...[...]

Meteorologist Lee Carlaw said with the snow out of the way, road conditions would be much better Tuesday, but that commuters should still be wary of possible ice. Light snow is expected to return ...[...]

Nearly 200 people were left without power after an accident on the northeast side of Springfield Tuesday morning. According to Ameren's outage map, 192 customers were without power at 9:44 a.m. after ...[...]

One person was killed and traffic was backed up for miles due to a crash on the Eden's Expressway in Chicago's north suburbs during the busy Tuesday morning rush hour commute, Illinois State Police ...[...]

A new report reveals what daily commuters already know: Chicago traffic is among the worst in the country. The mobility analytics company Inrix reports that Chicago drivers lost 102 hours to ...[...]

A Monday night traffic stop resulted in a Champaign man being arrested on weapons and drug charges, including possession of over 500 grams of cannabis.[...]

An investigation has been launched after a 22-year-old suspect, who was wanted on an active warrant, was killed by a police officer Sunday afternoon. According to the Rock Island Police Department, ...[...]

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is seeing an uptick in foot traffic with people traveling for the holidays. Between December 20 and 31, the airport ...[...]

Scott's Law requires drivers to move over when approaching an emergency vehicle or a vehicle with its hazard lights activated, police said.[...]

Police said he was driving the car that struck and killed Tiffany Thomas, 44, in the early morning hours of Jan. 1 near the intersection of Lewis Avenue and Jenkinson Court.[...]

ITASCA, Ill. - A bus carrying students and adult administrators crashed on Interstate 290 near west suburban Itasca late Monday morning, leaving one adult injured, authorities said. Illinois State ...[...]

Kerr, 36, was wanted in connection with a deadly carjacking Dec. 28 in Oak Grove, Ky. The vehicle crashed about 6:30 a.m. on the bridge. Police said Kerr jumped into the Illinois River and the ...[...]

If you are traveling in Ashland County, you may need to find a new route. According to ODOT, US 30 at Route 89 is currently closed due to a crash. "Emergency crews are on scene but there is no time ...[...]

CHICAGO Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated two separate traffic crashes that occurred in DuPage and Cook counties involving ISP troopers ...[...]

The Illinois State Police responded to at least three crashes in Champaign County Monday morning when cars slid off Interstate 74 west and crashed amidst winter conditions. Officials said one of the ...[...]

Illinois State Police officials investigated two separate traffic crashes in DuPage and Cook counties involving state troopers who were handling vehicle crashes when their squad cars were struck by ...[...]

After a large number of crashes following a snowy Sunday, State Police are urging drivers to use caution on the road. Illinois State Police said in an advisory Monday morning that their troopers are ...[...]

Standstill traffic and dont know the reason at 1:53 PM on January 5.[...]

Standstill traffic and dont know the reason at 1:53 PM on January 5.[...]

Looked like smoke ahead, multiple police, appears firetruck stuck off shoulder on its way to support, tow truck arrived[...]

Accident outside of Abt. Multiple lanes closed [...]

Stopped traffic[...]

Stopped traffic[...]

Stopped traffic[...]

Dead standstill for the last 35 minutes [...]

Stopped traffic south of rockford[...]

Stopped for over an hour[...]

Cant see anything but the southbound highway is at a complete dead stop. Traffic on Waze is showing a huge and growing backup.[...]

Traffic @ standstill[...]

Standstill traffic[...]

Complete standstill, cant see around all of the 18 wheelers so dont know why we are stopped (been stopped since 6:35am)[...]

Traffic stopped[...]