Illinois Car Accidents

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 ...[...]

The Illinois State Police are handling multiple traffic crashes and slid-offs on I-74, I-72, and I-57.In the area of I-74 westbound at milepost 165, there is ...[...]

More than three dozen vehicles were a part of multiple traffic crashes along Interstate 70 in Cumberland County Sunday. Illinois State Police report that the crashes began in the eastbound lanes about ...[...]

I-70 mile marker 124 East Bound in Illinois, US Video Recording Date / Time: January 5, 2025 at 15:00h A multiple-car pileup occurred on Interstate 70 near Greenup, Illinois, on Sunday, January 5, ...[...]

Police chased a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat after two women were found shot in a crashed car in Beach Park on Sunday, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.[...]

Father of five Jesus Macias was traveling along a highway in the Mexican state of Zacatecas when, his family says, he failed to stop at improvised checkpoint set up not by police, but by the drug ...[...]

Summary1 dead, 1 injured after more than 50 shots fired at vehicle on E. Carpenter The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office reports that an investigation is underway after a shooting on Saturday evening ...[...]

The Carbondale Police Department reports emergency services are on the scene of a traffic crash in the 1100 block of E. Grand Ave.; drivers avoid the area.[...]

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois State Police is actively responding to a crash on I-70 in Cumberland County involving multiple vehicles. According to State Police, I-70 eastbound in ...[...]

Part of northbound Interstate 55 is closed and drivers are being diverted through Lincoln after a traffic crash, state police said Sunday evening.[...]

Monday 5:45 a.m. - According to IDOT Public Information Officer, Paul Wappel all lanes of I-70 are now open in both directions after a multi-vehicle ...[...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) - An Illinois State Police (ISP) squad car was struck on I-55 on Sunday morning. ISP says at 10:54 a.m. a trooper was responding to a three-vehicle crash at milepost 105 on ...[...]

Nephi police seized nearly $1M worth of meth from an Illinois man after noticing indicators of drug trafficking.[...]

South Carolina State Police say an officer pulled over a tractor-trailer for a missing license plate on the trailer on Jan. 2 on Interstate 85 in Greenville County located in western South Carolina.[...]

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[...]