Illinois Fatal Accidents

A wrong-way driver spurred a fatal crash overnight that killed herself and injured several others on Lake Shore Drive in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 3:10 a.m. Saturday, ...[...]

A wrong-way crash on Lake Shore Drive near Hyde Park early Saturday morning left one person dead and several others seriously injured.[...]

Ben, Kirk Herbstreit's certified emotional support animal, had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Audiences grew to love the 10-year-old golden retriever who appeared on TV with his owner.[...]

SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- An Illinois man faces homicide charges after a September crash that killed one person. Shane Slater, 47, of Freeport, Illinois faces four felonies including 1st degree reckless ...[...]

A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a Metra train on the city's North Side. The accident involving Metra UP-N train No. 305 happened just after 6 a.m. Friday near Clybourn. Metra has confirmed ...[...]

A tractor-trailer driver has pleaded guilty to traffic violations in connection with a crash that killed a Thruway worker from Le Roy.[...]

A Bronzeville man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while he was walking on a Chicago expressway overnight.Illinois State Police said 28-year-old Rashid Shepard was on the outbound Dan Ryan near ...[...]

A man is dead after he was struck by a car overnight on the Dan Ryan Expressway Illinois State Police said the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the local lanes southbound at 44th Street. The ...[...]

The reduced 45 mph speed limit on U.S. Highway 40 will apply in both directions, and the Indiana Department of Transportation says it aims to improve safety following a tragic incident nearby.[...]

CHICAGO (AP) - A 23-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer during a traffic stop on the city's Southside. The man is scheduled to ...[...]

"A construction worker was standing on an aerial lift and the lift was struck by a truck-tractor semi-trailer," police said.[...]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A construction worker was killed in a hit-and-run on the Kennedy Expressway Monday night, Illinois State Police said. The crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the outbound lanes ...[...]

A construction worker was killed in an apparent hit-and-run on the Kennedy Expressway Monday night, Illinois State Police said.The crash occurred at about 9:20 p.m. in the outbound lanes of the ...[...]

The family of an East St. Louis man believed to have gone missing learned Monday that he died in a single car crash. According to Illinois State Police, James Montgomery, 65, ran his black 1994 Chevy ...[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - Illinois State Police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a construction worker on the Kennedy Expressway. Around 9:30 p.m., police said the driver hit construction ...[...]

MARTINSVILLE - The Illinois State Police has reported that the driver of a pickup truck was killed in a collision with the back of a semitruck trailer late Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 70 ...[...]

The royal couple had to cut their visit to the town of Paiporta, where at least 200 people died, short after the locals pelted them with mud and called them 'murderers.' Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ...[...]

Read full article: Election Day polling locations: Where to vote in Bexar County Yulissa Valero died in a crash earlier this year. Now, her family is honoring her this Dia de los Muertos.[...]

Over the last 10 years, an average of 20 people died in Illinois annually from accidental carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois ...[...]

A Mundelein woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for hitting and killing a bicyclist with her car and then leaving the scene of the accident.[...]

A Mundelein woman who left the scene of a fatal crash involving a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park has been sentenced to five years in prison. Melanie A. Hass, 38, of the 26100 block of ...[...]

A single-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 35 claimed the life of a 49-year-old Illinois man on Thursday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The incident occurred near milepost 13 around 11 ...[...]

FARMERSVILLE - The murder of Leslie Reeves gripped southwest Illinois when news of her death ... south of Springfield on Interstate 55. The next morning, Reeves was found shot to death, and ...[...]

A box truck crash along U.S. 35 killed an Illinois driver Thursday morning in Jackson, Ohio, State Police said.Erik Edgardo, 49, of Wheeling lost control of his ...[...]

A man from Illinois was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash along U.S. Route 35 on Oct. 31, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 11:35 a.m. when an international ...[...]

One person was killed in an early-morning traffic crash on Interstate 55 near milepost 3. The crash occurred at 4:31 a.m, according to Illinois State Police. The identity of the victim, who was ...[...]

CHICAGO - One person died in an early Wednesday morning crash on the Bishop Ford Freeway and another died of gunshot wounds, Illinois State Police said. Police say a single vehicle was traveling ...[...]

(WLS) -- A deadly crash partially shut down a road in the north suburbs on Tuesday morning ... The Mack semi ended up in a field to the east of Illinois Route 31. The 60-year-old driver of ...[...]

A Mundelein man was killed Friday in a multi-vehicle accident in Libertyville, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. He was identified as 77-year-old Neal Raffeld. Authorities said ...[...]

GULFPORT, Miss ... 3:05 p.m., officers were called to a two-vehicle accident near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Courthouse Road. When officers got to the scene, they discovered one ...[...]

A 35-year-old Granite City woman died in a crash on Interstate 55 early Monday morning ... The crash occurred at 4:31 a.m. at exit 4 near Illinois 203, according to Illinois State Police.[...]

One person was killed in an early-morning traffic crash on Interstate 55 near milepost 3. The crash occurred at 4:31 a.m, according to Illinois State Police. The identity of the victim ...[...]

Illinois State Police are investigating the multi car accident that occurred on the highway near mile marker 3. One person is dead after the wreck.[...]

Illinois State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash overnight on Interstate 55 that resulted in one person's death. According to ISP, the crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on I-55 northbound ...[...]

Highway fatalities SR 130 by Dundas next to west liberty[...]

Major accident possible fatalities. Traffic at standstill both East and westbound 280 Milan. 5 Ambulances, major fire equipment[...]