Illinois Fatal Accidents

A wrong-way crash on I-74 in Knox County left two dead and one critically injured early Thursday morning. KNOX COUNTY, Ill. - A fatal wrong-way crash early Thursday shut down eastbound lanes of ...[...]

Names are not being released at this time. Eastbound Interstate 74 is shut down. Drivers heading east will be redirected at exit 54 and can take U.S. Highway 150 F to Illinois Route 78 near Brimfield ...[...]

A two-vehicle crash along Interstate 74 in Knox County on Thursday morning has led to the deaths of two people. Illinois State Police said that at 3:08 a.m., they responded to mile marker 63 along ...[...]

Two people died in separate I-57 crashes near the same location in Markham Wednesday night and early Thursday. The first crash happened at around 8:40 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 south of ...[...]

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.[...]

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 ...[...]

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 ...[...]

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 ...[...]

A man died Monday afternoon after his SUV struck a traffic signal pole at Stearns Road and South McLean Boulevard in South Elgin.[...]

A driver was killed after his vehicle crashed into a traffic light pole in South Elgin Tuesday evening, authorities said.[...]

Priscilla McCullough, 12, died after accidentally shooting herself while playing with her mother's gun. She was found bleeding on the floor by her 11-year-old sister[...]

A 35-year old Freeburg man lost his life after he stepped out onto the roadway in the 4900 block of Illinois 13, just south of Freeburg Tuesday, police said. The man, whose name has not been released, ...[...]

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Freeburg at 10:29 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, according to the Illinois State ...[...]

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 ...[...]

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 ...[...]

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 ...[...]

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 ...[...]

Two people were shot and killed Sunday in Waukegan, and police said the incident appears to have been accidental.[...]

FULTON COUNTY ( 25News Now) - The Fulton County Coroner has identified two people who died after a double-fatal crash Monday afternoon. The driver of an SUV was identified as Carina L. Kapraun, 39, of ...[...]

A head-on crash on U.S. Highway 24 in Fulton County on Monday afternoon has left two people dead. Carina L. Kapraun, 39, of Astoria and Kyle Kunkel, 55, of Humble, Texas, died Monday when their ...[...]

Matthew Huttle, a pardoned J6er, was fatally shot during a traffic stop after allegedly resisting arrest while in possession of a firearm.[...]

The Winnebago County Coroner's Office has identified Brandy Wheeler-Norris, 33, as the woman killed in an E. State Street crash on Saturday. According to the ...[...]

Police say a Deer Park teenager speeding crashed into another car, which killed an elderly man and left several people injured, on Lake Cook Road in Arlington Heights. The Buffalo Grove Police ...[...]

One person died in a crash Jan. 26, after the driver of the vehicle they were riding in ran a red light in Skokie, per police.[...]

Chris Neff was struck and killed along Route 29 in Chillicothe while he was trying to assist at the scene of an accident.[...]

Global nonprofit Point 27 recently honored fallen Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns who was struck and killed by a passing vehicle near Channahon as he was clearing debris from the ...[...]

On March 1, 2021, Madelynn Troutt, a senior at Butler High School, was killed in a crash after Dewitt crossed into the wrong lane on Dixie Highway in a stolen pickup truck. She died upon arrival ...[...]

A 33-year-old Chillicothe man has been identified as the driver killed Friday in a single-vehicle crash in Peoria County.[...]

Illinois State Police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred on Interstate 55 early Sunday morning. Troopers responded to the scene of the crash shortly after 3 a.m. on southbound I-55 at ...[...]

A 69-year-man from Des Plaines has died from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle rollover crash late Saturday afternoon in northwest suburban Arlington Heights, according to an update issued Sunday ...[...]

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A fatal crash shut down lanes of I-55 in the west suburbs. The crash happened on Sunday at about 3:08 a.m. on the southbound lanes of I-55 at the Tri-State Tollway, ...[...]

Authorities in suburban Arlington Heights said a 69-year-old man is dead after a violent rollover crash on Lake Cook Road Saturday afternoon.[...]

A fatal crash has resulted in the closure of I-55 southbound at the Tri-State Tollway early Sunday morning. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to that location just after 3 a.m.[...]

Troopers responded to the scene at I-55 near I-294 in Cook County a little after 3 a.m., according to the Illinois State Police. Lane closures What we know. The southbound I-55 la ...[...]

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[...]