Decatur, IL (June 18, 2024) – A motorcyclist was airlifted after a major crash in Decatur over the weekend, per local authorities, and officers have since released further information. Decatur Police were called to the intersection of U.S. Highway Route 36 and North 27th Street for a crash at 11:00 p.m. 

Police said their initial investigation showed a Jeep traveling eastbound on Route 36 and making a left turn in front of another motorist. The driver of the other vehicle was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. However, no further details were released, and officers with the Decatur PD…
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Chicago, IL (June 17, 2024) – A driver is dead, and two other people are injured after a wrong-way crash in the north suburbs early Sunday morning, police said.

North Chicago police said they received a call about a two-vehicle crash at 3601 Skokie Highway just before 2:30 a.m. At least one motorist was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two passengers in another vehicle were transported to a local hospital in stable condition. Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the crash. The westbound lanes of the roadway were shut down for several hours during the on-scene…
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Franklin County, IL (June 16, 2024) – State Police reported that one person was cited and at least one individual was hurt following a three-vehicle crash in the Franklin County area on Friday evening, June 16.

According to troopers with the Illinois State Police who responded to the scene of the incident, emergency rescue units and EMTs were called to Interstate 57 near mile marker 71 for a collision involving three vehicles, including two large trucks. Officers say the incident happened around 6:00 p.m.

A pickup truck and two semi-trucks were traveling northbound on I-57 when the incident took place,…
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Springfield, IL (June 15, 2024) – One person has died following a crash on North Dirksen Parkway on Friday afternoon, June 14.

Springfield Police say officers responded to the scene at Dirksen and Sam’s Place for a motorcycle crash around 1:00 p.m. on Friday. When they arrived, an off-duty Springfield firefighter was administering CPR to the motorcyclist. The victim was subsequently transported to Springfield Memorial Hospital for treatment but did not survive. The driver of the vehicle was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. However, no further details were released, and officers with the Springfield PD asked witnesses to…
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West Dundee, IL (June 14, 2024) – According to the West Dundee authorities, four vehicles, including a fire truck, were involved in a crash Friday afternoon in the area.

At around 1:50 p.m., a West Dundee ladder truck was traveling along Route 72 at Carrington Drive when it was involved in a crash with an SUV, which led to a chain-reaction collision involving two other vehicles. Four people from the various passenger vehicles were taken to area hospitals: two to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin and two to Ascension St. Joseph Hospital. All fire personnel were evaluated, but none was…
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Chicago, IL (June 13, 2024) – One person was injured in a crash that took place on the Stevenson Expressway on the Near South Side late on Thursday evening, troopers with the Illinois State Police reported.

The incident took place in the inbound lanes of Interstate 55 near State Street at about 9:45 p.m., police said. According to troopers, police shut down parts of I-55 as they investigated the crash, with traffic being diverted off at the Chinatown feeder ramp. The inbound Dan Ryan Expressway ramp to the inbound Stevenson was closed to traffic as well. EMTs transported a victim…
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Joliet, IL (June 12, 2024) – A motorcyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a car in Joliet Tuesday afternoon, according to the Joliet Police Department. Around 4:00 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Plainfield Road and Voyager Lane for the crash involving a Suzuki motorcycle and what appeared to be a small truck or utility vehicle.

Preliminary reports say the driver of the Atlas, a 39-year-old woman, was driving her car, while the other victim involved was a 19-year-old man from Joliet, who was heading westbound on Plainfield Road at Voyager Lane when the incident occurred. The motorcyclist was…
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Charleston, IL (June 11, 2024) – The major vehicle accident that closed Route 130 in Coles County on Sunday resulted in three deaths, the Illinois State Police confirmed on Tuesday.

Officials said three vehicles were involved in the crash: a Dodge Charger, a Ford F-150, and a GMC Envoy. Three people inside the Charger, including the driver and two passengers, were killed in the crash, State Police said. The driver of the Envoy suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a regional hospital, though the driver of the F-150 was not hurt. Route 130 was shut down for almost seven…
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Joliet, IL (June 10, 2024) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police (ISP), an investigation was underway on Saturday afternoon after a fatal hit-and-run crash. According to police, the crash took place just after 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of West Washington Street and West Jefferson Street. When they arrived on the scene, officers found the victim lying on the ground at the intersection.

A witness later told police that the man had been hit by a semi-truck with an attached trailer that was passing through the area as he attempted to cross the street. Per officers, the…
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Chicago, IL (June 9, 2024) – A crash that took place early Sunday morning involving a Cook County Sheriff’s squad car on the Dan Ryan Expressway resulted in a handful of victim injuries, and authorities say the incident is now under investigation.

Multiple lanes were shut down early Sunday morning after the crash, which happened at about 4:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway, close to the 95th Street CTA station. Spokespeople for the Chicago Fire Department and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office reported that paramedics took five people to area hospitals in the crash involving…
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Chicago, IL (June 8, 2024) – On Thursday, a scaffold in the Hyde Park area collapsed, resulting in the death of one construction worker and the critical injury of another worker.

The incident occurred at approximately noon at a construction site on the University of Chicago Medical Center campus, located at 57th Street and Drexel Avenue. New Horizon Steel reportedly employed the workers. Chicago fire officials alleged that the superstructure of a concrete structure on the upper levels became unstable due to the wind, causing the two victims to fall.

One of the workers, a 27-year-old Oak Forest man, was…
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Freeport, IL (June 7, 2024) – According to officers with the Freeport Police Department, four individuals were hospitalized as a result of a major accident that occurred in Freeport at approximately noon on Tuesday.

On Friday, the Freeport Fire Department released details and footage of the crash, which occurred at the intersection of Galena Avenue and Iroquois Street. Two vehicles, including a Chevrolet Corvette and a Dodge Charger, were involved in the crash. Both cars had to be towed from the scene, and the accident resulted in additional damage to a nearby telephone pole. EMTs transferred at least four people…
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South Deering, IL (June 6, 2024) – Local news footage and reports from authorities confirmed further details in a semi-truck accident that took place on the Bishop Ford Freeway this week, resulting in major congestion and a few victim injuries.

Officials on Tuesday said the collision occurred in South Deering, in the northbound lanes of Interstate 94. The Illinois Department of Transportation further confirmed that the multi-vehicle crash took place near mile marker 68, resulting in the closure of all inbound lanes at the entrance of the 130th Street off-ramp and exit. EMTs transferred at least one person from the…
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