Chicago, IL (January 20, 2025) – Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a crash involving a car and an Amazon delivery truck on West Lawrence Avenue in Chicago on Monday afternoon, January 20.
The collision was reported at approximately 3:09 p.m. in the 5700 block of W Lawrence Ave. According to initial reports, the impact left at least one person with injuries. Emergency medical services responded promptly to provide aid to the victims, and at least one person was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The crash caused traffic disruptions in the area as police and first responders…
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Chicago, IL (January 19, 2025) – Authorities were called to the scene of a dangerous incident involving a silver Nissan in the 4000 block of South Lake Park Avenue on Saturday evening, January 19.
The vehicle reportedly almost struck pedestrians and several parked cars before becoming stuck in a nearby parking lot. The incident, which occurred at approximately 7:21 p.m., prompted a swift response from law enforcement officers. Police are working to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident, including whether impairment, reckless driving, or another factor contributed to the driver’s actions.
Thankfully, no injuries have been reported at this…
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Chicago, IL (January 19, 2025) – Authorities were called on January 18 to the scene of two dangerous incidents involving several vehicles, including a Chicago Fire Department fire truck that was helping to block traffic.
A car was heading the wrong way in the inbound lanes of Interstate 290 at Kostner Avenue when it hit a concrete dividing barrier and landed on the CTA tracks of the Eisenhower Expressway.
As police and firefighters were on the scene of the crash, a Jeep hit three other vehicles, including a Chicago Fire Department fire truck.
The incident, which occurred at approximately 4…
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Chicago, IL (January 18, 2025) – Two people were seriously injured when a car crashed into the backyard of a home on Friday evening, January 18, on the Northwest Side.
The crash happened near North Avenue and Kimball Avenue in Humboldt Park, Chicago fire officials said. Two people who were injured in the crash were taken to local hospitals, though it’s unclear if they were in the vehicle or surrounding the home.
The victims’ current conditions are unknown. No additional information was available as officials investigated, though citations may be pending, and local law enforcement officials continue to investigate.
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Chicago, IL (January 17, 2025) – An apartment fire in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on Wednesday morning, January 15, left a man critically injured.
Officers were called to a fire in the 2300 block of North Meade Avenue just before 1:00 a.m. in the morning, according to the police. A man with burns all over his body and a laceration on his neck was rescued from the fire by firefighters.
The victim was then transported in critical condition to Loyola University Medical Center, though it’s unclear if anybody else was hurt. As of Wednesday morning, the cause of the fire…
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Chicago, IL (January 16, 2025) – Three police officers and two others were injured in a crash involving an unmarked squad car in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Thursday night, January 16, Chicago police said.
The crash occurred at about 9:20 p.m. in the 1500 block of West 115th Street. Police said an unmarked squad car was traveling with lights and sirens when it crashed with a red SUV at the intersection of 115th Street and Ashland Avenue.
The three officers were transported to a hospital with minor injuries, police said. Two people in the SUV were transported in good…
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Marion, IL (January 15, 2025) – State police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left one person dead in Marion on Wednesday morning, January 15.
The Marion Police Department said their dispatch received a call in regards to a two-vehicle crash near West Main Street and Boswell Road at about 7:10 a.m. Officers quickly responded to the scene.
Police said that the driver of one vehicle died, and the other driver was taken to a local hospital. Illinois State Police are investigating the crash; that said, no further details regarding citations or charges have been provided at this time. Though…
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Joliet, IL (January 14, 2025) – A man was critically injured early Sunday morning, January 12, in a crash in Joliet.
At 2:55 a.m., Joliet police were called to Chicago and Benton Streets for the crash. Police said a Chevrolet Aveo being driven by a 34-year-old Joliet man and a Saturn Aurora with an unidentified driver were both headed south on Chicago Street when the Saturn rear-ended the Chevrolet.
The Chevy rolled over near the southwest corner of the intersection. The driver of the Chevy suffered minor injuries and declined to go to the hospital, but his passenger—a 43-year-old Joliet…
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Chicago, IL (January 13, 2025) – On Saturday evening, January 11, a Union Pacific Northwest line train hit and killed a woman at Nagle and Avondale on the Northwest Side, according to local authorities.
Lorene Wilson, a 69-year-old Chicagoan, was killed in the crash. Metra service on the Union Pacific Northwest line was experiencing delays earlier Saturday, but service has since returned to normal. However, no further details were released, and an investigation is ongoing.
We extend our deepest condolences to Lorene Wilson’s family members. Our thoughts are also with any injured victims and their loved ones at this time.
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Woodstock, IL (January 12, 2025) – According to officials at the scene, five people, including three children, were taken to the hospital after a crash in northwest suburban Woodstock this weekend.
At around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was called for a crash at Tryon and Calhoun Streets. Crews found there had been a broadside crash involving a white minivan and a silver sport-utility vehicle, ending in a possible rollover.
Two women and a baby were in the minivan. They were all taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with injuries, the district said. Four juveniles…
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Chicago, IL (January 11, 2025) – According to local authorities, three people were injured in a four-vehicle crash involving an ambulance on the city’s South Side on Saturday morning, January 11.
Police said the crash happened in the West Englewood neighborhood’s 6300 block of South Ashland Avenue just after 11:20 a.m. A 54-year-old man was driving a semi northbound on Ashland Avenue when he struck the rear passenger side of an ambulance, police added. Police said the ambulance flipped over and struck a sedan. That sedan then struck another sedan.
A 64-year-old man, who was a passenger in the ambulance,…
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Chicago, IL (January 10, 2025) – A man died after a crash in southwest suburban Oak Lawn early Tuesday morning, January 7, and officers have since released further details connected to the incident.
Around 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Oak Lawn Police Department officers responded to a crash at the intersection of Cicero Avenue and Southwest Highway.  Police said a car headed southwest on Southwest Highway hit another vehicle headed south on Cicero, pushing the second vehicle into the storefront of a vacant oil change business.
Victims from both vehicles were taken to the hospital. One of those individuals, 27-year-old Eglin…
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Carpentersville, IL (January 9, 2025) – A 70-year-old Huntley woman died after a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville that took place on Wednesday afternoon, January 8.
Carpentersville Police Department officers said the woman was traveling north on Randall Road and was attempting to turn onto Binnie Road when an SUV traveling south struck her vehicle at about 4:45 p.m. The woman was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, where she was pronounced dead; it’s unclear if anybody was hurt, however.
The Kane County Office of Emergency Management and the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team are investigating and have dashcam footage…
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