Crash news
One person died and another was injured in the early Sunday morning collision.
An unincorporated Antioch man was charged with driving under the influence, after fleeing from a crash, leaving his 21-year-old passenger behind, police said.
Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating an early morning fatal head-on traffic crash that occurred in Ingleside.
The crash happened about 11 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Garden Plain and Sand roads in rural Fulton.
At 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, the Crest Hill Police Department received a call of a pedestrian in the roadway of the 2400 block of Plainfield Road in Crest Hill, said Crest Hill police chief Ed Clark
A Herscher man sustained serious injuries when his pickup truck crashed into an unoccupied vehicle and an occupied house in Herscher Sunday.
Illinois State Police said an ISP squad car was struck while investigating an accident on Interstate 55 at milepost 217 in Livingston County.
A cement truck fell into a sinkhole on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, at the intersection of Pulaski Street and 6th Streets in Peru. The incident happened in a construction zone.
A crash on Cass Street Sunday in Joliet has left three people hospitalized, including two in life-threatening condition.
A 13-year-old child suffered serious injuries after the motorized minibike they were operating crashed into an SUV in unincorporated Joliet Township on Sunday.
The Illinois State Police said Thursday that a five-vehicle crash briefly closed Interstate 80 between Morris and Minooka Thursday morning, and traffic is still moving slowly on the shoulder while crews clean up the mess
The crash occurred at approximately 8 a.m. near Raynor Avenue along I-80 and involved three vehicles, according to state police.
According to an investigation by the Illinois State Police, the motorcyclist was traveling south on Illinois Route 47 and hit a semi-trailer truck that was traveling north on Route 47.
The two-vehicle collision occurred on Interstate 355 near Lemont early Sunday morning.
A man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing early Friday into the Uncle Jon’s Music store in downtown Westmont.
A Rochelle woman was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering what police called a medical issue while driving that caused her car to crash into a tree, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
Four vehicles, including a semi-trailer truck and a Pace bus, were involved in a crash Thursday morning on Interstate 80.
Chicago-based GWC Injury Lawyers filed the two-count lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court. In the first count – wrongful death – the suit seeks more than $50,000 in damages and in the second count – survival act – the suit also seeks more than $50,000.
The crash happened at 3:03 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, on Moline Road near Hillside Road, according to a Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office news release.
It is not known if the driver was having a medical emergency at the time of the crash, Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin has said. The restaurant recently reopened its drive-thru and dining room and white and orange construction barrels have been placed in front of the building.
Lake County Sheriff’s crash investigators are looking into a crash involving a car and pedestrian that occurred in Ingleside.
A 19-year-old driver was issued traffic citations following a crash in Joliet that caused a semitrailer to overturn and spill its large haul of rock, police said.
At 3:33 p.m. Thursday, Kendall County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Plainfield Road and Schlapp Road.
James A. Martin, of Herscher, died in a single-vehicle crash that occurred in the early morning hours on Aug. 5 at 1000S Road and 8000W Road, Kankakee County Sheriff’s department said.
A semi-trailer truck was traveling eastbound on I-80 near Minooka on Tuesday evening when it drove off the road, across the median and rolled over.
A Dixon man faces several drug and weapons charges following an early morning car crash Sunday in Amboy where responding deputies said they smelled cannabis and alcohol.
James Trotter, of Frankfort, was identified as the person who died as a result of a three-vehicle crash Friday on the Kankakee County and Will County line at East 12000N road.
A 2-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when a car crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego. Village President Ryan Kauffman shared the link to the GoFundMe page set up for the family.
A 70-year-old woman has died from a crash involving a semitrailer in Will County.
A juvenile suffered critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle while walking across U.S. Route 30 in Montgomery on Thursday night.
Oswego police are considering the crash at Portillo's restaurant an accident at this point in the investigation. The car was driven by a 50-year-old woman, who survived.
Twelve people were injured after a car drove into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 Route 34 in Oswego Wednesday afternoon.
Update: The Will County Sheriff’s Office announced that Wilmington-Peotone Road has reopened after being closed following two vehicle accidents Tuesday afternoon.
Thirteen people were injured and a 2-year-old child was killed Wednesday afternoon when a car crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 U.S. Route 34 in Oswego.
The 78-year-old woman who died in a weekend crash has been identified, authorities said.
A bicyclist was hospitalized Monday morning following a collision with a car near Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
A Rockford woman was hospitalized Sunday evening after a rollover crash in northern DeKalb County left live wires on her upside-down vehicle, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
A young teenager was injured after the mini motorcycle he was operating collided with a car in Plainfield, police said
A pedestrian was killed Monday night when she was struck by a car on Ogden Avenue, authorities said,
Whiteside County sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call around 6:15 a.m. Monday, reporting the crash on Route 84 near the intersection of Lock Road in rural Fulton, according to a news release
Four Genoa residents were hospitalized recently after an ATV rollover crash involving seven total people on a trail at Apple Canyon Lake, according to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office.
Two people were arrested after they were involved in a police chase and traffic crash before being arrested, police said.
Lake County Sheriff’s crash investigators are investigating an overnight hit-and-run traffic crash involving a motorcycle, police said.
Lake County Sheriff’s traffic crash investigators are investigating a Friday afternoon fatal crash involving a motorcycle.
One person died in a two-vehicle crash approximately one mile west of Manteno Friday.
The Wabena Bridge over I-80 in Minooka has been closed after a truck struck the bridge on Monday.
A Crest Hill man was sentenced to serve 50% of a four-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to the 2024 reckless homicide of a Joliet couple but he could spend less than 10 months in prison.
Wallace firefighters responded to an overturned sand hauler at the intersection of North 15th Road and U.S. Route 6 on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in Ottawa. The semi overturned on the train tracks. La Salle County Sheriff and Ottawa Police assisted with the crash.
A crash involving two semi-tractor trailers resulted in the death of one of the drivers early Monday morning on the Kankakee/Iroquois County line.
A Joliet man is charged with driving drunk in a crash that critically injured a motorcycle operator and he was ordered to remain in jail after prosecutors said he told police he wanted to go back to Mexico.