Lanes have been reopened following a report of a diesel fuel leak stemming from a five-vehicle crash in the area of Interstate 80 at the Interstate 55 interchange near Joliet.

A Joliet man who died in a crash Tuesday along U.S. Route 6 in Rockdale has been identified by the Will County Coroner’s Office.

A person was flown via helicopter following a vehicle crash in Hampshire involving the vehicle rolling over multiple times before trapping the person inside.

A man suffered serious injuries due to a train-versus-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning, according to an Oregon Police Department news release.

A Kane County grand jury charged a 20-year-old St. Charles with two counts each of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving in causing the deaths of an elderly Geneva couple last year, according to a joint news release.

A 22-year-old Chicago woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges tied to the October 2025 crash on Interstate 88 that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old Rochelle woman.

Carroll County Sheriff Ryan Kloepping on Wednesday confirmed the names of two men killed when the pickup truck they were in collided with a train Monday afternoon near Savanna

The crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Monday at a private railroad crossing located just off state Route 84, across from the Savanna Tri-Township Airport, according to a Carroll County Sheriff’s Office news release.

There have been some safety changes made at Illinois Route 1 at the Kankakee/Will County line, the site of several serious accidents.

The crash occurred around midnight Saturday near the entrance of Gebhard Woods State Park and Nettle Creek.

Fernando Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 12:11 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to a news release from Will County Coroner Laurie Summers.

Shorewood police are asking for any additional witnesses to come forward regarding a fatal crash that led to the death of an 18-year-old resident of Joliet. They can call the police at 815-725-1460.

The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to a two-vehicle crash Friday in which one burst into flames.

Another semitrailer passing through Joliet was involved in a hit-and-run crash that damaged a traffic signal pole near the Will County Courthouse.

Two people were injured in a crash of a grain spreader and pickup Thursday on Illinois Route 17 in Kankakee County.

A 29-year-old driver of a Mazda and two passengers, including an infant, were injured after a box truck collided with their vehicle near I-55, police said.

After two fatal Randall Road crashes in four weeks, Batavia police studied traffic crashes to seek improving safety and reducing the incidence of future collisions

A 66-year-old woman has been identified as the person who died following a crash on Interstate 80 in Joliet.

A driver died after a single-vehicle crash on I-80 in Joliet. The vehicle struck the concrete barrier in the construction zone, according to Illinois State Police.

A 911 dispatcher for WESCOM was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Sunday on Interstate 55 near Channahon. WESCOM said "to say she will be missed would be an understatement"

A 69-year-old Joliet man was seriously injured after being hit by a car while on his bicycle on the city's west side Saturday afternoon.

Investigator's report indicates Justin Wiggins of Dixon was a student pilot on an instructional flight at the time of the crash, which happened shortly after 3 p.m. March 20 in the area of Thome and McNeil roads near Rock Falls.

A Joliet man is charged with aggravated driving under the influence in a Jan. 28 crash that left a 17-year-old hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. 

The preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling south on Fox River Drive when it left the road and struck a tree stump.

A semi truck struck the U.S. Route 6 overpass on Monday, March 30, 2026 in Peru. Traffic was closed in both northbound and southbound directions on Illinois Route 251. Peru Police and Fire were on the scene. The incident happened shortly before 10a.m.

A semitruck rolled over Saturday, March 28, 2026, on Route 120 between Fleming and Thompson roads in unincorporated Woodstock.

Two people were killed Friday in a crash at the intersection of 35th Street and Highland Avenue in Downers Grove, authorities said.

A vehicle with heavy damage ended up in a cornfield on the east side of Somonauk Road south of McGirr Road Wednesday after a two vehicle crash near Hinckley.

A Dixon man who died in a small plane crash Friday afternoon in Whiteside County is being remembered for his positive impact in the community

The Iowa State Patrol has released the name of a Sterling man who died Sunday in a two-vehicle crash in Clinton, Iowa.

A small, private plane crashed about 3:10 p.m. Friday in the area of Thome and McNeil roads near Rock Falls, according to the Illinois State Police.

One person is dead in a plane crash Friday, March 20, 2026, near the Whiteside County Airport.

The crash was on the eastbound lanes of I-80 near the Center Street exit in Joliet.

Four people were injured – including a 16-year-old driver who was flown to a Rockford hospital – as the result of a two-vehicle collision late Wednesday morning in Lee County.

The Illinois State Police experienced three Move Over Law-related crashes Monday while responding to emergency incidents across Illinois. A squad car in Whiteside County was also struck by a passing motorist in a weather-related crash.

Traffic has been diverted off the southbound lanes of I-55 onto Lorenzo Road, Illinois State Police said.

An Illinois State Police Troop 5 trooper was seriously injured Tuesday in Iroquois County when the squad he occupied was struck.

Two Illinois State Police squad vehicles were damaged in Joliet by motorists who failed to move over on Interstate 80.

A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy is recovering after a Saturday night traffic crash in Gurnee, authorities said.

A driver in Joliet accidentally pressed the accelerator pedal while in a parking lot, which caused the vehicle to drive over a ditch and into a nearby retention pond, police said.

A car carrying a woman and a child slid off the road and into a creek Sunday night near Harvard.

Moments before the crash, the Dodge Charger was seen by a Crest Hill police officer disregarding a traffic signal at an intersection in the city, police said.

DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore stopped and offered assistance to a man he struck with an SUV in the parking lot of an Oak Brook restaurant last month, according to police reports obtained by the Daily Herald

The injured bicyclist was found Thursday by a Joliet police officer on patrol near Essington Road and Vimy Ridge Drive, police said.

Two days after a Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico school bus incident sent 4 passengers to the hospital, Whiteside County’s sheriff is asking anyone with video footage to provide it for the official investigation and is attempting to correct what he described as inaccurate information

A Crest Hill man has been paroled after spending six months in prison and already receiving credit for 14 months in jail for the 2024 reckless homicide of a Joliet couple.

A crash involving a school bus and commercial vehicle occurred Wednesday at U.S. Route 52 near the Shorewood area.

State Sen. Patrick Joyce brought the legislation to Springfield after a series of fatal crashes that occurred in his district.

One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday near Huntley.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on 159th Street Friday night in Homer Glen that resulted in the death of a Lockport woman.