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Category: Accident News
2-year-old killed, 13 people injured after car crashed into Portillo’s in Oswego, Illinois
OSWEGO, Ill. (August 1, 2025) – A 2-year-old boy died and 13 people were injured after a car crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon. The gold-colored sedan reportedly crashed through the front doors near the parking lot and remained surrounded by shattered glass, debris, and…
New Father Killed Heading to Hospital to Pick Up Wife and Newborn in Green Oaks
GREEN OAKS, Ill. (July 24) – A new father was killed when his motorcycle collided with a dump truck while on his way to pick up his wife and 3-day-old newborn baby from the hospital. The crash occurred in Green Oaks, Illinois, around 2:35 p.m. on Friday afternoon, according to…
7 people injured after ambulance and CTA bus crash in South Loop
CHICAGO (June 19, 2025) – A private ambulance crashed into a CTA bus in South Loop on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 10:15 a.m. with both vehicles traveling south on the 1100 block of South Michigan Avenue and East Roosevelt Road, WGN-9 reports. The Chicago Transit Authority bus headed southbound…
4 students killed after car crashed into building hosting after-school camp in Chatham, IL
CHATHAM, Ill. (April 29, 2025) – Four students were killed when an SUV crashed into a building hosting an after-school program around 3:20 p.m. on Monday. The collision occurred at the YNOT After School Camp in Chatham, Illinois, about 11 miles south of Springfield, reported FOX News. Illinois State Police…
Woman struck and killed by truck in Gurnee
GURNEE, Ill (April 3, 2025) – A 33-year-old woman was fatally struck by a truck while crossing the street in Gurnee Wednesday night. ABC 7 reports paramedics responded to the 2100 block of North Delany Road around 8:05 p.m. and found a woman who suffered “significant trauma throughout her body,”…
Pedestrian killed after being struck by Cook County Sheriff’s squad car
GLENVIEW, Ill. (March 5, 2025) – Early Tuesday morning, a Cook County Sheriff’s squad car hit and killed a pedestrian in Glenview, according to ABC 7. Just after 5 a.m. Glenview police were called for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 9800-block of Milwaukee Avenue….
67 Killed After Midair Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 30, 2025) – On Wednesday night, an American Airlines flight was carrying 64 individuals when it collided midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which had three U.S. service members onboard, over the Potomac River in Washington D.C. All are said to have been killed in the…
DUI-related crash in Oak Lawn leaves one man dead
CHICAGO (January 13, 2025) – One person died after a 19-year-old man crashed into another vehicle in Oak Lawn while under the influence. The collision occurred just after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7 near Southwest Highway and Cicero Avenue, according to Yahoo!news. The intoxicated driver was reported to be…
Woman Dies at O’Hare Airport After Getting Trapped in Machinery
CHICAGO (August 9, 2024) – A 57-year-old woman was found dead entangled in a baggage conveyor belt system at Terminal 5 of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Thursday morning. Terminal 5 serves Delta Airlines as well as a number of international carriers, NBC reports. A spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office…
Two men injured in boat explosion on Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (July 24, 2024) – Two people were seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a boat on Lake Michigan exploded near Waukegan. Nearby boaters rushed in to rescue the two men on the boat until the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources…
