Accident articles related to Chicago
A fully engulfed fire involving a car-hauler semitruck on I-294 has led to rush hour lane closures near LaGrange, Illinois. The crash that caused the fire involved two commercial vehicles, with no injuries being reported at this time. All lanes were reopened at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Several lanes on the Stevenson Expressway near Midway Airport are back open after being closed for more than six hours following a fatal overnight crash. The crash, which involved a white car and a semi truck, occurred in the 2 a.m. hour on I-55 outbound at Central. At least one person was killed.
A pedestrian was hit and seriously injured by a vehicle in Chicago's West Side. The incident occurred on Saturday night. Police are searching for the driver.
A serious accident along DuSable Lake Shore Drive sent a car through a guardrail and into a bicyclist. A 54-year-old woman was riding her bike on the path and was struck by the car. She was taken to the hospital in good condition.
Police in Park Ridge are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Oakton Street. The crash happened at about 2:38 a.m. and resulted in a fatality. Oakton Street is currently closed between Greenwood and Cumberland as police investigate the incident.
A person was killed in a crash in Park Ridge early Tuesday morning. The accident happened on Oakton Street. Police are investigating the fatal crash.
A one-car crash in Park Ridge, Illinois, left one person dead. Police are investigating the incident that occurred overnight.
Seven people were injured in a chain-reaction crash involving 12 vehicles on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago. The crash occurred on Wednesday morning and started with two separate crashes involving semi-trucks. Slippery conditions caused by a fuel spill led to multiple collisions.
One person was critically injured in a crash on Interstate 88 in DuPAGE COUNTY. A pickup truck rear-ended a semitrailer, causing both vehicles to catch fire. The pickup truck driver was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition.
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago. The victim, identified as Lidia Morales, was hit by a white SUV which fled the scene. Police are investigating the incident and urging anyone with information to come forward.