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Accidents in Chicago result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Chicago crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Chicago accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Learn more here about different types of Chicago accidents:

Chicago car accidents and legal resources;

Chicago pedestrian accidents and legal information;

Chicago motorcycle accidents and legal support;

Chicago bicycle accidents and legal resources;

Chicago truck accidents and legal information;

Chicago drunk-driving accidents and legal resources;

Chicago distracted-driving accidents and legal information.

Resources to help accident victims and their families after a Chicago wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in Chicago include:

The University of Chicago Medicine;

Rush University Medical Center;

Swedish Covenant Hospital;

Weiss Memorial Hospital;

Mercy Hospital & Medical Center.

Personal injury lawyers offer a no-cost claim evaluation to help you.

Since there is no cost to speak with a lawyer, it is a good idea to learn more about your potential claim. Accident Data Center can help you by connecting you with our network of experienced injury lawyers who can provide you with information about your rights and options. Learn more here about how an experienced Chicago personal injury attorney will help.

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Tue, 03/04/2014 Bus Accident Eight children and one adult suffer minor injuries after a Megabus and daycare van collide on the snowy Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 03/07/2014 Car Accident 29-year-old man killed when his SUV crashes at a high rate of speed on northbound I-57 in Chicago, Illniois
Sat, 03/08/2014 Car Accident Eduardo Sandoval, 43, injured, arrested, 36 and 43 year-old men injured, taken to hospital, after a van crashes into a car in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago.
Mon, 03/10/2014 Car Accident No injuries reported, after a car crashes into a building in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago.
Wed, 03/12/2014 Truck Accident Woman driver and truck driver injured after a car traveling in the wrong direction crashes into a tractor-trailer on I-90 in Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 03/17/2014 Car Accident Three women ages, 24, 20, 19, in critical condition, one other 19-year-woman and a 2-year-old girl seriously injured, all taken to hospitals, after their car crashes into a pole on the southwest side of Chicago.
Sun, 03/23/2014 Train Accident 32 people suffer minor injuries, after a Chicago commuter train crashed onto a platform and up an escalator, at the O'hare International Airport station.
Mon, 03/24/2014 Pedestrian Accident Shane Stokowski, 33, killed, after being dragged by a pickup, driven by Timothy McShane, 42, who was arrested on multiple charges, while trying to stop him from driving, after leaving a bar in the West Town area of Chicago.
Wed, 03/26/2014 Pedestrian Accident Nicholas Marx Jr., 85, killed, after he walked into traffic on North Narragansett Ave. in the Northwest Side Dunning neighborhood of Chicago.
Fri, 03/28/2014 Pedestrian Accident 50-year-old woman critically injured, transported to hospital, after she is struck by a vehicle, driven by Ciprian Tanase, 34, who was arrested on multiple charges, while walking on N. Milwaukee Ave. on the north side of Chicago.
Tue, 04/08/2014 Pedestrian Accident 34-year-old man critically injured after he is struck by a van while walking at Pulaski Road in the West Garfield Park area of Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 04/09/2014 Pedestrian Accident 63-year-old man seriously injured after being struck by a SUV that fled the scene in a bank parking lot on North Western Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 04/10/2014 Car Accident 23-year-old woman killed, 2 children and 2 adults injured, transported to hospital, after a vehicle crashes into several other vehicles and residential property on 123rd and State Streets in the West Pullman area of Chicago.
Fri, 04/11/2014 Car Accident One man dead, 9-month-old boy, 26-year-old and 23-year-old women seriously injured, transported to hospital, after a police pursuit leads to a car crashing into a pole at the intersection of Ashland and Grand Avenues in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago.
Mon, 04/14/2014 Bus Accident 9 people injured, transported to hospitals, after a van runs a red light and sideswipes a Chicago Transit Authority bus, at the intersection of West Madison Street and South Ashland Avenue, on Chicago's West Side.