Complete Chicago, IL accident reports and news.

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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
Fri, 09/05/2014 Bicycle Accident Molly Glynn, 46, well-respected theater and television actress, killed in bicycle crash with tree in storm north of Chicago
Fri, 09/12/2014 Car Accident Avis Jolliff, 23, killed after his car runs a red light and strikes an SUV in West Englewood in Chicago
Sat, 10/11/2014 Car Accident Tremayne Bonds, 44, dies after severing arm in South Chicago car accident; 37 year-old driver, Dwayne Montgomery, arrested
Tue, 11/18/2014 Aircraft Accident Pilot Eric Quentin Howlett, 47, killed when single-engine plane crashes into house after departing Midway Airport in Chicago
Fri, 11/28/2014 Car Accident Randy Brittman, 51, dies when car crashes into Lake Michigan at Balbo and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago
Thu, 01/01/2015 Bicycle Accident Aimer Robledo, 30, killed in hit-and-run bicycle accident on West Division in Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 01/17/2015 Pedestrian Accident Ramon Cruz, 36, and Pablo Esquivel-Vega killed after being hit by a 24-year-old male driver in a hit-and-run accident on West North Avenue in Chicago
Sat, 01/31/2015 Car Accident Joshua Humes, 34, dead following pickup rollover on West 111th Street on Far South Side of Chicago
Sun, 02/22/2015 Car Accident Joanna Balbuena, 26, is dead after a two-vehicle crash on North Pulaski Street in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 02/25/2015 Train Accident Amanda Williams, 19, killed in car crash with Metra train at Lily Pond Road in Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 03/05/2015 Drunk Driving Andrew Smith, 41, killed and two people injured in pedestrian crash with alleged drunk driver Harry Clemons, 35, on South Pulaski in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 03/06/2015 Pedestrian Accident Elizabeth Peralta-Luna, 30, and her two children killed when hit by a truck while crossing Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 03/12/2015 Pedestrian Accident Jazzalyn Fontanez, 22, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver Matthew Price on Halsted in Englewood Neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 03/19/2015 Pedestrian Accident Man fleeing from burning car struck by hit-and-run driver on Stevenson Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 03/22/2015 Car Accident Five people injured after three-vehicle collision on Bishop Ford Freeway in Chicago, Illinois