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
Sat, 04/03/2021 Car Accident 61-year-old man, allegedly impaired, and trooper sustain minor injuries after car rear-ends stopped police car on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 75th Street in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 01/12/2018 Car Accident Michael Bautista, 48, Anthony Flores, 30, and Ralph Quiroz, 47, killed in single-vehicle crash into pole off of 100th Street in South Deering neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 05/27/2017 Car Accident Five people injured in crash following police chase on West Grand Avenue in Humboldt Park area of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 02/05/2022 Car Accident One person killed in wrong-way crash on Interstate 80 in Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 10/03/2016 Car Accident Jamie Trickle, 35, Jeremiah Robert Gentry, 22, and Joshua Lee Gentry, 32, killed; 1 woman critically injured when motorcycle and SUV collide on S. Indianapolis Avenue and S. Avenue B in East Side Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 01/22/2018 Car Accident Cedrick Wright, 25, killed and one person injured in collision on South Federal in Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 10/03/2021 Car Accident Janelle Gardiner, 37, killed after car involved in shooting crashes into vehicle she was riding in near Irving Park Road and Western Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 12/13/2013 Car Accident Passenger killed in crash when car strikes tree.
Sat, 02/05/2022 Car Accident Wrong-way multi-vehicle crash results in one driver dead, 2-year-old passenger uninjured on I-80 in Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 10/23/2016 Car Accident 26-year-old man dead in single vehicle wreck on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 02/27/2014 Car Accident Two women injured, one critically, transported to hospital, after their vehicle rolls over on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago.
Sat, 04/09/2016 Car Accident Jean-Claude Poilevey, 71, dead, 4 injured in 13-car pileup on I-290/Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 06/07/2017 Car Accident Four adults and four children injured in two-vehicle car collision on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 06/17/2020 Car Accident Three people killed in single-vehicle crash on 87th Street in Marycrest neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 02/10/2022 Car Accident Crash involving police officers reported at State and 59th streets in Chicago, Illinois