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, 11/06/2021 Car Accident Three injured after three-vehicle chain-reaction crash on South Avenue O in the East Side area of Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 12/07/2015 Car Accident Bicyclist Robert Blount, 55, killed, and pedestrian, 45, injured in collision with vehicle at South Kostner Avenue and West 14th Street in Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 12/03/2016 Car Accident One person killed and Charlie Gates, 70, charged in wrong-way crash on Chicago Skyway near 92nd Street in Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 02/19/2017 Car Accident Six people injured when vehicle strikes building on West Roosevelt in South Loop area of Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 02/06/2014 Car Accident 4 injured, taken to hospital, after domestic dispute leads to a two car crash at intersection in the Englewood area.
Sat, 05/08/2021 Car Accident Fire department chief on way to fire and other driver injured after their vehicles collide at Sheridan Road and Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 06/24/2017 Car Accident Stacy Vaughn,47, killed and one injured when struck by fleeing driver Richard Johnson, 29, on South LaSalle Street in Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 10/12/2020 Car Accident One person killed in crash involving semi truck on I-57 at 147th Street in Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 04/02/2023 Car Accident Driver takes off after crashing head-on into another vehicle, and then into a home on West 21st Place in Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 11/27/2013 Car Accident 52-year-old woman and man in his 20s injured after being struck by hit-and-run driver on Washtenaw Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 11/07/2021 Car Accident Several people injured in collision at 74th Street and Ashland Avenue in Englewood area of Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 12/04/2016 Car Accident Eugene N. Ackerman, 72, and Michael Schaaf, 27, killed in rear-end collision on Dan Ryan Expressway near 43rd Street in Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 02/23/2017 Car Accident One person killed, one injured, and Alicia Fields, 25, charged in collision on West Lake in East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 05/17/2018 Car Accident Woman killed in collision on South Ellis Avenue in Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Tue, 02/04/2014 Car Accident Tractor-trailer slides of icy I-80/94 blocking traffic on all westbound lanes near Chicago.