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Chicago
Chicago is the third most populous city in the US with 2.7 million people. The city is a major center for finance, as well as manufacturing, printing, publishing and food processing. Attracting over 30 million tourists a year, Chicago is also a center of art, entertainment, and music, and is the birthplace of Chicago soul and Chicago blues.
Links to recent accidents in the Chicago area
Here is information on the most recent accidents in Chicago:
- Chicago car accidents;
- Chicago motorcycle accidents;
- Chicago bicycle accidents;
- Chicago pedestrian accidents;
- Chicago train accidents;
- Chicago boating accidents;
- Chicago aircraft accidents;
- Chicago commercial truck accidents.
Major Freeways
- Interstate 94 is a major east-west highway that connects northern continental states to the Great Lakes and Canada. It is notable for being the northernmost east-west highway in the United States.
- Interstate 90 is the longest interstate freeway in the United States, connecting Seattle in the west to Boston in the east for a total of 3,020.54 miles.
- Kennedy Expressway runs from O'Hare International Airport east and south to downtown Chicago.
- Jane Addams Memorial Tollway runs from its complex interchange with the Kennedy Expressway and the Tri-State Tollway through the northwest suburbs towards Rockford.
Other Transportation
- The Chicago Transit Authority runs an extrensive system of buses within the city of Chicago and a few of the nearby suburbs.
- Chicago is home to the second-most used commuter rail service in the nation. Called Metra, it operates 11 lines and offered 83.4 million passenger rides in 2014.
- Chicago is one of the largest passenger rail service hubs in the nation, and Amtrak operates routes that travel all over the U.S. from Chicago.
- The O'Hare International Airport is located in Chicago, and is considered one of the busiest airports in the world.
Information on Chicago's major hospitals:
The University of Chicago Medicine;
Rush University Medical Center;
Mercy Hospital & Medical Center.
Resources to find grief support groups:
Center for Grief Recovery and Therapeutic Services - This organization works with individuals, couples and partnerships, families, corporations, and organizations. If you want to learn about Chicago counseling, Chicago counselors, or therapy, please call for a free consultation at (773) 274-4600. Chicago Grief Support Group directory.
When someone is injured in an accident in Chicago, it is important to gather information about what happens next.
Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
Where to find legal assistance after a Chicago injury accident
After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a Chicago personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work when an injured person is out-of-network, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Chicago wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Chicago accident attorney can do to help.
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Accident reports by county
Berrien County, MI -
38
Cook County, IL -
910
DeKalb County, IL -
23
DuPage County, IL -
61
Grundy County, IL -
17
Kane County, IL -
105
Kendall County, IL -
31
Lake County, IL -
158
Lake County, IN -
80
LaPorte County, IN -
18
LaSalle County, IL -
27
McHenry County, IL -
78
Porter County, IN -
19
Will County, IL -
148
Most recent accident reports
An eight-car Chicago commuter train plowed across a platform and scaled an escalator at the underground station of one of the nation's busiest airports early Monday, injuring 32 people on board, officials said.
Type: Train Accident
A school bus swerving to avoid hitting a pair of deer has skidded off a road in rural LaSalle County and tipped onto its side, injuring the driver and two children.
Type: Bus Accident
An 8-year-old girl died Tuesday evening when a minivan collided with a semi-truck on Route 53.
Type: Truck Accident
An 89-year-old man who was struck and killed early Tuesday morning was dragged more than three miles by a semi before the driver discovered his body, police said.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
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Unusual CircumstancesThe Chicago Fire Department was called Tuesday morning to a crash on the city's Southwest Side involving a car that crashed into a pole.
Type: Car Accident
A suburban police officer is in critical condition following a car crash.
The accident happened near 160th Street and Cicero in Oak Forest.
Type: Car Accident
A man was struck and killed by a freight train in north suburban Grayslake Monday morning, causing Metra to provide bus shuttles for its passengers on its North Central Service line.
Type: Train Accident
There are still major questions and anger Saturday morning after a police chase that ended in a crash and killed off-duty Chicago Police officer David Harris, who is being remembered as a "true blue knight."
Type: Car Accident
A wrong-way driver collided with a tractor trailer early Thursday on the Chicago Skyway, spilling diesel fuel and closing all southbound lanes for more than an hour on the South Side.
Type: Truck Accident
Three people were displaced after a car crashed into a building in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side early Tuesday.
Type: Car Accident
Five people were injured in a crash on the Illinois Avenue Bridge in west suburban Aurora Monday night.
The crash occurred about 8:19 p.m. on the bridge between state routes 31 and 25, a city spokesman said in a statement.
Type: Car Accident
A 19-year-old man died after he was struck by at least two cars while crossing the street Monday morning in north suburban Lincolnwood, police said.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
A wrong-way driver was killed in a five-vehicle crash in northwest suburban Arlington Heights Monday afternoon.
Type: Car Accident
A man is charged with drunk driving after being rescued from his burning van by a group of good Samaritans.
The crash involved that van and another car.
Type: Car Accident
A 29-year-old man was killed Saturday in a rollover crash that shut down lanes of Interstate 57 on the city’s South Side.
Type: Car Accident