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
Mon, 01/06/2014 Car Accident One person injured, taken to hospital, after single car crash on icy Kennedy Expressway in Chicago.
Fri, 06/12/2015 Car Accident Mother and baby critically injured, man seriously injured after car is struck by Metra train near South Exchange Avenue in Chicago, IL
Sat, 04/15/2017 Car Accident Several people injured in two-vehicle crash on Dan Ryan Expressway in Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 09/29/2022 Car Accident Dominga Flores, 55, killed in collision with stolen vehicle on South Kedzie Avenue in Lawndale area of Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 11/01/2023 Car Accident One injured in a fiery head-on collision involving a car and a pickup truck on Buffalo Grove Road in Cook County, Illinois
Mon, 01/18/2021 Car Accident Several people injured in collision on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 07/22/2016 Car Accident Leonard Olson, 37, killed and rental truck driver Wilson G. Jones, 27, charged in collision at 33rd and Indiana in Bronzeville District of Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 07/09/2021 Car Accident Nine children injured in two-vehicle crash on South Wentworth Avenue in Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 04/16/2017 Car Accident Several people injured in head-on collision on Lake Shore Drive on South Side of Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 11/15/2018 Car Accident James Moore, 42, and Jerome Clopton, 35, killed in hit-and-run collision at 71st and State Street on South Side of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 01/16/2016 Car Accident Three people seriously injured in single-vehicle crash into building off of West Harrison in West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 01/20/2021 Car Accident Cire Robinson, 12, killed in crash on Cicero Avenue in Garfield Ridge neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 01/01/2014 Car Accident 3 Chicago police officers hurt when SUV crashes into their cruiser.
Wed, 06/24/2015 Car Accident One person dead and two people seriously injured in car crash on Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 10/09/2015 Car Accident Six people injured in van crash on North Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois