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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
Sun, 06/25/2017 Train Accident Isaiis Ceja, 17, dies after being struck by Metra Train near West Medill Avenue on Northwest Side Chicago, Illinois
Tue, 12/15/2015 Train Accident Man, 26, seriously injured after being struck by freight train at South Loomis Street in Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois
Tue, 06/28/2016 Train Accident Woman, 35, dies when CTA Red Line train strikes her in Chicago's Loop
Tue, 06/28/2016 Train Accident Deiz A. Allison Jr., 17, dies after being struck by Metra Train in Chicago's South Side
Sun, 06/27/2021 Train Accident Essence Ransberry, 5, and two adults killed when train strikes vehicle at crossing on West 107th Street in Beverly 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
Sun, 03/23/2014 Train Accident 32 people suffer minor injuries, after a Chicago commuter train crashed onto a platform and up an escalator, at the O'hare International Airport station.
Mon, 09/20/2021 Train Accident 75-year-old woman dies after being hit by train on North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 04/10/2015 Train Accident Lillian Kirkman-Bey, 56, struck, killed by Blue Line train at Irving Park stop in northwest Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 06/12/2017 Bus Accident 8 injured when school bus and motorcycle collide at 109th Street and Wabash Avenue in Far South Side Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 06/17/2017 Bus Accident Several people injured in crash involving CTA bus at Michigan and Adams in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 02/03/2023 Bus Accident Four sent to hospital after car hits bus, then bus hits building at 111th Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 02/11/2017 Bus Accident Kevon Ranson, 11, killed and several people injured in collision with bus at South Halsted and West 69th Street in Englewood neighborhood on South Side of Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 06/13/2016 Bus Accident Multiple injuries reported in collision involving bus and police car at Pulaski Road and Fifth Avenue in Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Tue, 04/22/2014 Bus Accident Eric West, Jr., 25, killed, 3 other people injured, taken to hospital, after a van collides with a Chicago Transit Authority bus at the intersection of South Chicago and Commercial Avenues in Chicago.