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, 03/10/2014 Car Accident No injuries reported, after a car crashes into a building in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago.
Sun, 03/22/2015 Car Accident Five people injured after three-vehicle collision on Bishop Ford Freeway in Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 02/21/2016 Car Accident Elizabeth Salinas, 23, killed and two people injured in hit-and-run car crash on South Loomis in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 01/01/2023 Car Accident Child killed in crash on Stevenson Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 03/29/2021 Car Accident 51-year-old man, 24-year-old woman, and one other killed, three injured in wrong-way collision that ended with three cars on fire on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 12/21/2013 Car Accident 4 year old Franklin Leon Jackson, Jr. killed in car crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Mon, 07/20/2015 Car Accident 14-year-old boy seriously injured after train strikes him at South Natoma Ave in Chicago, Illinois
Tue, 09/06/2016 Car Accident 10 injured, including 2 children in multi-vehicle crash after driver goes in reverse on Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 09/25/2021 Car Accident Four people injured when hit-and-run driver crashes into restaurant at W. Chicago Ave. and N. Orleans St. in Chicago, Illinois
Mon, 04/18/2022 Car Accident Three civilians, two officers hospitalized with minor injuries after rear-end collision on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 08/31/2019 Car Accident Myrna Logan, 81, killed and several injured when vehicle strikes restaurant on West Fullerton Avenue on Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 03/08/2014 Car Accident Eduardo Sandoval, 43, injured, arrested, 36 and 43 year-old men injured, taken to hospital, after a van crashes into a car in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago.
Wed, 02/24/2016 Car Accident Two people injured when vehicle crashes into garage at North Laramie Avenue in Portage Park district of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 01/28/2017 Car Accident Phillip Pieczynski, 57, killed; three injured in collision at Hubbard and Ashland in West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 01/29/2022 Car Accident Two people injured in collision with snow plow on South State Street in Chicago, Illinois