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
Sun, 01/08/2017 Pedestrian Accident Male pedestrian killed in collision on South Cicero in Garfield Ridge neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 08/13/2017 Pedestrian Accident Dominique Wilbourne, 36, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run driver on Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 12/24/2020 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrians Araceli Gutierrez, 48, and Giovanne Bucio, 12, killed in hit-and-run collision at 55th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Fri, 10/02/2015 Pedestrian Accident 38-year-old man critically injured when struck by vehicle on West Shakespeare in Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 07/20/2016 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian Dr. Gary Toback, 74, killed and two people injured in rollover crash on West 67th Street on Chicago's South Side
Tue, 01/12/2016 Pedestrian Accident Georgiana Henley, 74, killed in pedestrian collision with truck on North LaSalle Street in Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Tue, 01/10/2017 Pedestrian Accident 24-year-old man struck, killed while changing tire on Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 08/30/2017 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian injured in collision with hit-and-run driver on Roosevelt Road in Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Wed, 04/09/2014 Pedestrian Accident 63-year-old man seriously injured after being struck by a SUV that fled the scene in a bank parking lot on North Western Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 01/20/2022 Pedestrian Accident Richard Haljean, 57, killed and alleged hit-and-run driver Ted Plevritis charged in pedestrian collision in Edison Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 10/03/2015 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian Jess Rodriguez, 41, killed in collision with alleged driver Adrian Harris, 33, on Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Sun, 10/23/2022 Pedestrian Accident 57-year-old man dies, three others hospitalized after car crashes into bus stop shelter near 79th Street and King Drive in Chicago, Illinois
Thu, 11/09/2023 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian struck and seriously injured by several vehicles on Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, Illinois
Tue, 04/08/2014 Pedestrian Accident 34-year-old man critically injured after he is struck by a van while walking at Pulaski Road in the West Garfield Park area of Chicago, Illinois
Sat, 01/17/2015 Pedestrian Accident Ramon Cruz, 36, and Pablo Esquivel-Vega killed after being hit by a 24-year-old male driver in a hit-and-run accident on West North Avenue in Chicago