Illinois Fatal Accidents

A teenager has died after authorities say he was critically injured when he lost control of his car and it rolled over along Interstate 94 near Deerfield early Thursday morning. The Illinois State ...[...]

Five people were critically injured and one was killed after a smash-and-grab at a downtown Louis Vuitton store and multiple traffic crashes early Thursday morning, officials said.[...]

A 17-year-old was sentenced last week after admitting to driving under the influence in a 2024 crash that killed one of his passengers and injured others.[...]

Trevor Stawizynski, 17, pleaded guilty in July and was sentenced last week, according to Monroe County court records.[...]

An updated version of this story can be found here. Our original story can be found below. A major multi-vehicle crash in downtown Chicago early Thursday morning left multiple people injured and the ...[...]

Stawizynski, who was 16 at the time of the crash, was charged in February with three crimes in connection with the crash. He entered a guilty plea and was sentenced on Sept. 3 to nine years in prison.[...]

WHITESIDE COUNTY, Ill. - A passenger in a two-vehicle crash died Monday on U.S. Route 30, while two drivers sustained severe injuries. A release by the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office states the ...[...]

A grieving Illinois father blames Gov. JB Pritzker's sanctuary policies after his daughter was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant in a drunk-driving crash.[...]

Last Friday, two Marquette student athletes were hit and killed by another driver on 27th St. and St. Paul Avenue.Kayla Harvey has been working along 27th St. for five years and ...[...]

One person was killed and two others seriously injured in a Monday afternoon crash at the U.S. Route 30 and I-88 junction near Rock Falls.[...]

One person is dead and two more have been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Whiteside County yesterday. A news release from the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office says that the office ...[...]

Katherine Abraham, a graduate of Glenbrook South, and a Deerfield woman were both killed earlier this year by a drunken hit-and-run driver.[...]

CLINTON COUNTY - A 65-year-old woman from Swansea died Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in a head-on collision on U.S. 50 at St. Rose Road in Clinton County, authorities ...[...]

CLINTON COUNTY, Ill. - One person was killed and two others were hospitalized following a head-on crash on Monday afternoon in Clinton County.[...]

One person died in a head-on crash on U.S. 50 in Clinton County Monday, Illinois State Police said. The name of the victim has not been released. The crash occurred about 12:38 p.m. on U.S. 50 at St.[...]

Rural roads are the most dangerous in both states. Fatal crashes on Iowa's rural roads account for 73% of total deaths. It's about 50% in Illinois.[...]

A tragic incident occurred on Interstate 57 southbound near milepost 172 in Shelby County on September 6, when a female pedestrian was reportedly struck by a v ...[...]

PACIFIC, Mo. - Legendary monster truck driver Dan Runte of Illinois was killed in a motorcycle crash with an SUV Friday morning in Franklin County, according to Runte's family. The crash occurred at ...[...]

PERRY COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Two people died in a crash early Saturday morning in Perry County, Illinois. According to the Illinois State Police, it happened just before 4:30 a.m. on September 6 on ...[...]

A semi-trailer driver died over the weekend after a two-vehicle crash in Shelby County. Illinois State Police responded to Interstate 57 southbound at milepost 172, near Neoga around 3:35 p.m. on ...[...]

PACIFIC, Mo. - Legendary monster truck driver Dan Runte of Illinois was killed in a motorcycle crash with an SUV Friday morning in Franklin County, according to Runte's family. The crash occurred at ...[...]

An injured Chicago police officer fatally shot a burglary suspect on the city's West Side early Saturday morning, CPD said.[...]

Legendary monster truck driver Dan Runte of Illinois was killed in a motorcycle crash with an SUV Friday morning in Franklin County, according to Runte's family. The crash occurred at the intersection ...[...]

The BMW hit the Toyota, pushing it east of the intersection. The two people in the Toyota, an 85-year-old man and his 88-year-old wife, both from Geneva, were killed in the crash. Their names have not ...[...]

Investigators on Friday released a timeline of Nicole Burke's final hours before she was struck and killed in a hit-and-run near Warren on Aug. 28.[...]

Michael Eddy, 53, of Peoria, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Illinois Route 26 on Monday, while three motorcycles were riding together when the lead one crossed the median and struck a Toyota ...[...]

The sheriff's office said the first driver fled the scene of the crash but was later tracked down at his Alton home.[...]

A man driving a stolen car with an open whiskey bottle on his lap was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision in Ingleside, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The identity of the man has ...[...]

A 41-year-old woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in Wayne County on Labor Day, according to a spokesperson from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 35 ...[...]

A Peoria man is dead after a Labor Day crash in Woodford County that involved two motorcycles and a passenger car.[...]

An Illinois resident was killed on Monday, Sept. 1, when a motorcycle collided with a trailer being pulled by a truck at U.S. 35 and Sycamore Street in Williamsburg, Wayne County sheriff's deputies ...[...]

A crash involving a motorcycle has closed lanes on the Tri State Tollway in the south suburbs Tuesday morning, Illinois State Police said.[...]

The 22-year-old's mother said in a post that her son was "such a happy person, always joking, and he always wanted everyone to be happy and laugh." ...[...]

An Illinois man died late Saturday after he went into the water at the Lake of the Ozarks and didn't come back up. The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to Public Beach #2 at 11:16 p.m. on ...[...]

Highway fatalities SR 130 by Dundas next to west liberty[...]