Person killed, others injured in Dan Ryan Expressway crash
One person was confirmed dead after a multi-vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 87th Street Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
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One person was confirmed dead after a multi-vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 87th Street Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
Chicago police said a driver was traveling eastbound on Monroe when he ran a red light and crashed with another vehicle heading northbound on Columbus Drive.
Traffic is being rerouted off I-390 at Meacham Road.
The southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway at 87th Street are shut down after a multi-vehicle crash Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 3 a.m.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on northbound I-94 at 59th Street.
One person was ejected from the vehicle when a Ford Explorer rolled onto its roof in unincorporated Kane County near Pingree Grove.
Just before 12:30 a.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the area of Washburn Street and Brown Street for a report of a vehicle crash with entrapment.
Chicago police said just before 2:30 a.m., the driver, a 31-year-old man, was traveling in a gray SUV in the 3900 block of North Ashland Avenue when he attempted to make a turn southbound.
The 31-year-old male driver could not make the turn and struck a building, causing damage, police said.
At least five people were taken to multiple hospitals in fair to critical condition. The victims range in age from 17 years old to 32 years old.
Three people were taken to local hospitals, including a 29-year-old pregnant passenger.
Southbound lanes reopened on I-57 before 2 a.m.
A family is trying to find the hit-and-run driver that hit their car after dining and dashing from a Buffalo Wild Wings in Plainfield on St. Patrick's Day.
A Toyota Camry ran a red light at Washington and Wells, hitting a Toyota RAV4, which ended up hitting a nearby Corner Bakery.
An SUV crashed into a Corner Bakery Café early Tuesday morning in the Loop in downtown Chicago.
It happened around 4:17 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-290 and Wolf Road in Hillside.
The crash happened on busy Pulaski Road near 71st Street.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a traffic accident and found a blue sedan crashed into an apartment building.
Berkely fire officials did not say how long the lanes will be closed but did say the crash was significant.
Chicago police said that the woman was hit by the SUV driven by a 24-year-old man traveling northbound.
The trooper was inside the squad car, which was parked on the left shoulder with its emergency lights activated when a Saturn Vue hit its rear.
A Barrington native on her way back to visit family said it's a miracle she and her partner survived being caught in a Kansas dust storm highway pileup involving more than 70 vehicles.
An elderly woman was killed and four other people were injured in a McHenry County car crash near Marengo, Illinois, Sunday amid "whiteout conditions."
The crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. along Route 176, about half a mile east of the intersection of North Union Road and Route 176.
