A three-car crash on a Near North Side intersection left three people with serious injuries. A taxi was going north when it was T-boned by another vehicle. The taxi then swerved off the road and hit a pole. The car that struck the taxi then struck another taxi. Two people were taken to the hospital… Read More
A 36-year-old mother of two was killed after pulling over to the side of the road to change a tire. The accident happened on Tri-State Tollway to check a flat tire on the passenger side. When she tried to return to the driver seat, a sem- truck struck and killed her. She was pronounced dead… Read More
The heavy winds and freezing temperatures contributed to causing a pair of accidents along Illinois State Highway 57, just south of Manteno. The accidents occurred early on the morning of February 10. The gusts combined with snow flurries and icy road conditions to cause a pickup truck to drive off the road and into a… Read More
The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that caps limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractices is against the state’s constitution. The state’s legislature had passed the law limiting malpractice damages in 2005. However, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that law interfered with the power of the judicial branch. Doctor’s advocacy groups were… Read More
An accident involving a train and a truck took the life of an 18-year-old man. On West Newell Road in Danville, and eastbound truck hit a southbound train. The driver died of injuries sustained from the wreck. There were no other passengers in the truck with the driver. The autopsy of the driver is happening… Read More
A Kankakee woman was tragically killed Friday when she was involved in an accident with a semi truck on Illinois Route 50. Witnesses said that the woman, who owned the Wisteria Day Spa, was driving southbound on Route 50 when she turned abruptly and seemingly for no reason in front of the semi truck. The… Read More
On Chicago’s South Side, seven nursing homes have been deemed unsafe. The seven nursing homes were listed as most unsafe nursing homes out of the 16,000 nationwide. The U.S. Accountability Office compiled a list after 2008 inspections. The inspection uncovered many incidents where safety violations caused injuries or potential injuries to residents. Families considered moving… Read More
A 22-year-old man from Eastern Illinois is dead following a tragic grain bin accident. The Shelby County coroner said that the Sigel man died Thursday following the apparent accident. According to the coroner, the victim and two other men were moving dried corn into the bin when the man was trapped inside and was buried… Read More
A head-on collision in Illinois left one dead and three injured on Jan. 25. The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. on U.S. Route 150. The head-on collision occurred between the pick-up truck and a small car. A 58-year-old doctor was driving a pick truck when he suddenly lost control of his car on the snowy… Read More
On Jan. 20, a fatal accident caused the closure of Illinois 3 for several hours. The accident was a head-on collision between a semi truck and an American Red Cross truck. One of the people in the Red Cross vehicles was killed and two others were injured. There was a third vehicle in the accident,… Read More