Motor Vehicle Accidents

Accident shuts down US-45 at Grand Ave. in Lake Villa

CHICAGO, IL - Major traffic delays were reported following a collision on US-45 southeast of Lake Villa on Tuesday.

According to a report by Total Traffic Chicago, the crash took place at about noon in the northbound lanes of the highway near the exit to Grand Avenue.

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Wrong-way crash on I-94 critcally injures 2

CHIACAGO, IL - A wrong-way crash on the Bishop Ford Expressway early Sunday left two people in serious condition, according to WLS

The crash took place at about 4:30 a.m. when a gray Jeep heading south on the northbound side of the interstate near 130th Street and slammed head-on into a gray Infiniti.

Paramedics transported both drivers to an area hospital with serious injuries. Details concerning their identities are not mentioned in the report. 

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Driver flees after multi-vehicle crash on W. 59th St. leaves man critically injured

CHICAGO, IL - A two-vehicle crash on Chicago's Southwest Side left a man critically injured early Friday.

According to a report by WGN, a Ford Mustang was traveling at a high rate of speed on West 59th Street near South Pulaski Road at about 4:45 a.m. when it collided with a Toyota SUV.

The Toyota's driver, an unidentified 50-year-old man, was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition. 

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Multi-vehicle crash in Back of the Yards injures 5, including children

CHICAGO, IL - Five people, including two juveniles, were injured when a multi-vehicle crash caused a vehicle to crash into a building in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Tuesday night, according to WLS.

The collision occurred on South Ashland Avenue near the intersection with West 46thStreet at about 8:10 p.m. 

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Hit-and-run outside of Guaranteed Rate Field seriously injures 4 pedestrians

CHICAGO, IL - A hit-and-run collision just outside of Guaranteed Rate Field left four pedestrians injured on Tuesday evening.

According to WGN, the incident occurred at about 6:22 p.m. as two men and two women were walking near West 35th Street and South Shields Avenue. 

Police say a silver sedan struck the group at a high rate of speed, causing one of the victims to be thrown onto the roof, and into the vehicle through the open sunroof. 

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Crash involving CTA bus on Madison St. leaves 7 injured

CHICAGO, IL - A multi-vehicle crash involving a CTA bus on the West Side left at least seven people injured on Tuesday morning. 

According to a report by WLS, the bus collided with a car near the intersection of Madison Street and Cicero Avenue sometime before 4 a.m.

In total, seven people suffered injuries in the crash. Five of whom where rushed to area hospitals in critical condition. The other two were confirmed to be in good condition. 

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