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Des Plaines Woman Dies 11 Days After Her Vehicle Was Struck in Rear-End Crash at Wolf Rd and Forest Ave, Des Plaines

Tue May 7, 2019 11:03 am Cardinal News

UPDATED ARTICLE CORRECTS DATE AND TIME OF FATAL CRASH IN DES PLAINES Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded at 7:39 a.m. Thursday April 11, 2019 to a report of a crash with injuries at Wolf […]

One-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Seriously Injures Passenger on Outbound Kennedy Expressway Near Lawrence Ave

Sun May 5, 2019 01:14 pm Cardinal News

Chicago firefighters and paramedics and Illinois State Police troopers responded about 2:15 a.m. Sunday May 5, 2019 to a report of a one-vehicle crash on the Kennedy Expressway at West Lawrence Avenue near Chicago’s Jefferson […]

Trucker Driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos Accused in Fatal I-70 Crash, Fire Appears Before Judge

Sat May 4, 2019 02:56 pm Cardinal News

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, the semitrailer driver suspected of causing the deadly crash and fire on Interstate 70 in Lakewood Thursday appeared before a judge Saturday afternoon. A total of 36 felony charges and four misdemeanor […]

Des Plaines Woman Rear-Ended in Crash at Wolf Rd and Forest Ave Thursday April 11 Crash Dies Monday April 22, 2019

Wed May 1, 2019 03:46 pm Cardinal News

An innocent Des Plaines woman was rear-ended by an errant driver, who has been cited with Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident, died 11 days after a crash in Des Plaines. Janice Meyer, […]

Identity Released for Victim Killed on I-55 When a Car Crashed into the Rear End of an Uber Car

Sun Apr 28, 2019 07:31 pm Cardinal News

Jamie Poulos Killed in Crash on Stevenson Expressway After a Night Out Celebrating Her 23rd Birthday Jamie Poulson was killed and three others were injured after a fiery crash on I-55 at Damen Avenue early […]

Crash Involving Uber Car Struck from Behind on I-55 Near Damen Ave Causes Fire; Kills 1 Uber Passenger and Injures Several Victims

Sun Apr 28, 2019 09:32 am Cardinal News

One person died and two others were injured after a fiery crash on I-55 at Damen Avenue early Sunday morning. Chicago firefighters and paramedics initially responded about 3:27 a.m. Sunday April 28, 2019 to a […]

Pickup Truck Driver Dead After 3-Vehicle Crash on I-80 Near I-57

Wed Apr 10, 2019 06:15 pm Cardinal News

A fatal crash on I-80 west of I-57 closed all lanes and left 1 dead on Wednesday just before 9 a.m. According to Illinois State Police, the crash involved a pickup truck, a semi-tank truck […]

Speed and a Road Curve Factors in Fatal Crash that Killed 1 and Injured 3 Others on Route 41 North of Westleigh Rd, Lake Forest

Fri Apr 5, 2019 10:17 pm Cardinal News

Lake Forest police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:45 a.m. Friday March 29, 2019 to a serious one-vehicle crash at Route 41 near Westleigh Road. The front seat passenger, Sierra Riley, 20, of Zion, died in […]

Secondary Crash Kills Woman Who Was Standing Outside a Crashed Vehicle on NB I-294 Near Golf Rd, Des Plaines

Thu Apr 4, 2019 08:02 pm Cardinal News

An Illinois State Police Trooper witnessed a secondary crash on northbound I-294 at Golf Road that killed a Bellwood woman. The Illinois State Trooper was not injured, but a woman who was a passenger in […]

Woman, Age 23, Killed in Crash at Route 137 and Route 43 in North Chicago

Thu Apr 4, 2019 06:57 pm Cardinal News

North Chicago police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:00 p.m. Friday March 29, 2019 to a report of a crash with entrapment at the intersection of Route 137 and Route 43 in North Chicago. According to […]

Gerald Ellis, Illinois State Trooper killed by wrong-way driver Saturday March 30, 2019

Wrong-Way Driver, Dan Davies, from Calumet City Had Alcohol in System in Crash that Killed Illinois State Trooper Gerald Ellis

Mon Apr 1, 2019 07:24 pm Cardinal News

Authorities on Monday April 1, 2019 released the identity of the wrong-way driver that killed Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis on westbound I-94 at Mile Marker 16.75 in a head-on crash that occurred in […]

Witness to I-94 Crash that Killed Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis: Trooper Moved from Right Lane to Intentionally Crash into Oncoming Wrong-Way Driver

Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:15 am Cardinal News

FAMILY AND BABYSITTER RETURNING HOME FROM TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC SAVED BY ILLINOIS STATE TROOPER GERALD ELLIS The mother of a daughter, who witnessed the fatal crash involving Illinois State Trooper Gerald Ellis early Saturday […]

Off-Duty Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed on His Way Home from Work in High-Speed Crash in Chicago Ridge Early Saturday Just After Midnight

Sat Mar 30, 2019 01:49 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Ridge police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:04 a.m. Saturday March 30, 2019 to a crash in the 10100 block of Virginia Avenue. Chicago Ridge police on arrival discovered two heavily 2015 Nissan and a […]

Illinois State Trooper Killed in Crash Caused by Wrong-Way Driver on I-94 Near Milepost 16.75 Near Green Oaks, Unincorporated Libertyville

Sat Mar 30, 2019 08:11 am Cardinal News

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER GERALD ELLIS Illinois State Police (ISP) Acting Director Brendan F. Kelly regretfully announces the line-of-duty death of ISP District 15 (Downers Grove) Trooper Gerald Ellis. Illinois State […]

Map of US20 Truck Crash that killed Illinois State Trooper Brooke Jones-Story

Illinois State Trooper Hit and Killed by Truck on US Route 20 Northeast of Freeport, Illinois

Thu Mar 28, 2019 05:35 pm Cardinal News

An Illinois state trooper was killed in a crash about 1:45 p.m. Thursday March 28, 2019 on US 20 northeast of Freeport and west of Rockford, Illinois [LIVE TRAFFIC MAP]. Trooper Brook Jones-Story had pulled […]

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