Category: Illinois Truck Accidents

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – Two people were hurt, and one person was arrested Monday following a multi-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler in Cook County, Illinois. According to abc 7 Chicago, the collision occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on I-90 near Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates, which is around 32 miles northwest of Chicago. Police say […]

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WILL CO., IL – One person sustained fatal injuries Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash involving a big rig in south-central Will County, reports CBS Chicago. The collision, which involved a car and an 18-wheeler, happened before 1 p.m. at the intersection of Wilmington-Peotone Road and 104th Avenue, which is west of Peotone and around eleven […]

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BELVIDERE, IL – A 78-year-old man was killed when his vehicle collided head-on with a semi truck at a Bypass Route 20 intersection on Wednesday afternoon, MyStateline reports. According to authorities, the accident occurred at the intersection of Bypass Route 20 and Shattuck Road around 3:34 pm. The semi truck was headed eastbound on Bypass […]

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CLARKSDALE, IL – Two people were injured when a pair of semi trucks collided on Route 48 near Clarksdale last Friday morning, News Channel 20 reports. According to authorities, the accident occurred around 8:54 am. Two semi trucks carrying soybeans collided, trapping one person inside their vehicle. The Taylorville Fire Department arrived on scene and […]

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CHICAGO, IL – A driver was hospitalized after a semi truck struck an overpass and lost its trailer, which then struck a garbage truck on Bishop Ford Freeway on Monday afternoon, abc7 Chicago reports. According to the Illinois State Police, the collision occurred on the outbound Bishop Ford Freeway near 127th Street at about 4:30 […]

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SHOREWOOD, IL – Traffic was blocked on Interstate 80 in Shorewood after a semi truck jackknife accident on Sunday, NBC Chicago reports. According to the Illinois State Police, the collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near the I-55 interchange. All eastbound lanes, and one westbound lane, were blocked for several hours. Little else […]

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CHICAGO, IL – Five people were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck on I-294 last Friday morning, NBC 5 Chicago reports. According to the Illinois State Police, the collision occurred on southbound I-294 near 31st Street in Oak Brook around 9:43 am. It involved a semi truck and two other vehicles. Little else […]

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CHICAGO, IL – A fatal four-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck shut down all northbound lanes of I-294 on Wednesday night, Yahoo! News reports. According to the Illinois State Police, the collision occurred near Balmoral Avenue by O’Hare International Airport just after 7:15 pm. All lanes of northbound I-294 were shut down until around 12:30 am […]

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