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Officials say the crash was “likely” due to the storm caused by Tropical Depression Claudette.

Following a crash that killed a 5-year-old Friday night in Englewood, his family opened up to NBC 5 about the young boy they loved as they honored his memory with a balloon launch.

A 5-year-old boy was killed Friday night after being hit by an SUV that went off the road, according to Chicago police. A 44-year-old male driver was issued citations for failure to reduce speed, driving without a license and operating an uninsured vehicle, police said.  The boy, Kawantis Robinson, was walking with his mother and sibling in the 600 block…

Two people died and five others hurt, including a 6-year-old boy, in a high-speed crash Wednesday evening on the border of the Scottsdale and Ashburn neighborhoods on the Southwest Side. A southbound driver in a Lincoln Aviator was traveling at a “high rate of speed” on Pulaski Road about 9:30 p.m. when she crashed into the side of a northbound...

A Bellwood man was allegedly driving under the influence when he crashed into a car in Rolling Meadows and killed all four occupants, including a 6-year-old boy.

At least five people were killed and dozens more injured when 100 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on I-35 in Fort Worth Thursday.

A woman who was one of eight people injured Sunday afternoon when a man accidentally accelerated into an outdoor dining area in San Jose succumbed to her injuries the next day, police said.

A 7-year-old from Illinois has died after a multi-vehicle crash on the Indiana Roll Road on Thursday. Just before 11 a.m. on Thurday, several vehicles on the Indiana Toll Road were stopped while passengers attempted to catch a stray dog near the 12-mile marker. Anthony Swanson of Chicago reduced his speed while driving in the center lane near the area….

A 46-year-old man was killed when he crashed his motorcycle into a minivan Tuesday in East Garfield Park on the West Side. About 10:40 p.m., the driver of a Pontiac Trans Sport minivan was turning south onto Kedzie Avenue from a gas station when the northbound motorcycle struck his van, Chicago police said. The 46-year-old driver of the motorcycle was…

A man was killed and two other people were critically injured in a high-speed crash Friday in East Garfield Park on the West Side. The man was speeding west in a Jeep SUV at 9:53 p.m. when it hit a parked vehicle in the 3100 block of West Lake Street, according to Chicago police. The Jeep then hit a metal…

After a teenage boy riding his bicycle was fatally struck Friday night, Woodridge Police said they are investigating the accident. While trying to cross a street in Woodridge, 15-year-old Evan Melau was struck by multiple vehicles on his bicycle, according to officials. Police responded to a call around 8:25 p.m. Friday of a bicyclist struck at 1535 W. 75th St….

A man is facing DUI and reckless homicide charges after a fatal wrong-way crash Saturday in west suburban Naperville. Frank P. Qualtier Jr., 54, was driving a silver Dodge Ram pickup west on Royce Road about 7:30 p.m. when it crossed into the eastbound lanes and hit a black Ford Fiesta head-on near Lisson Road, according to a statement from…

A man has been charged with murder for the death of a woman killed in a crash with a Chicago police squad car in Lake View Wednesday while he led police on a chase across the city. Marcel Oliver, 22, is charged with one felony count each of first degree murder, vehicular hijacking, possessing a stolen vehicle and failure to…

A 29-year-old woman was killed Sunday in a vehicle crash on Interstate 80/90 near Gary, IN. About 3:30 a.m. officers received calls of a single vehicle crash on the I-80/90 near Burr Street, according to Indiana State police. A preliminary investigation found that a white 2008 Chevrolet Impala was driving east when it veered off the road and struck the…

A Joliet cop charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence in a crash that killed a Berwyn police officer is free to legally drive again after a judge lifted a suspension of her license.

Southbound lanes on I-57 were closed Friday after a fatal crash in south suburban Calumet Park.

NBC Sky 5 flew over the scene of a fiery crash on I-57 near Calumet Park that sent one car off the expressway and onto the train tracks below, killing one person.

A 30-year-old Algonquin woman died after crashing her car into a tree, rolling over and then being hit by another car Tuesday night in north suburban Lake Barrington. She was driving a Nissan Altima about 11:40 p.m. south on Kelsey Road north of Flint Creek Drive when she left the roadway for an unknown reason and drove into a ditch…

Florida man Eldor Akilov was allegedly intoxicated when he crashed into another car going over 80 mph in Des Plaines last week, according to police.  The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on Sunday Jan. 5 near Elmhurst and Golf Road. Inside the other car were two others, 46-year-old Alejandro Arzeta and his 13-year-old son. Police say Arzeta was trying to…