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Four student-athletes from Danville High School were injured in a car crash, but they are all expected to make a full recovery. The accident occurred when a 63-year-old woman was driving an SUV and she lost control and hit a guardrail. This impact caused her vehicle to swerve across multiple lanes of traffic and hit… Read More

Suntech Enterprises have recalled almost 8,400 baby walkers after finding out that they can fit down stairs. No serious injuries have yet been reported but the recall comes as a preventative measure. The baby walkers were sold in small stores in California, Illinois, New York and Texas from January 2007 to December 2009. Consumers are… Read More

A victim’s estate has filed a nursing home negligence suit against an Illinois nursing home. The suit complains that the nursing home employees violated the woman’s rights until her death. The suit claims that the woman suffered a broken thigh bone and a fractured  left femur while a resident at the home. The suit states… Read More

A two-car accident occurred in Illinois  on Route 16 west of Hillsboro. Traffic was stopped for nearly an hour as emergency crews responded to the scene. A 35-year-old man was driving in a rain storm when his car started hydroplaning and he slid into the path of an oncoming vehicle that was being driven by… Read More

A chain-reaction car and truck accident on Interstate 57 left three people dead and 13 more injured. The accident occurred as a truck driver looked down at a map while driving and struck a car in front of him. The vehicle in front of him had stopped because of a construction site in the road.… Read More

Rear-end collisions are the most commonly-reported accidents for farm vehicles and other slow-moving vehicles, according to a report the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Safety Database. When driving behind a slow-moving vehicle such as farm vehicle, drivers are encouraged to keep an eye out for the signs that are required to be posted on… Read More

Six people were injured in a five-vehicle crash on U.S. 136 in the rural areas of Penfield on May 30, according to authorities. All of the vehicles were heading east on 136 when, about half a mile from County Road 2700E, there was a slow down in traffic due to a field fire that had… Read More

A car accident left one Danville man dean and one teen injured. The 39-year-old man was driving his van when he collided with a sports utility vehicle. The SUV was driven by a 15-year-old teenage female of Hooperston. The accident occurred on May 26 north of Hooperston in Iroquois County. The current condition of the… Read More

Two Chicago police officers were injured in a car crash while responding to a call on the south side of the city early on Friday morning. The officers were responding to a call for officer assistance around 12:10 a.m. near the intersection of Halstead and 35th when a vehicle approaching the intersection ran the red… Read More

A two-car accident at a rural intersection in Iroquois County resulted in the death of a 38-year old woman. The accident occurred at the corner of 400E road and 1100N Road two miles north of Buckley. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver was not injured in the accident. Our… Read More