Two separate crashes near Mattoon on Thursday night resulted in the deaths of two men, according to Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers.The first incident occurred

Illinois State Police said there are major traffic impacts following a three-vehicle crash in Northbrook near Dundee Road.

A tractor-trailer driver accused of causing a fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike and then laughing about it as he drove away will remain in jail while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Friday.

Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer has identified the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash as Samuel A. Shonkwiler, an 18-year-old from St. Joseph, Illino

A passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in critical condition and died while in the emergency room.

A Charleston Police Department squad car blocks traffic along eastbound Illinois 16 near the Coles County Memorial Airport following a crash Thursday involving a semitruck and a passenger car. UPDATE: One person killed in second crash along Illinois 16. Victim of earlier crash identified. Click here to read the latest story.

Two people were killed in I-94 expressway crashes near Northbrook and Glencoe on July 6 and 7, per Illinois State Police.

Investigators said Miko Martin, a 29-year-old resident of St. Louis, was driving at high speeds, trying to evade police, when he ran a red light and hit the vehicle of Donna and George "Randy" Julian, killing them. Both cars were thrown into a nearby ravine, and the victims' car immediately caught fire.

A fatal crash shut down southbound lanes on I-294 on Tuesday in west suburban Western Springs. Video from the scene shows a motorcycle and a semi truck at the crash site near Ogden Avenue. According to Illinois State Police, two southbound lanes are shut down, and traffic is down to the two right lanes.

A fatal crash on the Edens Expressway near Northbrook prompted lane closures and significant delays. Another incident on the same expressway resulted in the death of 32-year-old Alejandro Fernandez.