MARION COUNTY, Ill.— Illinois State Police said that a 91-year-old man named William F. Borcherding died in a violent wreck that injured his passenger and an 8-year-old girl riding in the other vehicle. The two injured passengers required life flights to hospitals in St. Louis for emergency medical treatment, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. The…

WAUKEGAN, Illinois — The Libertyville Patch reports that a woman killed a husband and wife ina drunk driving crash. The accident transpired at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2018, in Waukegan. The police arrested the suspected drunk driver who is held in jail for failing to post bond. Two additional motor vehicles were involved in…

CHICAGO — A seven-car pile up on The Eisenhower Expressway inbound toward Chicago left six people hurt, one critically, while Illinois State Police lead two other people involved in the crash away from the scene in handcuffs, according to Chicago.cbslocal.com. The investigating officers did not comment on whether they made the arrests because of actions related…

BUREAU COUNTY, IL- Bcrnews.com reports that the victim in the collision that took place on U.S. Route 6 on Friday was identified as Skylar Coffin, 23, of Princeton. The other driver, 49-year-old David L. Roggy sustained injuries in the crash. The initial investigation indicates that Coffin was driving eastbound when she veered over the center…

NASHVILLE, IL- The bnd.com reports that a man died in an accident when the tire of his truck blew out, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and strike a tree. The truck reportedly then caught fire. The victim, Zachary A. Waltrip, 30, was heading eastbound in a 2003 Ford truck when he skidded…

(NBC Chicago) NBC Chicago reports that a Dairy Queen restaurant in the South Suburbs had to close its doors for the foreseeable future after a car crashed through the wall of the building. A gigantic hole in the side of the structure leaves no question as to where the vehicle drove into the east side of…

BUREAU COUNTY, IL- The newstrib.com reports that a 23-year-old woman from Princeton died in a head-on collision on August 17, 2018. Emergency responders were called to the site ofthe crash at about 2:23 p.m. A 49-year-old man was traveling west on U.S. 6, andthe woman was eastbound. Reports indicate that the woman drifted over the…

MANTENO- Daily-journal.com reports that a man from Manteno was killed in a head-on collision on Thursday, August 16, 2018. The victim was identified as Jeremiah T. Spainhour. Illinois State Police reported that Spainhour was traveling north on U.S. 45/52 at about 7:39 a.m. when he seems to have veered across the center line of the…

PIATT COUNTY, IL- Foxillinois.com reports that the victim of a deadly collision on Interstate 74 was a firefighter with the Northern Piatt Fire Department. The Pesotum Fire Department posted a tribute to the victim on their Facebook page on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The victim was identified as Charles McCrone, 46. McCrone’s body was escorted…