A single-vehicle collision resulted in the death of three men and the injury of one other. The unfortunate incident occurred on the evening of Saturday, October 29th on Homer Lake Road. According to Police reports, the vehicle was traveling along Homer Lake Road North when it left the roadway and struck a building and a… Read More

A 71-year-old man was pronounced dead on Thursday night at Carle Foundation Hospital after being hit by a pickup truck while riding home on his motorized scooter. The deceased was crossing Vine Street in Urbana, Illinois when the driver came out of nowhere and collided with the scooter. So far, the pickup truck driver has… Read More

The State of Ilinois recently fined a nursing home in Urbana, Illinois nearly $32,000 for four individual offenses combined. The Urbana nursing home, named University Rehabilitation Center of C-U, was fined $25,000 for a type A violation. This violation, being the second most serious violation, came about from a dementia patient who fell and died… Read More

A Champaign County crash resulted in the deaths of two people and injury of two others, the News-Gazette reported on March 7. The fatal car accident occurred at the intersection of county roads 200 E and 500 N, according to Lt. Brian Mennenga of the Champaign County Sheriff’s office. Initial reports indicated that at around 3… Read More

A Ford Explorer rolled over along Interstate 290 in Addison on the morning of September 26, causing four people to be killed and four others to sustain injuries, according to the Illinois State Police. Addison Deputy Fire Chief Joe Leone said that seven of the passengers were thrown from the SUV after it swerved off… Read More

After a dramatic increase in the number of deaths at the Champaign County Nursing Home from December through February, the board of directors and managers intend to investigate to determine whether there is a cause for this spike, it is natural, or it is an error. Although the board received two different sets of numbers,… Read More

Police are continuing to investigate a train accident that occurred Saturday night in Peotone. According to the Peotone Police Department, the accident occurred at the Canadian National Railroad track at 10:30 p.m. The details of the fatal accident are unclear at this time, but a 16-year-old was pronounced dead as a result. The freight line… Read More

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a young man that was killed in “car surfing” stunt earlier this year. According to the lawsuit, the man was killed on June 30 as he was sitting on top of a car while in a Wal-Mart parking lot and the driver of the… Read More

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Jamaica school district and Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative after an accident claimed the life of one woman. According to the lawsuit, the school district and electric company were negligent and caused the death of a 36-year-old St. Joseph woman. The incident occurred on August 28 when… Read More

A 62-year-old man from Mt. Zion was killed early on Sunday morning when a car crashed through his bedroom wall. A 20-year-old man was allegedly fleeing police after an attempted traffic stop when his car crashed into the house. The victim’s wife sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital and later transferred… Read More