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Preliminary investigations into a collision in an Illinois town between a train and a car have revealed that the vehicle likely drove into the railroad crossing, said a representative of the Chicago Transit Authority. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed that a 62-year-old woman…

Automatic braking systems will be standard on most cars in Illinois and the rest of the country by 2022. These systems, which automatically brake the vehicle when the driver either fails to apply the brakes or doesn’t use enough pressure to avoid an accident, have…

Illinois motorists who are following the development of autonomous car technology may be interested to know that Google has admitted one of its self-driving vehicles was partially at fault for a minor collision with a city bus. The accident took place on Feb. 14 in…

Drivers on Illinois roads may be more unsafe than in recent years based on a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The report found that in 2015, for the first time in years, motor vehicle accident deaths were up. There was a steady…

A serious car accident on Route 3 resulted in the death of a 34-year-old Waterloo woman on Jan. 31. The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. near the border of Monroe County and Randolph County. Three vehicles were involved, and many individuals suffered injuries, including…

Several adults and children were recently hurt in a serious car crash in Illinois. The auto accident took place on a Tuesday morning. This crash involved several vehicles. Police reported that a person was speeding in a Dodge Caravan on a street at around 8…