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'Our hearts are broken, but this helps a little bit.' Vigil held for Chatham crash victims
"I don’t think our community has ever seen something like this before…nobody knows how to respond because we shouldn’t know ...
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Budzinski Honors Chatham Car Crash Victims from House Floor
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) spoke from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor the victims of ...
Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash
Six children were hospitalized after the crash. Two have been released, according to Illinois State Police, while four remain ...
Chatham After-School Program Accident: Updates on the Tragedy
Multiple children were killed in a car accident at a Chatham, Illinois, after-school program. On Monday, April 28, 2025, a ...
ISP: Driver of vehicle in Chatham may have suffered medical emergency, but inconclusive
"There is some evidence developed (that she may have suffered a medical emergency)," Illinois State Police Director Brendan ...
Witnesses recall terrifying moments during fatal crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive: 'Dust everywhere, car parts flying'
"I'm still kind of shaken up and sore from the situation," said one witness. "Seeing someone laying there lifeless outside ...
Illinois town mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school camp
Residents of a small central Illinois city are mourning the loss of three children and a teenager who were killed in a ...
Mourning in Chatham: Alma, 7, was a 'ray of sunshine everywhere she went'
Alma Buhnerkempe, 7, of Chatham was one of three girls and a woman who were killed by a vehicle in Chatham on April 28.