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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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Mourning in Chatham: Alma, 7, was a 'ray of sunshine everywhere she went'
Alma was one of four people who died April 28 after a woman drove her car into the ... coroner's office. The crash happened after a vehicle being driven by Marianne Akers, 44, of Chatham, hit ...
Four dead, including children, after car crashes into after-school camp
Four people, ranging in age from 4 to 18, are dead and several others are injured after a car crashed through an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, authorities said.
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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 ...
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 ...
Driver, victims in Chatham, Illinois crash that killed 3 kids, 1 teen ID'd; driver not in custody, state police say
The driver in a crash that killed three children and one teenager at an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, ...
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 ...
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 ...