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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 ...
‘Terrible tragedy': Details revealed after car slams into Chatham daycare, leaving 4 dead
At least four young people were killed and six others were injured when a car slammed into a daycare in Chatham, Illinois.
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 ...
Four Dead After Car Crashes Through Illinois Day Care: Everything We Know
Chatham Police told Illinois' WCIA News that four people were killed and six others injured Monday after a car crashed ...
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 ...
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, ...
Officer Responded to After-School Camp Crash That Killed 4 Girls. Then He Came Home and 'Cried My Eyes Out'
Hundreds gathered for a vigil to honor the four victims who died after a car crashed into their after-school camp in Illinois ...