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Worker Death

Worker found dead day after disappearing in west suburban storm sewer

  • Jul 29

Person of interest sought in CTA worker's killing near facility: CPD

  • Jul 7

Reward offered in shooting that killed CTA worker

  • Jun 30

CTA worker killed near facility remembered for 'kindness, service'

  • Jun 29

World Cup security worker hit, killed walking home from stadium

  • Jun 21

Man charged after 3 tollway workers struck, 1 fatally, on I-294: ISP

  • Jun 3

Worker killed while fixing potholes on I-294 ID'd; 2 more also struck

  • May 31

Construction worker dies after falling off roof in northwest suburbs

  • May 21

Latest Videos

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Worker who went missing in west suburban storm sewer is found dead

  • Jul 29
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Aluminum spool falls from crane on worker, killing him in west suburb

  • Mar 31
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Part of crane falls on worker, killing him at west suburban warehouse

  • Mar 31
0:23

Man with north suburban ties dies while working on Alaska fishing boat

  • Jul 8, 2024
0:27

IDOT worker dead after pinned between pieces of equipment: police

  • Aug 15, 2023
1:34

Worker dies after getting trapped underground during water main break

  • Feb 24, 2023
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Elmwood Park man pulled from Buffalo Grove trench collapse dies

  • Dec 13, 2022
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Caterpillar fined $145K after worker's fatal fall into molten ore

  • Nov 10, 2022

Latest Stories

Aluminum spool falls from crane onto worker, killing him at Carol Stream warehouse

An aluminum spool fell from a crane onto a worker, killing him at a west suburban warehouse on Tuesday. Police say spools are possibly about 48,000 pounds.

  • Apr 1

Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers; 4 missing

The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in China has killed at least 12 workers and left four others missing, state media reports said.

  • Aug 23, 2025

19-year-old worker dies after getting trapped in machine at California burrito factory: Authorities

An investigation was underway after a worker died at a California factory that makes a well-known brand of frozen burritos.

  • Jul 14, 2025

$23.5M settlement reached in lawsuit over worker's fatal 8-story fall at Hyde Park construction site

In June 2024, David O'Donnell and another worker plummeted eight stories while on scaffolding at the new cancer center on the University of Chicago medical campus.

  • Jun 9, 2025

Home Depot shoving death case ends in guilty plea, message from family of worker killed at NC store

Gary Rasor's son tells the court that one of his father's hopes would be that Terry McMillian Jr. uses his time to rehabilitate.

  • May 26, 2025