On May 24, the Chatham community gathered to celebrate Oaklynn Piper with a special parade, organized with support from Make-A-Wish Illinois and the Piper family. "May 24th, the community came ...

Four children died Monday and others were injured when a vehicle plowed into a building housing an after-school program in the central Illinois town of Chatham, state police said.

The driver and victims in a crash that killed three children and one teenager at an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, have been identified, Illinois State Police said.

The Chatham community is continuing its journey of healing, with a local Girl Scout troop taking a significant step ...

Chatham is a community of about 15,000 people outside of the Illinois capital of Springfield. Those killed were Rylee Britton, 18, of Springfield, Ainsley Johnson, 8, Kathryn Corley, 7 ...

Illinois State Police said the driver who plowed into a building housing an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, that killed three children and one teenager, was not intoxicated at ...

A car crash in a Chatham, Illinois, on Monday resulted in the deaths of four people, including children, according to the Illinois State Police. The incident took place at an after-school camp.

Police have released more details after a car slammed into a daycare and after-school care center in Chatham, Illinois, Monday afternoon, leaving several young children dead and multiple others ...

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The driver in a crash that killed three children and one teenager at an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, has been identified, Illinois State Police said. State police were ...