What to do after a car accident in Illinois

“The driver of any vehicle involved in a motor vehicle crash resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle ... shall give the driver's name, address, registration number and owner of the vehicle ... and shall render to any person injured in such crash reasonable assistance, including the carrying or the making of arrangements for the carrying of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital”

“Notice is required to be given under this subsection (a) if the crash: (1) results in injury to or death of any person; (2) results in damage to the property of any person, including the driver, in excess of $1,500 (or $500 if any of the vehicles involved in the accident is subject to Section 7-601 but is not covered by a liability insurance policy)”

“A driver does not violate this Section if the driver moves the vehicle as soon as possible off the highway to the nearest safe location on an exit ramp shoulder, a frontage road, the nearest suitable cross street, or other suitable location that does not obstruct traffic”

“Every law enforcement officer who investigates a motor vehicle crash for which a report is required by this Article ... shall forward a written report of such motor vehicle crash to the Administrator ... within 10 days after investigation of the motor vehicle crash”

“A service fee will be added to the statutorily set fee of $5.00 for crash reports obtained through this service ... your request may take 10 or more business days to process.”

“Even if another driver caused the damage, you have the option to file the claim with either your own insurance company if you have the appropriate coverages (a "first-party" claim) or the other driver's insurance company (a "third-party" claim).”

“every such policy or bond is subject, if the motor vehicle crash has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of any one person in any one motor vehicle crash and ... to a limit of not less than $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons ... and, if the motor vehicle crash has resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to a limit of not less than $20,000”

“The insurance policy shall be issued in amounts no less than the minimum amounts set for bodily injury or death and for destruction of property under Section 7-203 of this Code”

“No policy insuring against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death ... shall be renewed, delivered, or issued for delivery in this State unless coverage is provided therein or supplemental thereto, in limits for bodily injury or death set forth in Section 7-203 of the Illinois Vehicle Code”

“Medical Payments ... Covers medical and funeral expenses for you or your passengers if injured or killed in an accident in your vehicle.”

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“Actions for damages for an injury to the person ... shall be commenced within 2 years next after the cause of action accrued”

“actions ... to recover damages for an injury done to property, real or personal, or to recover the possession of personal property or damages for the detention or conversion thereof, and all civil actions not otherwise provided for, shall be commenced within 5 years next after the cause of action accrued.”

“Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this Section, every such action shall be commenced within 2 years after the death of such person”

“Within 1 year from the date that such an injury was received or such a cause of action accrued, any person who is about to commence any action in the Court of Claims against the State of Illinois ... shall file in the office of the Attorney General and also in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Claims”