Vehicle Smashes Through Illinois Building, Killing 4 Young People and Injuring Others

First responders work the scene after a car smashed through a building during an after-school program, killing multiple people in Chatham, Ill., on April 28, 2025, in a still from video. WCIA via AP

CHATHAM, Ill.—A car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, killing four young people and injuring several others during an after-school program in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said.

Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle ramming through the building, fatally hitting four people before exiting the other side, Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said.