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Memorial grows after 2-year-old killed, 12 hurt in crash at Portillo's in Oswego, Illinois
A memorial continued to grow Thursday outside the Portillo's restaurant in Oswego, Illinois, a day after a 2-year-old boy was killed and 13 other people were injured when a car crashed through the entrance.
2-year-old killed, 14 injured after car crashes into Portillo's restaurant
Police said they believe a car crashed into a Portillo's restaurant in Illinois in a "tragic accident" that killed a 2-year-old.
2-year-old killed after car crashes into restaurant
July 31, 2025
2-year-old killed and 13 others injured after car slams into Illinois restaurant
Photos and video from the scene, at the Oswego Portillo's on Route 34, show a car inside the restaurant past the front entrance and surrounded by shattered glass, debris an crushed tables and chairs.
2-year-old boy killed, 14 injured when car crashes into restaurant, IL cops say
A 2-year-old boy at a was killed when a car crashed through the front entrance of a restaurant, Illinois police said. Fourteen people were injured, and eight of those people were hospitalized, when the vehicle struck a Portillo’s in Oswego on July 30,
2-year-old killed, 13 others injured inside restaurant after vehicle crashes into Portillo's in Oswego
A 2-year-old boy was killed and 14 other people, including the driver, were injured after a vehicle plowed into a Portillo's restaurant Wednesday afternoon in west suburban Oswego. READ MORE:
Investigation continues into deadly crash at Oswego Portillo's
A memorial continued to grow Thursday outside the Portillo's restaurant in Oswego, Illinois, a day after a 2-year-old boy was killed and 13 other people were injured when a car crashed through the entrance.
Fourteen people injured after vehicle crashes into Portillo’s in Oswego
Based on the preliminary investigation, the incident is believed to be an accident, according to a Facebook post from Oswego police.

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