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Illinois Injury Law Blog

Features coverage, news and information about car accidents, wrongful death, workers' compensation, nursing home abuse and medical malpractice.
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Chicago Woman Injured in Accident After Crash in South Loop

Posted on October 31, 2009
A car crashed into a pole on Roosevelt Rd near Canal St in Chicago?s South Loop, then flipped over. The female driver was transported in serious to critical condition after the crash to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said Quention Curtis, a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department...

Chicago Teens with Cars Are At Greater Risk for Accidents

Posted on October 01, 2009
Teens with their own cars or free use of a car are much more likely to get in crashes than those who share a car. And crashes are much less common among teens whose parents set clear driving safety rules. These findings are in two studies from the Children?s Hospital of Philadelphia, funded by State Farm Insurance Co...

Chicago Hit and Run Accident Charged to Waukegan Driver

Posted on September 30, 2009
A Waukegan, IL driver has been charged in connection with a deadly hit and run crash that killed Patty Kuntz, 45, of Aurora. Frederick Washington, 24, is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. He?s also charged with obstructing justice and driving on a suspended license...

Police Looking Into Fatal Car Accident in South Shore

Posted on August 29, 2009
Chicago police are looking into an overnight fatal car accident in the South Shore neighborhood that may have involved a stolen vehicle. On August 17, 2009, at about 12:30 a.m., a Chevrolet SUV with four occupants hit a concrete pillar at 7700 S. South Shore Dr...

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Chicago Car Accident Result of Elderly Driver

Posted on August 26, 2009
An elderly Chicago man was cited for failing to yield and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident August 25, after a Cadillac struck his Toyota Camry at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Kirk Street in Niles, Illinois. The accident sent three people to nearby hospitals with complaints of pain, but no injuries were subsequently reported...

Chicago Woman Crashes Car Into Health Club, Injuring 2

Posted on July 30, 2009
Police say a 65-year-old woman crashed her car through glass windows and into a suburban Chicago health and fitness club this past weekend. The crash happened July 18, 2009 at a Chicago-area Curves club in north suburban Lake Zurich. Police Sgt. Robert Johnson reported that two people suffered minor injuries as a result of the accident...

Five Hurt in Chicago Southwest Side Two-Car Crash

Posted on July 21, 2009
One person was rushed to Loyala University Health System in Chicago, Illinois, with a severed arm in the wake of a car accident the morning of July 19, 2009 in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side, reported police. The accident occurred around 4:29 a...

Chicago Officer Injured in Car Accident

Posted on June 22, 2009
A Chicago Police officer on his way to work landed in the hospital as a result of a traffic accident in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. Photo by jonjon_01 About 8:45 a.m. the unidentified officer, who was in his personal vehicle, was hit by another car, which caused the officer?s car into a ?T-bone? crash...

Driver Cited for I-290 Car, Train Collision

Posted on June 12, 2009
Service along the CTA?s Blue Line came back on schedule after an accident between a car and a train the early morning of June 11, 2009. Photo by urbanFLORIDA Police suspect that wet and slick conditions on the roads caused a 2008 Dodge Charger driven by Jose Rivera, 31, of Melrose Park, to rear-end another car, which then caused his vehicle to lurch over an embankment on the Eisenhower Expressway onto train tracks where it then became pinned under an oncoming train...

Cop Accused of DUI in Double-Fatal Crash posts $500,000 Bond

Posted on May 20, 2009
Emotions were high and tempers flared April 12, 2009 when the Chicago Police detective charged with killing two men in an accident while driving under the influence was given what several of the victims' friends and relatives thought was a low bail. "This man should be in jail," Andrew Cazares' friend Kenny Dennison Jr...

Chicago South Side Crash Kills Two

Posted on May 10, 2009
Two men were killed in a fiery three-car crash on the Far South Side in April in the South Chicago neighborhood have been identified. Police say the driver of a BMW that burst into flame after hitting a barrier was a U.S Navy veteran. The spokesperson for the U...

13-Million-Dollar Award for South Barrington Crash Lawsuit

Posted on April 26, 2009
A Cook County jury has found in favor of the family of a BMW salesman in a wrongful death suit against a prospective car buyer who took a test drive and crashed the car killing the salesman. The jury on Monday awarded Czapski's family $13.7 million, concluding that Maher was liable for Czapski's death in 2004 in South Barrington...

Stolen Ambulance the Cause of Six-Car Crash in Evanston, Illinois Suburb

Posted on April 15, 2009
An ambulance stolen in Chicago caused a six-car accident as a result of being driven too fast and too carelessly in a north suburb of Evanston, Illinois on March 24, 2009. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Chicago and Dempster says Evanston police Commander Tom Guenther...

Chicago Pin-In Crash Injures Four

Posted on March 20, 2009
Four people were injured in a two-car pin-in crash in the South Loop the morning of March 9, 2009. Photo by KCzarzasty Four ambulances came in response to the pin-in crash at 18th and Canal Streets about 9 a.m., said Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight...

Chicago Fire Department Captain Dies in Automobile Crash on Tri-State Tollway

Posted on March 10, 2009
A Chicago Fire Department captain died March 9, 2009 after his car touched another vehicle and he lost control. His car then crashed into the rear of a parked semi-trailer truck on the Tri-State Tollway, police report. Photo by On Scene Action Media Kevin Gray, 55, was a member of the Fire Department for over 20 years, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis...

Hit-and-Run Driver Cited in Death of Elderly Man

Posted on February 20, 2009
Police have located and ticketed a Chicago woman for an early morning hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of an elderly man in front of his South Side home. Veronica Rangel, 33, was cited for disregarding a traffic light, failure to report an accident, failure to reduce speed, reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without insurance, police said...

Two Dead in Southwest Side Car Crash

Posted on February 10, 2009
At least two people are dead after a car crashed into a building on the Southwest Side early Monday, February 2, 2009 at about 3:15 a.m. According to police, three people were rushed to area hospitals and one was pronounced dead at Holy Cross Hospital...

Car Crash Leaves One Person Dead and Suspends South Shore Commuter Train To Chicago, Illinois

Posted on January 20, 2009
Train service has resumed after a train crash left one person dead in the Miller section of Gary, Indiana. The No. 104 train was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:39 a.m. early Monday morning on January 12, 2009, but a northbound van traveling on County Line Road drove around the crossing gates and into the South Shore commuter train about 5:30 a...

Chicago, Illinois Woman Arrested for Leaving Accident Scene

Posted on January 10, 2009
A Chicago, Illinois woman disobeyed a stop sign at Tompkins and West streets and struck another vehicle on Thursday, January 8, 2009, and then left the scene. Sheryl A. Toliver, 34, of Chicago, exited the vehicle, made sure everyone at the scene was okay and then disappeared...

Naperville Accident Claims Life of 5-Year-Old Bolingbrook Boy

Posted on December 21, 2008
Police in Naperville are still investigating an accident that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old Bolingbrook boy, authorities say. According to police, the boy, Adam Miller, 5, was critically injured in a two-car crash at about 7 in the evening on Saturday, November 15, 2008, on southbound Plainfield/Naperville Road near Bailey Road...

CTA Bus Rear-Ended, 20 Passengers Sent to Hospitals

Posted on December 10, 2008
Twenty people were taken to hospitals Tuesday morning after a car rear-ended a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus on the Near West Side. An EMS Plan II response was called for the accident at West Roosevelt Road and South Blue Island Avenue. The accident involved a westbound No...

Injury Verdict Upheld in Chicago Police Department Auto Accident

Posted on September 05, 2007
A verdict awarded from a personal injury case in Chicago against the City of Chicago was upheld by an appeals court on August 27, 2007. The injuries sustained by the plaintiff in this auto accident were devastating and commensurate with the verdict of nearly $18 million dollars...

No Injury in Chicago Bear Auto Accident

Posted on August 28, 2007
An auto accident in the Chicago area made national news this week when Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs was involved in a single car crash in the wee hours of Monday morning. Reports state that no injuries were sustained and obviously there would be no necessity for a personal injury lawyer in this case but the nature and circumstances surrounding the claim offer important lessons...

Motorcycle Accident Fatalities on the Rise

Posted on August 27, 2007
A recent motorcycle crash near Joliet, Illinois resulted in a fatality this past week. Details of the collision are still being compiled but the high mortality rate for motorcycle accidents is an important issue. It goes without saying that the risk of serious injury and death increase in motorcycle collisions merely because of the lack of protection many riders have when these accidents occur...

Illinois Accidents: 5 Things Everyone Should do When Injured in an Auto Accident

Posted on August 21, 2007
Unfortunately the personal injury field doesn't offer a claim specific universal handbook or set of guidelines for handling a personal injury in Chicago, however there are several things everyone should do when involved in an accident involving injuries...

Acting Quickly Regarding Personal Injury Claims

Posted on August 16, 2007
I have recently noticed a trend with new case calls that seems to be happening more and more often. Calls will come in from individuals seeking assistance from a lawyer with a personal injury claim, be it from an auto accident injury, slip and fall case, or work injury, where the potential client has attempted to resolve the matter on their own and is nearing the Statute of Limitations deadline with no resolution of their claim...

In Illinois, Personal Injury Claims Arise Anywhere

Posted on August 13, 2007
Personal injury claims can arise in any facet of everyday life, claims are not solely limited to auto vs. auto accidents, work related injuries, and slip and fall accidents. Many times people feel that being a spectator at an event offers a level of safety that realistically just isn't there...

Faking Personal Injury Accidents Won't Lead To Recovery

Posted on August 09, 2007
I would like to think that I can procure a recovery for one of my clients no matter what the personal injury, however there are certain instances where the evidence is just too stacked against you. Take, for example, the claim of a Florida woman claiming injuries sustained in a slip and fall accident at a grocery store...

Will Your Auto Insurance Protect You After An Auto Accident?

Posted on July 30, 2007
By law, every Illinois motorist is required to carry a specific amount of automobile insurance coverage. Despite that fact there are many accidents each day where the liable party for the collision does not carry coverage and the only protection an injured party has is their own uninsured motorist coverage and the personal injury attorney responsible for protecting their rights against the coverage provider...

Hit and Run Accident in Chicago Results in Pedestrian Death

Posted on July 24, 2007
Particularly tragic injury cases result from vehicle versus pedestrian collisions. Often the injuries are severe and sometimes result in death. On July 19, 2007 in Chicago a father of three was killed when apparently struck by a vehicle. He was found nearly a mile away from his home underneath the vehicle that had struck him...

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