GWC Injury Lawyers LLC is honored to represent the family of the 2-year-old boy who was tragically killed when a vehicle crashed into the Portillo’s restaurant on Route 34 in Oswego, Illinois on July 30, 2025. The incident left 13 others injured and devastated a tight-knit community. GWC represents 10 of the patrons suffering physical>> Read More

On July 30, 2025, tragedy struck again in suburban Illinois when a vehicle violently crashed into the Portillo’s restaurant located at 2810 U.S. Highway 34 in Oswego, tragically killing a 2-year-old boy and injuring more than a dozen others. GWC Injury Lawyers currently represents two individuals injured in this devastating crash. While authorities have labeled>> Read More

GWC attorneys Autumn K. Leslie and Allison Dolan obtained a settlement worth over $1,138,000 for a union electrician who suffered torn menisci on a construction project. The settlement included a partial waiver of the worker’s compensation lien in the amount of $303,223.47. Negligence of Specialty and General Contractor Injures Union Operating Electrician In November 2017, GWC’s>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers, LLC has secured a significant and historic settlement in a catastrophic construction accident case stemming from the failure of a suspended scaffold at University of Chicago Hospital Cancer Pavilion construction site in Hyde Park. The incident occurred exactly one year prior to the settlement, when a corner section of a large suspended>> Read More

At GWC Injury Lawyers, we’ve seen firsthand how accidents between vehicles and bikes can cause life-altering injuries. These incidents are often preventable. With awareness, courtesy, and a solid understanding of the rules, both motorists and cyclists can do their part to reduce accidents and share the road responsibly. Chicago Streets: A Shared Responsibility Illinois law>> Read More

GWC has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two union representatives from ADC 1 of IL, Bricklayers Union who were viciously attacked by several non-union construction company employees, including one of the company owners.  Given the severity of this heinous act, GWC fully committed the full weight of its investigatory resources to identifying all persons,>> Read More

GWC Attorney, Taylor E. Shur, Obtained a Judgment of $7,000,000.00 on Behalf of a Union Plumber Who Suffered Neck and Back Injuries. In May 2022, GWC’s client, a 60-year-old union plumber, was installing new pipes at a construction project in Cook County, Illinois.  In order to access his work area, Plaintiff had to walk through>> Read More