A Chicago man recently died in a suburban Matteson car accident. The Chicago Tribune reports that the crash happened last week on the ramp between westbound U.S. Route 30 to Northbound I-57. Police officers and accident reconstruction experts were on the scene and determined that the severity of a crash was linked to the failure>> Read More

Two people were killed and one person was injured this weekend in a serious auto accident on Chicago’s Far Southwest Side. CBS Chicago reports that the fatal accident happened early Sunday morning when a car crossed the center line of West 115th Street and hit another car head-on. The damage was severe and killed a>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a fatal downtown Chicago pedestrian accident involving a Megabus which struck a 76-year-old woman. ABC News reports that the woman was a retired Illinois Supreme Court secretary who lived in downtown Chicago near the accident scene. “She was a great woman, a go-getter,” said one of the woman’s friends.>> Read More

An Illinois State Trooper was killed last Thursday evening when a semi-truck slammed into his police cruiser. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the 28-year-old police officer was on duty when the truck hit him on I-294 near Willow Road. The fatal car accident happened shortly before 11 p.m. according to a State Police spokeswoman. The>> Read More

In our last post we discussed the fact that Thanksgiving is one of the most dangerous times of the year for drivers. This week sees an increased number of people on the road and higher-than-normal numbers of car accidents. The auto club AAA says that 43.6 million Americans are going to travel distances greater than>> Read More

The use of a cell phone in a construction zone or a school zone is prohibited in Illinois. The state also bans texting and emailing while driving, due to the connection between those distractions and car accidents. Illinois legislators are now considering another restriction designed to prevent accidents caused by cell phone use. New legislation>> Read More

One person is dead and 38 have been injured after a serious Illinois bus accident near Litchfield. The Megabus crash happened yesterday afternoon when the tire of a bus blew out, causing it to careen out of control and hit a concrete overpass support. “It felt like we were going to tip over,” a bruised>> Read More

A 14-year-old Illinois girl recently returned to school after recovering from a severe car accident which left every bone in her face broken. The girl and some friends were walking home from a Minooka ice cream shop last October when the girl was hit by another teen in a SUV. The Channahon teen driver did>> Read More

It is widely documented that many military members have a difficult time adjusting to daily life after they return home from deployment. In addition to physical issues, many suffer PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), and other mental issues. Now a recent study shows that military personnel are 13 percent more likely to be involved in a>> Read More

Details are emerging after a deadly Megabus accident killed one person and injured dozens of others late last week. We discussed early reports of the accident in our last post and new details have surfaced regarding the maintenance history of the bus. Representatives from the bus company say that the bus passed a safety inspection>> Read More

A 22-year-old driver who caused the wrongful death of a 17-year-old Frankfort girl was recently sentenced to six months in jail. The Chicago Tribune reports that the man was convicted of aggravated speeding after causing the fatal car accident while traveling 76 mph in a 40-mph zone. The Orland Park accident happened one week after>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a lawsuit brought by a 19-year-old DePaul student who was injured in the deadly Aug 2. Megabus crash in downstate Illinois. Another college student also filed a lawsuit against the bus company for injuries that he suffered during the crash. The bus accident caused the 24-year-old Columbia College student>> Read More