New Year’s Eve Poses Risk

New Years Eve is regularly associated with parties and drinking, and to an extent, thats okay. Its the choices that are made afterward that might change or end a life. New Years happens to be standing in the third slot for being the most dangerous day on the road. According to previous mortality reports, motor>> Read More

Family Injured in Hit-and-Run At Devon & Campbell Avenues

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Due to a hit-and-run accident that occurred over the weekend, a couple and their adult son are still recovering in the hospital. The 46-year old driver of the other vehicle has been charged for the hit-and-run after turning himself in at the police station. His specific charges add up to a lengthy list, including>> Read More

Traffic Tickets Issued to Government Workers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A recent report has informed the public that over 16,000 tickets have been issued against government vehicles and school buses in Chicago within the past seven years. Lets review the specifics. Over 4,500 of these tickets were issues out against Chicago Transit Authority buses. When a bus gets a ticket, the driver isnt the one>> Read More

Unknown Burned Body Found In Car

A mysterious burned body was discovered inside of a car earlier this month.  It was found in Pembroke, Illinois, about 70 miles away from Chicago .  Investigators were not able to identify the body due to the damages to the body being so severe. Many questions remain about the burned body.  What caused the fire?>> Read More

Teen Boy Starts a Police Brutality Lawsuit

In Waukegan, a federal lawsuit is brewing regarding a teen boy that claims his nose was broken by police brutality. The 13-year-old boy, along with his 14-year-old friend, had been arrested for being in supposed connection with a broken window. According to the boys, they were then harassed by a detectives into confessing (which, in>> Read More

Consent Forms Do Not Protect Docs From Lawsuits

When you’re undergoing serious treatment such as surgery, most of the time you will be asked to sign an “Informed Consent Form” or the like. A lot of people think that this protects doctors and hospitals from medical malpractice suits. Think again. Of course, the particular wording of what you sign always matters, and your attorney>> Read More

13 Year Old Drives Car, Crashes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In Olympia Fields, Illinois a gaggle of young teens went for a joyride around the neighborhood.  The group included the 13 year old female driver, a 12 year old boy, and another boy and girl . Around 12:45 that afternoon, the vehicle they were riding in ended up being crashed into a tree.  One witness>> Read More

Drunk Driver Attempts to Run Man Over

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Road rage has done it again. This incident occurred last Friday afternoon. A 52 year old drunk driver followed another man all the way to his home. He was driving a 1998 Pontiac Sedan and had gone over the curb, then made a swerve back into his lane. The man in the vehicle behind him began>> Read More

Hit-and-Run Victim Found In Alley

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to Rockford police, a man is now under care and fighting to stay alive due to being ran over this weekend. Whoever hit the man did not stop at all, but continued driving and left him for dead in the alley. That is where he was found in the wee hours of Sunday, around>> Read More

Trouble with Trains

Unfortunately, cars or trucks arent the only vehicles that can end up in a terrible accident.  As a reminder, public transportation, such as trains, can also be very dangerous. For example, over the weekend a 35-year old man decided to ignore the warning lights, bells, and crossing gates as he approached Metra tracks. He drove>> Read More

Four Cars Damaged By Hit & Run In Lincoln Park | Auto News

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this mornings early hours, around 2:25 a.m., a physical altercation took place in the Lincoln Park area. According to police, the fight happened on North Stockton Drive and involved several people. After the altercation had calmed down, one of the participants attempted to flee the scene. In the process of doing so, he first>> Read More

US Route 41 Hit & Run Victim Identified

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Saturday, November 16th, a thirty-one year old man was found dead near an entrance ramp on US Route 41 in Gurnee, Illinois. He has now been identified, although his name is being protected. He was discovered unresponsive by officers, and paramedics agreed that he held no signs of life. Alongside him was a black>> Read More

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