A Springfield, Ill., pizzeria employee recently received workers compensation benefits for a shooting injury that he sustained at work. An arbitrator from the Industrial Commission of Illinois found that the pizzeria employee was entitled to workers compensation benefits because he suffered his gunshot injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment at>> Read More

Authorities are moving forward with criminal charges against a Lohan Square man who fled a deadly West Side car accident last November. The 24-year-old man allegedly ran through a red light at Central Park and Division Avenues around 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 24, hitting a car containing two brothers. The driver of the second car>> Read More

A mechanic at Elk Grove’s Quality Auto Works was injured when the repair shop caught on fire yesterday afternoon. Authorities say that the cause of the workplace fire is unclear and that the mechanic cut his hand while escaping through one of the shop’s windows. Roof damage is making it hard for investigators to investigate>> Read More

A Lincoln Park Apple store was severely damaged on Sunday when a car crashed through the store’s windows shortly before close. Authorities responded to the Apple computer store on 801 W. North Ave. after reports that an elderly driver crashed a town car through the store’s broad glass storefront. Several photos of the scene show>> Read More

A Southwest Suburban Worth man was pronounced dead on Monday night at? Alexian Brothers Medical Center following a trucking accident in Bensenville, Illinois. According to the Chicago Tribune, the man was performing a safety check of his rig at Vitran Express (651 Thorndale in Bensenville) when he became pinned between the door of his truck>> Read More

The most recent winter storm has resulted in a predictable increase in Chicago area car accidents. One of the most dramatic storm-related crashes happened this morning when a school bus slammed into an apartment building in Tinley Park. NBC Chicago is reporting that no children were on board during the 7 a.m. crash. It is>> Read More

Authorities have identified a 16-year-old boy as the sole victim of a South Side truck accident that happened earlier this week. The Chicago Tribune reports that the boy was driving a SUV shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Monday morning when he slammed into the rear of a parked semi truck on Ashland near 31st Street.>> Read More