Authorities say that a 33-year-old Chicago police officer is responsible for a serious hit-and-run Chicago bicycle accident that happened last August. The crash happened near the intersection of Wabansia and California Avenues. The police officer allegedly hit a woman who was riding a bicycle with her boyfriend. The woman suffered a severe personal injury and>> Read More

At least five people were injured after a Chicago Transit Authority bus and a car crashed in Brighton Park on Saturday. The accident happened around 10 a.m. At the intersection of 46th Street and Kedzie Avenue. A CTA spokeswoman said that the bus accident occurred when a car pulled out of a parking spot and>> Read More

A double-decker Megabus drove into a concrete structure that was part of an I-55 overpass as the bus was en route to St. Louis, leaving one person dead and over thirty people injured. The Illinois bus accident happened in close proximity to the town of Litchfield, Il. Around 1:20 PM on Thursday afternoon. Reports have>> Read More

A fatal truck accident closed Interstate 80 this morning near Joliet. NBC Chicago reports that two semi-trucks collided on I-80 near Houbolt Road. One of the semi-trucks caught fire after the crash. Information on news reports is scarce, but at least two people were injured and treated at the scene. One man reportedly died in>> Read More

Most of us in Chicago probably know that McCormick Place is North America’s largest convention center. In an effort to draw more traffic to McCormick place, Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor brokered changes to work rules. The revision included new pacts between union tradesmen and private contractors that hire the union workers to set up>> Read More

One of the leading causes of medical malpractice incidents throughout Illinois is unnecessary surgeries. Some studies have shown that up to 20 percent of all medical procedures are unnecessary, and every procedure creates the risk of a mistake or a complication such as an infection. Many unnecessary procedures are the well result of a well-intentioned>> Read More

NBC Chicago reports that four people were injured in an elevator accident yesterday afternoon. The accident happened at around 3 p.m. At 60 E. Delaware. Authorities say that the downtown parking garage accident happened when an elevator plunged from floor 15 to 10. Elevator mechanics rescued the four elevator accident victims by using an adjacent>> Read More

A Roseland boy was seriously injured in a dog mauling yesterday evening. Authorities say that the 9-year-old South Side boy was playing outside of his home when he was attacked by his neighbors dog around 8 p.m. Emergency crews rushed the boy to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition. Doctors at the Oak Lawn>> Read More

Asbestos exposure is nothing new to Illinois workers, yet employers still fail to follow state and federal regulations requiring proper inspections to protect employees and the general public. For instance, when an older building in Illinois is set to be demolished, the development or construction company has to follow certain inspection guidelines. In particular, the>> Read More

Advances in medical technology have made it possible for many Americans to benefit from increased mobility after hip replacement surgery. In recent years, however, medical device manufacturers began marketing metal-on-metal hip replacement products. Many of these devices are consistently demonstrating cause for serious concern on the part of patients and doctors. As thousands of patients>> Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Brooke Martin suffered a bad left ankle sprain in a vehicular collision where she was a front seat passenger of her family BMW after the defendant make a left turn in front of the vehicle she was in. Her injury did not seem very serious at first, but her lawyer quickly recognized that her sprained>> Read More

Chicago workers’ compensation attorney Raul V. Rodriguez recently obtained a $136,000 settlement on behalf of an undocumented roofer who was severely injured after a fall at a local jobsite. Mr. Rodriguez is a bilingual Spanish-speaking attorney who concentrates much of his practice representing Latino-American employees who suffer workplace injuries in Illinois. The Chicago roofer represented>> Read More