Two construction workers were critically injured after a building collapsed in suburban Westmont, IL on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred around 12:30 PM at a new, multi-use building near the intersection of Cass Avenue and Quincy Street. The workers were transferred to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove for critical, but not life-threatening, injuries. Westmont>> Read More

GWC attorney Harris L. Elliott has obtained a favorable trial award for a union carpenter who was wrongfully denied workers’ compensation benefits after being injured on the job. Union Carpenter Seriously Hurt in Job Site Fall On January 15, 2019, GWC’s client, a 55-year-old union carpenter, arrived at an Indiana job site where he had been employed for>> Read More

A 55-year-old woman has been struck and killed in a Joliet pedestrian accident. Joliet Pedestrian Accident Under Investigation The Joliet pedestrian accident took place at approximately 6:50 a.m. on December 17, 2020, when Maria Dinardo was walking across the intersection of Hammes Avenue and West Jefferson Street. At that time, a vehicle struck Ms. Dinardo,>> Read More

The administrator of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home in downstate Illinois has been dismissed following an investigation into a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. 32 Dead at LaSalle Veterans’ Home On December 7, 2020, LaSalle Veterans’ Home administrator Angela Mehlbrech was terminated after two reports were released about significant coronavirus safety issues at the facility,>> Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1671246240060{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]An early morning I-57 semi-truck rollover shut down multiple lanes of traffic near 123rd Street and 125th Street on Chicago’s South Side. I-57 Semi-Truck Rollover Blocks Inbound Traffic On December 4, 2020, at approximately 1:20 a.m., a large semi-truck with an attached trailer was traveling on I-57, heading towards downtown Chicago. The>> Read More

Police are reporting that triple-digit speeding citations are on the rise in the State of Illinois, placing motorists in serious danger. Triple-Digit Speeding Citations Up Over 18 Percent Statistics from the Illinois State Police show that though citations for reckless driving are in keeping with trends from the past few years, triple-digit speeding citations are>> Read More

Tyson Foods has suspended multiple supervisors at an Iowa pork plant for allegedly participating in a COVID-19 betting pool. Lawsuit Names Workers in COVID-19 Betting Pool Tyson Foods announced the suspensions on November 19, 2020. Those suspended had been named in a lawsuit claiming that the manager of a Tyson pork plant in Waterloo, IA>> Read More

A recent Naperville left-turn accident split one of the cars involved in half, with its driver being ejected from the vehicle. Naperville Left-Turn Accident Shuts Down Traffic The Naperville left-turn accident took place on November 13, 2020. Shortly before 3:11 p.m., an 18-year-old Naperville man was driving a silver 2008 Buick eastbound on Diehl Road, approaching>> Read More

General Motors has issued a voluntary recall of more than 68,000 vehicles after several Chevy Bolt battery fires have been reported. At Least Five Chevy Bolt Battery Fires In all, 68,667 Chevy Bolts will be affected by the recall. The vehicles were manufactured between 2017 and 2019. General Motors is working with American auto regulators>> Read More

A new ballot measure has passed in California that classifies drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other gig economy companies as independent contractors instead of as employees. Uber and Lyft Sponsored Bill On Election Day, 58 percent of California voters approved Proposition 22, a ballot measure that allows gig economy companies to continue classifying their drivers>> Read More

One man was killed and four other people injured in a fatal Chatham crash after a red light was disregarded on Chicago’s South Side. Driver Runs Light in Fatal Chatham Crash The fatal Chatham crash took place on October 29, 2020. At approximately 1:20 a.m., a 35-year-old man was driving eastbound on 79th Street toward>> Read More

The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent ruling in a workers’ compensation claim may set a precedent that could allow for “positional risk” to be compensable in the state. Claimant McAllister Injured Knee by Standing Up In McAllister v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the claimant was working as a restaurant sous chef in 2014. McAllister testified>> Read More