An SUV accident has left three pedestrians injured in the Fulton Market district on Chicago’s Near West Side. One in Critical Condition Following SUV Accident The SUV accident took place at the southeast corner of Halsted Street and Randolph Street at approximately 4:30 p.m. on February 21, 2020. Three male pedestrians had just left Haymarket>> Read More

There are now five reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease, one of them fatal, at Brookdale Senior Living in Vernon Hills, IL. From Three Cases to Five at Brookdale Senior Living The total number of Legionnaires’ disease cases at Brookdale Senior Living has increased from three to five since February 5, 2020, when Lake County officials first announced>> Read More

One person has been killed and two others have been injured in a wrong-way Route 126 crash in southwest suburban Plainfield, IL. “Heavy Extrication” Needed in Route 126 Crash The fatal Route 126 crash reportedly occurred at 9:08 p.m. on February 13, 2020. According to a preliminary investigation by the Plainfield Police Department, a 37-year-old>> Read More

As Chicago prepares to face heavy snowfall and its first subzero temperatures in almost a year, GWC Injury Lawyers LLC would like to share some important winter driving tips to help keep you and your loved ones safe this season. Is Winter Driving Dangerous? Winter weather conditions, such as accumulated snow, storms, ice, sleet, and>> Read More

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the victim of a fatal Tesla crash had reported multiple problems with the vehicle’s Autopilot driver-assistance system prior to the incident. Veered into “Gore Area” Before Fatal Tesla Crash On March 23, 2018, Walter Huang, a 38-year-old Apple software engineer, was traveling at approximately 70 miles per hour>> Read More

A New Jersey jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $750 million in punitive damages to four cancer patients in the company’s latest baby powder case to go to trial. Compensatory, Punitive Damages in Baby Powder Case On February 6, 2020, the jury handed down its verdict in a state courtroom in New Brunswick,>> Read More

A jackknifed box truck shut down outbound traffic on I-55 after it was involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Chicago’s southwest suburbs. Five Vehicles in Southwest Suburban Crash On February 3, 2020, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the Illinois State Police responded to the scene of a five-vehicle crash on I-55 near 1st Avenue. State troopers>> Read More

A female pedestrian from Zion has been killed in a Waukegan hit-and-run accident, as area police continue to search for the driver responsible. Driver at Large in Waukegan Hit-and-Run Accident On January 29, 2019, at approximately 5:40 p.m., officers from the Waukegan Police Department responded to the area of Sheridan Road and Greenwood Avenue, where>> Read More