GWC attorney Bennett J. Baker has obtained a $975,000.00 settlement for a married couple following a car accident in Hometown, IL. Serious Injuries in Sideswipe Collision In March 2014, GWC’s client, a 40-year-old woman, was operating her vehicle southbound at or near 4300 Southwest Highway. At the same time, another driver was also traveling southbound>> Read More

Fears of a potential Oak Park building collapse forced residents of an apartment complex to find new places to live. Alarm Raised Over Possible Oak Park Building Collapse According to Oak Park officials, an apartment building in the 900 block of North Boulevard underwent a city inspection during recent renovations. The inspectors reportedly uncovered several>> Read More

Hundreds of Illinois paraquat lawsuits are pending, with plaintiffs alleging that the weedkiller caused them to develop Parkinson’s disease. Approximately 300 Illinois Paraquat Lawsuits On June 7, 2021, all federally filed paraquat lawsuits were consolidated into the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. A recent docket report found that personal injury attorneys>> Read More

The Illinois State Police report that a Des Plaines eight-vehicle accident has injured at least nine people on the Tri-State Tollway. Des Plaines Eight-Vehicle Accident Shuts Down Traffic The Des Plaines eight-vehicle accident took place at about 8:37 a.m. on November 8, 2021. At that time, first responders arrived to find a collision on northbound>> Read More

Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer announced that city employee workers’ compensation claims have fallen dramatically over the past two years. City Employee Claims Down 30 Percent In June 2019, the City of Chicago hired an outside firm, Gallagher Bassett, to administer its workers’ compensation claims. Incoming Mayor Lori Lightfoot had characterized Chicago’s $100 million-per-year workers’ compensation>> Read More

A Peoria fire displaced about 35 residents at an apartment complex, as crews worked to repair the damages. Peoria Fire “Accidental in Nature” The Peoria fire broke out at Glen Oak Towers on the morning of November 1, 2021. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on that date, residents were woken up by a fire alarm. Firefighters>> Read More