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The surviving family members of a worker who was killed in an Amazon warehouse collapse in downstate Illinois have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. Six Workers Killed On [...]

At least two people were injured following a Glencoe Metra train collision with a motor vehicle in Northeastern Illinois. Glencoe Metra Train Collision at Crossing The Glencoe Metra train [...]

A Hampshire chemical explosion left one person dead and another critically injured at a manufacturing plant in Northern Illinois. Tank Explodes at Plant The chemical explosion took place at W.R. [...]

Police are searching for the driver responsible for a West Garfield Park hit-and-run crash that took a woman’s life. Just Steps From Victim’s Home The fatal West Garfield Park hit-and-run crash [...]

GWC Partner James J. Nawrocki has obtained a $500,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a construction worker who was injured in a fall. Floor Gives Out Beneath Construction Worker GWC’s [...]

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Autumn K. Leslie have obtained a $1 million settlement for the family of a young boy who was killed in a house fire. Tragic Death of a Three-Year-Old Boy [...]

A large chunk of aluminum cladding from Chicago’s Hancock Building has fallen off. Wind Takes Off Hancock Building Cladding At 3:00 p.m. on January 5, 2022, a large chunk of aluminum cladding [...]

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a settlement worth over $3.2 million for a union ironworker who fell at a worksite. Ironworker Trips on Decking Material [...]

As winter comes to Illinois, residents are once again facing the prospect of extraordinarily cold temperatures and a significant accumulation of snow and ice. Under these types of extreme weather [...]

A Woodstock explosion caused a fire in a Northwest Illinois hospital. Woodstock Explosion Put Out by Security The Woodstock explosion took place on the evening of December 31, 2021. At [...]