GWC attorneys Lawrence J. Amato and Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a $563,711.57 verdict at trial for a telecommunications technician. Technician Falls Down Staircase GWC’s client was a 46-year-old union electrician at the time of the incident and a proud member of IBEW Local 21 for many years. In December 2012, he was called to>> Read More

A Metra train struck and killed a pedestrian in Villa Park, IL. Metra Train Accident Near Station The fatal Metra train accident took place at approximately 6:30 a.m. on January 31, 2022. At that time, an outbound Metra Union Pacific West train was traveling alongside Villa Avenue more than a quarter-mile east of the Villa>> Read More

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 December 10, 2021, an EF-3 tornado struck an Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville, IL. The tornado, which reached wind speeds of up to 150>> Read More

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 collision took place at approximately 4:15 p.m. on January 3, 2022. At that time, a train was approaching the Metra station in the 700 block of>> Read More

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. Meadows Inc., located near North State Street and Allen Road/Route 3 on the north side of Hampshire, IL. The Kane County plant manufactures asphalt and>> Read More

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 took place at approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 15, 2022. At that time, 37-year-old Angel Thomas was walking to her car in the 4300>> Read More

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 client is a 55-year-old construction worker. In 2018, he was working on a project in Indiana. While he was putting rebar into a cage, the floor>> Read More