Two people were killed and one person was injured this weekend in a serious auto accident on Chicago’s Far Southwest Side. CBS Chicago reports that the fatal accident happened early Sunday morning when a car crossed the center line of West 115th Street and hit another car head-on. The damage was severe and killed a>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a fatal downtown Chicago pedestrian accident involving a Megabus which struck a 76-year-old woman. ABC News reports that the woman was a retired Illinois Supreme Court secretary who lived in downtown Chicago near the accident scene. “She was a great woman, a go-getter,” said one of the woman’s friends.>> Read More

An Illinois State Trooper was killed last Thursday evening when a semi-truck slammed into his police cruiser. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the 28-year-old police officer was on duty when the truck hit him on I-294 near Willow Road. The fatal car accident happened shortly before 11 p.m. according to a State Police spokeswoman. The>> Read More

In our last post we discussed the fact that Thanksgiving is one of the most dangerous times of the year for drivers. This week sees an increased number of people on the road and higher-than-normal numbers of car accidents. The auto club AAA says that 43.6 million Americans are going to travel distances greater than>> Read More

The use of a cell phone in a construction zone or a school zone is prohibited in Illinois. The state also bans texting and emailing while driving, due to the connection between those distractions and car accidents. Illinois legislators are now considering another restriction designed to prevent accidents caused by cell phone use. New legislation>> Read More

One person is dead and 38 have been injured after a serious Illinois bus accident near Litchfield. The Megabus crash happened yesterday afternoon when the tire of a bus blew out, causing it to careen out of control and hit a concrete overpass support. “It felt like we were going to tip over,” a bruised>> Read More

A 14-year-old Illinois girl recently returned to school after recovering from a severe car accident which left every bone in her face broken. The girl and some friends were walking home from a Minooka ice cream shop last October when the girl was hit by another teen in a SUV. The Channahon teen driver did>> Read More