An industrial explosion left one worker burned in northwest suburban Elk Grove Village. Emergency responders believe an ammonia leak at the facility was responsible for the blast. On July 7, 2017, shortly after 7:00 a.m., an explosion occurred at the Grecian Delight Foods processing plant, located at 1201 Tonne Road. According to police, two parts>> Read More

A 78-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash in Plato Township, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. On June 28, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Susanne Cannella, of Itasca, was traveling westbound on Plank Road in her 2004 Acura. At that time, Daisy Torres, 23, of Elgin, who was traveling eastbound on Plank>> Read More

A car explosion in Chicago’s River North neighborhood left its 21-year-old passenger killed, authorities say. The driver of the vehicle allegedly fled the scene on foot and reportedly committed suicide later that day. On January 26, 2017, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Anthony Milder, 34, was speeding in his 2009 Nissan coupe down the 400 block>> Read More

The family of an Uber driver killed by a machete- and knife-wielding teen in the north suburbs has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Walmart, from whose store the teen allegedly stole the weapons. Allied Universal and Monterrey Security Consultants, two contractors responsible for store security, were also listed as defendants in the lawsuit. On>> Read More

A 17-year-old boy was struck and killed by a Metra train in the Montclare neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side. On June 25, 2017, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Isaiis Ceja, of the 2300 block of North Rutherford Avenue, was walking near train tracks by the Mont Clare Station around the 7000 block of West Medill Avenue.>> Read More

On June 11, 2017, the attorneys, support staff, and friends of GWC Injury Lawyers participated in the DASH for Detection, an annual 5k walk/run to raise money for the Rolfe Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Team Goldberg, which set a record for the event the previous year, both in terms of fundraising and attendance, raised>> Read More

Since taking office in 2015, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has been battling with the Illinois General Assembly to impose drastic Illinois Workers’ Compensation “Reform.” Noting that Illinois has the eighth highest Workers’ Compensation insurance premiums in the country, Gov. Rauner has argued that the state’s “no-fault” standard of causation has been the determining factor for>> Read More