The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a report on 2016 traffic deaths. Fatalities rose significantly from 2015, with an especially marked increase in high-speed traffic deaths, a trend that is mirrored in Illinois. Report Shows Increase in Fatalities According to the NHTSA’s report, released on October 6, 2017, overall>> Read More

A jackknifed semi-trailer caused a crash with a police car and an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) truck on the Northwest Side. An Early Morning Crash On October 11, 2017, at approximately 5:10 a.m., a semi-trailer was traveling in the outbound lanes on the Kennedy Expressway near Addison, according to the Illinois State Police. The>> Read More

The widow of a 75-year-old Orland Park man who died following at least 28 separate nursing home falls has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Joliet long-term care facility. While litigation in this matter is still in the preliminary stages, the incident highlights how nursing home falls may be evidence of neglect. 28 Separate>> Read More

You were not expecting it – nobody ever is – but it happened. You were in a car accident, all through no fault of your own, and now you are hurt. You are suffering from a serious car accident injury, and you need medical help. You are not sure how to pay for your treatment,>> Read More

A Cook County jury recently awarded a $148 million verdict to a young dancer who was paralyzed when a pedestrian shelter fell onto her at O’Hare International Airport. The verdict is reportedly the largest on record for an individual personal injury plaintiff in Illinois state history, and it provides a look into the process of>> Read More

The so-called self-driving car is looking more and more like a reality each day. While manufacturers argue that the self-driving car would make the roads safer by reducing human error, that claim was called into question last year following a fatal crash in which a Tesla failed to apply the brakes while in self-steering mode.>> Read More

A recent motor vehicle crash caused by a loose coil that had fallen onto Interstate 94 highlights one of the most significant, yet seldom discussed, dangers on the road today: falling truck debris. A Loose Payload of Coils On September 12, 2017, an unidentified driver was heading westbound on I-94 in a sedan, approximately half a>> Read More