A Tuesday morning Chicago bus accident on the city’s Southwest Side, injured 10 passengers and the driver, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The Chicago Transit Authority bus was a northbound Ashland Express bus that reportedly struck a light pole on the 2500 block of South Ashland Avenue at about 7:30…
A 35-year-old man from the western suburb of Berwyn faces numerous charges after a Chicago drunk driving accident on Labor Day weekend that sent three children in his vehicle to the hospital following a Sunday crash outside Ford City Mall. The man faces charges of felony DUI, reckless driving, failure…
Chicago personal injury lawyers from Abels & Annes have agreed to represent a 15 year old boy who was hit by a car in Cicero, Illinois on August 22, 2009. The child was riding his bike on a sidewalk in the area of 59th Avenue and 37th Street when a…
In the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, Illinois a mother and daughter were injured in an auto accident on Tuesday. The driver who hit them was distracted at the time of the crash, as she was busy lighting a cigarette. To make matters worse, the driver was uninsured. The injured mother…
Last month’s 24-year prison sentence for a suburban Chicago woman convicted in a drunk driving car crash highlights a growing concern: The increase in DUI arrests and fatal DUI auto accidents among women. The 43-year-old woman was convicted of aggravated DUI after running a stop sign last fall and slamming…
Nighttime is the deadliest time for Chicago drivers and motorists elsewhere in Illinois, according to a new report issued by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Drunk drivers and low seatbelt usage were cited as two primary reasons for the drastic increase in car accidents and fatalities after dark. The Chicago…
A motorist from the far southwest Chicago suburb of Essex, Illinois was killed Saturday evening in a car crash, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The accident reportedly happened when the driver of another vehicle ran a stop sign at an intersection near Wilmington, Illinois. The deadly auto accident…
A 3-year old girl was seriously injured in an accident after being dragged 200 feet by a car on Tuesday in Fox Lake, Illinois. The Chicago Breaking News Center reported the girl was playing on the side of the road when she was hit and became stuck under a 1999…
Chicago police are launching an effort this week aimed at reducing the number of pedestrian traffic accidents and personal injuries at night. The city’s enforcement effort targets four city areas with a high number of pedestrian crashes — River North, Austin, Wrigleyville, and 79th Street (Ashland to the Dan Ryan).…
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law raising the speed limit to 65 mph for semis and other large trucks. But the trucks will be traveling with better brakes, thanks to federal regulations passed last month aimed at saving lives. The law, which is the result of a three-year…