ILLINOIS- According to the nwitimes.com, 14 people have been killed in boating accidents in Lake Michigan and other nearby waterways over the last ten years. Experts claim much of the problem stems from inexperienced boat operators being in control of boats and other watercraft. Across the United States, there were 4,463 boating accidents in 2016….

In all legal claims, there are many requirements that must be met. These requirements help ensure that only valid claims move forward in the court system. One of these requirements is that certain times of claims must be filed by a certain deadline, which is usually a certain amount of time after an event has…

JASPER COUNTY, IL- Wandtv.com reports that a collision between two ATVs on Jasper County Road 2150E on May 21, 2018, led to one teenager being seriously injured. The collision occurred after two teens, Cole Horner, 18 and a 16-year-old girl, who were traveling in an ATV, slowed the vehicle down in an attempt to grab…

HANCOCK COUNTY, IL- Wgem.com reports that one person was killed in a train accident on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The incident occurred at about 2:51 a.m. in Pontoosuc, Illinois. The victim was a pedestrian. No additional information has been released about the identity of the person killed. In 2016, 41 people were killed in accidents…

Bicycle Hit By Car Injury Lawyer in Chicago, Illinois Illinois Bicycle Accident Injury Claims: A General Overview Bicycle accidents often result in serious injuries—and even death. A bicyclist is much more vulnerable than a car while traveling on public roadways. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1,000 bicyclists…

Pedestrian Safety Tips In large cities such as Chicago, sharing the road with pedestrians is a fact of life. Tragically, thousands of pedestrians are killed every year in accidents. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5,376 pedestrians were killed in 2015 alone. That’s more than 14 deaths per day caused…

Madison County Transit Bus Hits Child WOOD RIVER, IL– April 30, 2018 (Fox 2 Now) According to a report from Fox 2 Now, A girl was walking to school when she was struck by a Madison County Transit Bus. The collision occurred close to where Hawthorne Avenue intersects Illinois Route #111. Emergency response personnel treated…

Glendale Heights, Illinois– April 29, 2018 (WGN News 9) According to a report on the WGN News 9website, a gas can explode at a bonfire, injuring at least eight teenagers. A group of about ten teens was sitting around a backyard bonfire in Glendale  Heights, when the gas can, which had been left too close…

Young Child Killed in Tragic Pedestrian Accident   Chicago, Illinois– (Chicago Tribune, ABC 7, WGN 9, and CBS Chicago) According to reports from the Chicago Tribune, ABC 7, WGN 9, and CBS Chicago, a two-year-old boy is dead following a gruesome pedestrian accident. The horrific, early evening crash occurred on the South Side of West Englewood, at the intersection of Damen Avenue…

Police Still Looking for Hit-and-Run Driver Chicago, Illinois– April 20, 2018 (ABC 7) According to a report from ABC 7, police are still looking for information about a hit-and-run pedestrian wreck that occurred last Thursday night. Around nine in the evening on Thursday, April 19, 2018, a red Jeep Renegade struck a woman who was…