Illinois State Police report 2009 was the safest on Illinois roads in 88 years as the number of fatal traffic accidents in Illinois dropped below 1,000. The state reports more than 100 fewer people were killed on Illinois roads last year. As the Chicago injury lawyers at Abels & Annes…
A Chicago trucking accident involving three vehicles, including a milk truck, occurred about 8 a.m. Saturday on Illinois Highway 53, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The Chicago car accident happened on Highway 53 just north of Kirchoff Road near Rolling Meadows, Illinois State Police reported. Authorities reported a…
A Near West Side school bus driver is charged with the sexual assault of a high school girl who was the last person on his bus one day last spring, the Chicago Breaking News Center reported. The 26-year-old West Madison Street defendant was ordered held on $50,000 bail in the…
As children go back to school after the holidays, motorists are cautioned to watch for stopped or turning school buses, children waiting at bus stops and pedestrians in crosswalks. The Chicago bus accident attorneys and Chicago pedestrian accident lawyers at Abels & Annes have published safe winter driving tips on…
The Chicago car accident lawyers and the personal injury and wrongful death attorneys at Abels & Annes urge you to review your automobile insurance policy as we begin the New Year. Having a solid auto insurance policy that includes more than the Illinois minimum coverage of $20,000 per person/$40,000 per…
A Chicago train accident at a crossing occurred Monday morning when the inbound Metra train on the Rock Island line hit a sport utility vehicle, causing long train and traffic delays, the Chicago Breaking News Center reported. The No. 406 train originating in Joliet hit the SUV at 111th and…
An Auora man was serious injured in a suburban Chicago car accident involving a semi after a large block of ice flew off the top of the truck and slammed through the car’s windshield. The Illinois trucking accident occurred when the westbound semi drove beneath an overpass, causing a sheet…
Chicago injury lawyers from Abels & Annes, working with co-counsel, have reached a $50,000 settlement for an Illinois resident who was injured on the job. Our client was injured on November 11, 2007 while use a hoe to mix concrete. She was employed at Tyson Fresh Meats in Western Illinois.…
A Chicago motorcycle accident claimed the life of a 47-year-old man on Saturday — two years after he was struck by an SUV driven by a man whose felony drunk driving case is still pending, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The 47-year-old victim had been living at the…
A Chicago man faces serious criminal charges for a New Year’s Chicago drunk driving accident that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Cook County sheriff’s office reported the Oak Forest car accident was caused by a 22-year-old man who is a business partner of…