Chicago injury lawyers at Abels & Annes often represent Illinois residents who have been injured by DUI drivers. One car accident case we are currently working on involves the death of two minor children. The State of Illinois has announced a crackdown on drunk drivers that launches this week and…
Chicago personal injury lawyers at Abels & Annes have entered into an agreement to represent a Chicago bike rider that was seriously injured this past week by an opening car door on the North Side. The accident took place in the 3600 block of Southport between Addison and Waveland on…
Five Chicago firefighters and two motorists were injured Saturday in a car accident on the city’s South Side. The Chicago Tribune reported that the fire truck was responding to a call just after 5 p.m. when it was struck by a passenger car. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said…
A pregnant woman was among two people critically injured in a Chicago car accident on Thursday. News Radio 780 reported one person may have died in the rollover accident, which involved multiple vehicles on the city’s Northwest Side. The crash happened about 5:30 a.m. at West Devon and North Nagle…
A boy was crushed to death this week in a Chicago construction accident after he fell from a front loader being driven by his father, the Chicago Tribune reported. Bystanders were alerted by the father’s shouts at the South Side building being converted to condos. Investigators believe the boy, Valente…
The Chicago personal injury lawyers at Abels & Annes remind motorists that over 400,000 children head back to the city’s 666 schools over the next month. The Chicago Public School’s first day of classes for most students is September 8th, and Track E students already started this week. Most of…
The Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago’s Grant Park is drawing more than 75,000 people a day this weekend. (Attorney Gary Annes of Abels & Annes attends Lollapalooza almost every year). The Chicago Tribune blog reported the death of a 39-year-old concert goer on Friday. Rain followed by searing heat may…
The New Year will bring with it a new ban on text messaging for Illinois motorists after Gov Pat Quinn signed a ban this week in an effort to reduce car accidents caused by distracted drivers. The Chicago car accident attorneys at Abels & Annes have been following this issue…
In the past week the Chicago bike accident lawyers at Abels & Annes have agreed to represent three bicyclists that were injured recently in three separate bike vs. car accidents. One case involves a 29 year old Chicago woman who was riding her bicycle eastbound on Lawrence Avenue in a…
A Chicago, Illinois car accident that was caused by a wrong-way driver on I-55 has left one person dead and another injured, according to the Chicago Tribune. The woman killed was a 38 year old North Side resident. The car crash happened in the northbound lanes of the Stevenson early…