In the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois eight people were injured early this morning in a hit-and-run car crash, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The auto accident took place in the 3600 block of West Augusta Boulevard just after 4 a.m. when a Chrysler Voyager struck a Lincoln Navigator.…
Eleven people were injured after a porch railing gave way overnight in Calumet Park in the second serious case this month of a Chicago porch collapse. In this incident, four people plunged 15 feet after the railing collpased about 10 p.m. Monday in the 12400 block of South Ashland Avenue,…
In Seaside Heights, New Jersey, a well known American Idol contestant, Alexis Cohen, was killed over the weekend in a pedestrian vs. car accident, according to MSNBC. The man who hit her fled the scene and was later caught by police. Cohen’s body was found in the street after the…
Six surviving victims of sexual abuse by priests will receive portions of a $3.9 million settlement paid by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the New York Times reported. As part of this latest settlement, the archdiocese also released a bishop’s deposition, which detailed the church’s failure to report the…
Police continue to investigate the shooting of a UPS driver Tuesday morning in Chicago’s Englewood community on the South Side, according to the Sun-Times. Detectives are interviewing witnesses and questioning a person of interest after two men approached the truck at about 9:50 a.m. Tuesday and told the UPS employee…
A Chicago area worker was injured when he fell 25-feet to the bottom of an empty tank at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Tuesday afternoon, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The male worker was apparently sandblasting a section of tank when he fell into the empty tank. He…
A man had his arm severed in a Chicago car accident that critically injured four people and sent two cars crashing into a building early Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The Chicago Breaking News Center reported the man was ejected from the vehicle as a result of the…
The issue of red-light cameras and their ability to reduce car accidents at Chicago-area intersections continues to make news. The Daily Herald is investigating whether the cameras are going up throughout suburbia as an effort to reduce traffic accidents or to raise the most money from unsuspecting drivers. The Chicago…
Chicago authorities have scaled back inspections aimed at preventing deadly porch collapses, according to an article today in the Chicago Tribune. The Chicago premise liability attorneys and personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at Abels & Annes have handled a number of cases in which clients have been seriously injured…
In Chicago, Illinois a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 55 has caused a head-on car crash, according to chicagobreakingnews.com. The collision was investigated by the Illinois State Police and the driver, a 25 year old Chicago resident, has been charged with aggravated DUI and driving the wrong way.…