New cars may soon come with a new safety rating. This one won’t judge how safe the car is going to keep the motorist in an accident, but how well it can prevent pedestrian accidents. A new report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety claims that automakers are working…
April marks National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The event, put on by the National Safety Council (NCS) and FocusDriven, is urging drivers to stop using cell phones behind the wheel. In doing so, officials hope to reduce the risks of distracted driving car accidents in Chicago and elsewhere in the…
Illinois work injury lawyers and Chicago motor vehicle accident attorneys at Abels & Annes have agreed to represent a truck driver that was injured on the job. The client will be pursuing both a worker’s compensation claim and a third party claim. In the course of his employment, the trucker…
Illinois personal injury attorneys at Abels & Annes have agreed to represent a Chicago pedestrian who was hit by a car in February, 2011. The accident happened at the intersection of Central Avenue and Belmont Street in Chicago. The plaintiff had a walk sign to cross Central when the driver…
Chicago’s Department of Transportation is lobbying for a new bicycle lane along one of the underserved commuter corridors to help increase cyclist safety and reduce the risks of a Chicago bicycle accidents. The projected lane, called ‘Cycle Track’, will be constructed for recreational and commuter use and will consist of…
Illinois car accident attorney Gary Annes of Abels & Annes obtained a $35,000 jury verdict this week in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The case stemmed from an automobile vs. motorscooter accident that occurred back on June 25, 2008 at around 5:45 PM on westbound Lawrence Avenue in Chicago.…
An Illinois teacher in the northern suburbs has been charged with sexually abusing 4 children under the age of 13, according to Fox news. The defendant was arrested at his home in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday by Round Lake Beach Police on a warrant charging him with the sexual abuse…
A three-year-old boy from Dalton has died in an Illinois premises liability accident on Saturday after falling from a children’s roller coaster, according to the Naperville Sun. The accident occurred around 7 PM at an establishment called Go Bananas, which is described as a family entertainment center located at 4516…
It might be early, but as long as the snow is melting it’s not too early for die-hard riders to hit the roads. Motorists unprepared for riders on the road in early spring are at increased risk of causing a Chicago motorcycle accident. The Illinois Department of Transportation has teamed…
It’s no April Fool’s Joke: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Friday that the United States last year had the fewest number of traffic fatalities ever recorded. However, our Chicago personal injury lawyers reported last month on our Chicago Car Accident Lawyers Blog that the National Safety Council had…