Posts tagged accidents

• Look Out Below: Potholes Prevalent and Seemingly Permanent

  Nick Avgerinos | July 23, 2008 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  We have certain traditions for summertime in Chicago: the Crosstown Classic, the Taste, and construction. We all know about construction season in the city, and while most of us mark it by...

• DUI Car Accident Kills Two, Injures Another

  Staff Writer | December 26, 2005 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman and her best friend were killed just a couple of days before Christmas when the pickup they were riding in veered off the road and hit a tree. The driver of the pickup was treated for injuries, and it was discovered she was impaired at the time of the crash. The three were out Christmas shopping at the time.According to authorities, it was the second DUI for Yolanda Rivera, the driver...

• Two Killed In Car Crash Near Joliet, Illinois

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two people were killed Friday evening after the car they were traveling in on Highway 55 near Joliet, Illinois crashed. Witnesses say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. It is believed that the driver lost control of the car causing it to hit the median and then rollover several times.The investigation into the crash continues and toxicology tests are still pending. The family of...

• Dram Shop Act limits adjusted

  Barry Doyle | January 31, 2007 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Under an Illinois law known as the Dram Shop Act, persons injured by intoxicated persons can recover damages from establishments licensed to sell liquor by the State of Illinois which sold or gave liquor to the intoxicated person. However, the amount recoverable in damages is capped. That amount is adjusted annually in accordance with a consumer price index.State Comptroller Dan Hynes, whose...

• Worker Safety Incentive Programs: Worker vs. Co-Worker?

  Nick Avgerinos | May 07, 2008 2:23 PM | 1 CommentRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Promoting workplace safety is as non-controversial as promoting firearm safety, safe-driving, and energy efficiency. However, when the advancement of workplace safety pits worker against...

• Chicago Bicycle Accident Highlights Importance of City Bike Safety

  Kristina Labanauskas | June 26, 2008 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On any given day, you will see dozens of bicyclists navigating through the busy City streets. Yet, statistics show that biking during the summer in urban traffic can be downright deadly. In fact,...

• Hard to Call Slip-and-Fall: Workers’ Compensation for Working from Home?

  Nick Avgerinos | August 13, 2008 9:35 AM | 2 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Everyone’s talking about the struggle to fuel our nation: where to find the cheapest gas, techniques for getting the most out of your gas, what car to drive for the best mileage, etc. But some...

• Driver Killed in Trucking Accident with Semi-Trailer

  Chrissie Cole | February 27, 2008 11:57 PM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A trucking accident, involving two semi-trailer trucks, in Plainfield, killed a truck driver, according to authorities.The accident occurred at 11:40 a.m. when a semi-trailer truck, traveling southbound on Interstate Highway 55, near U.S. Highway 30, struck another semi-trailer truck from behind, according to Illinois State Police.One of the truck drivers died at the scene of the accident....

• Car Accident on Chicago's West Side

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 03, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sunday evening a car was traveling on Homan Avenue on the West Side of Chicago when it was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Initial reports indicate that the car was hit head on by another car that had crossed into oncoming traffic. The car that left its lane was apparently traveling between 80-100 miles per hour.Four of the people in the car were very seriously injured. Two of them were...

• Stay in Touch with the Cell Phone / Cancer Debate: 5 Tips to Limit Your Risk

  Nick Avgerinos | August 01, 2008 11:34 AM | 1 CommentRockford & Moline, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  With cell phones pressed to our ears, clipped to our belts, and putting email at our fingertips, it’s becoming hard to imagine life without them. And with our busy schedules, we don’t often take...