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$1.5 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED AT McCORMICK PLACE EXPANSION

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:16 by Admin
$1.5 Million for Construction Worker Injured at McCormick Place Expansion In a case presented by attorney James J. Morici, Jr., a Cook County jury returned a verdict for a construction worker totalin... [More]

$950,000 SETTLEMENT FOR INJURED MILLWRIGHT

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:44 by Admin
$950,000 SETTLEMENT FOR MILLWRIGHT INJURED AT METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT SITE Walsh Construction Company of Illinois agreed to pay $950,000 to a millwright injured in a May, 2000 fall ... [More]

$355,000 SETTLEMENT FOR PLAINTIFF INJURED BY DANGEROUS PRODUCT

Saturday, 5 December 2009 10:12 by Admin
Morici Figlioli and Associates aquired a favorable settlement for a couple injured by a dangerous product. The accident occurred due to a tire failure during optimal driving conditions. The rear drive... [More]

Movie Extra Hurt During Filiming

Thursday, 2 September 2010 09:34 by Admin
'Transformers 3' movie extra hurt during Hammond stunt September 2, 2010 6:10 AM | UPDATED STORY A movie extra from Chicago who was working on a scene of "Transformers 3" being shot in&n... [More]

One dead, three injured in Crystal Lake crash

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 12:31 by Admin
April 11, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE A suburban woman was killed and three more people injured following a Saturday night crash in northwest suburban Crystal Lake that police suspect involved... [More]

Fisherman killed by Metra train in Joliet

Monday, 19 April 2010 11:17 by Admin
Fisherman killed by Metra train in Joliet April 19, 2010 3:50 AM | No Comments A Joilet man was hit and killed by a Metra Train Sunday afternoon as he was attempting to cross railroad tr... [More]

Man dies after falling on 'L' tracks

Friday, 9 April 2010 09:11 by Admin
April 9, 2010 5:46 AM | UPDATED STORY Authorities were investigating why a man died after falling on the tracks at a West Side "L" station late Thursday. Michael Williams, 56,  was ... [More]

2 hurt in Logan Square crash

Thursday, 18 March 2010 14:59 by Admin
March 18, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE One person has been badly hurt in a three-vehicle collision in the Logan Square neighborhood early Thursday on the Northwest Side.The crash happened a... [More]

Woman dies after crash on North Side

Monday, 15 March 2010 15:15 by Admin
March 13, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE A woman was fatally injured in a traffic crash in the West Town neighborhood on the North Side early Saturday, police said. At 12:40 a.m., police respo... [More]

Metal crashes through Carpentersville roof

Monday, 15 March 2010 15:10 by Admin
March 13, 2010 By DAVE GATHMAN dgathman@stmedianetwork.com CARPENTERSVILLE — The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to determine whether a piece of metal that crashed through ... [More]

SUV driver in fatal crash

Monday, 15 March 2010 14:57 by Admin
Route 59 in southwest suburban Plainfield has been reopened following a three-vehicle crash in which four people were injured Saturday night.The crash happened at Illinois Route 59 and Wedgewood Court... [More]

$900,000 Settlement for an injured Journey Ironworker

Monday, 15 March 2010 11:22 by Admin
Plaintiff was injured in when he was struck by a 20' I beam that was being moved by a crane. The plaintiff suffered multiple injuries to his neck and shoulders including a herniated disc. Plaintiff en... [More]

Schaumburg intersection re-opens after crash

Monday, 8 March 2010 16:44 by Admin
March 8, 2010 2:48 PM  UPDATED STORY Two men were injured, one seriously, in a two-vehicle crash this morning that shut down a major intersection in Schaumburg for about three hours. ... [More]

Peoples Gas worker dead, 2nd seriously hurt in accident

Thursday, 4 March 2010 14:13 by Admin
Peoples Gas worker dead, 2nd seriously hurt in accident March 3, 2010 7:12 PM  | UPDATED STORY Chicago fire and police at the scene where two Peoples Gas workers were seriously inj... [More]

Plane crashes into St. Louis- area home; 2 missing

Monday, 22 February 2010 09:46 by Admin
February 22, 2010 8:24 AM |  UPDATED STORY BELLEVILLE -- Authorities say a small plane that slammed into a house and hangar in a southwestern Illinois subdivision built for aviation e... [More]

Farragut North Metro Train Derailment in D.C.

Friday, 12 February 2010 14:01 by Admin
A 6 car metro train has derailed near Farragut North train station in Washington DC. The derailment happened in the late morning US east coast time just outside the busy station. There were no report... [More]

2 Chicago police officers hurt in West Side crash

Friday, 5 February 2010 12:13 by Admin
February 5, 2010 6:14 AM A Chicago police squad car sits in the eastbound lanes of Grand Avenue near Sacramento Avenue after a crash with another vehicle. (Tribune / Andrew L. Wang) Two C... [More]

Three dead in Northwest Side crash

Tuesday, 2 February 2010 14:00 by Admin
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE Two men and a 1-year-old boy were killed in a multi-vehicle wreck Monday night on the  Northwest Side. Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said two men and a male ... [More]

Driver injured in school bus accident

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 09:55 by Admin
January 27, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE A school bus driver was injured in an accident Wednesday morning in northwest suburban Hanover Park, according to police. At 6:45 a.m. a school bus cra... [More]

Weight led to plane crash that killed 6 people

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 10:19 by Admin
Daily Herald January 26, 2010 KENOVA, W.Va. -- A small, private plane was overloaded and improperly balanced when it crashed and killed all six aboard in West Virginia a year ago, the National Tra... [More]

Truck strikes van carrying Chicago-area family, killing 2

Monday, 25 January 2010 10:40 by Admin
Truck strikes van carrying Chicago-area family, killing 2 January 24, 2010 10:46 PM Two people in an extended family returning to the Chicago area from a Georgia kite-flying convention died ear... [More]

Pedestrain, 85, killed by car in Albany Park

Friday, 22 January 2010 11:10 by Admin
January 22, 2010 5:35 AM An 85-year-old male pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side by a vehicle whose driver didn't have a license, Chi... [More]

Motorist killed by frieght train in downtown Wheaton identified

Thursday, 21 January 2010 15:34 by Admin
January 21, 2010 2:24 PM Wheaton police are investigating a fatal accident involving a 70-year-old man who drove his car around a lowered gate and was struck by a Union freight train Thursday ... [More]

1 killed, 1 hurt in Northwest side crash

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:39 by Admin
One person was killed and another injured in a traffic crash this morning in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said. The dead person was identified as Richard Smart,... [More]

Man Killed in Bolingbroook crash

Friday, 15 January 2010 14:17 by Admin
A man was killed when a car rolled over in a backyard early in southwest suburban Bolingbrook early Sunday. Police said officers were dispatched at 1:52 a.m. for a single-vehicle accident at Pembr... [More]

13 year old killed by van

Thursday, 7 January 2010 10:11 by Admin
January 3, 2010 BY MONIFA THOMAS Staff Reporter Thirteen-year-old Kristina Rodriguez was crossing a Lake Zurich intersection with another girl Thursday when one of them dropped a cell phone... [More]

Women killed, son hurt in hit and run

Tuesday, 22 December 2009 14:10 by Admin
December 22, 2009 5:38 AM  A woman was killed and her 6-year-old son was seriously hurt when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Rogers Park neighborhood Monday night, Chic... [More]

Fatal Car Crash on Stevenson

Monday, 21 December 2009 14:28 by Admin
An injured off-duty Lockport police officer was being questioned about a fatal three-car accident on the Stevenson Expressway that killed an immigrant from Vietnam driving home from his second job.Alc... [More]

$180,000 for an Injured Construction Worker

Wednesday, 16 December 2009 14:25 by Admin
Attorney Robert Butzow, obtained a favorable award of $180,000 for a man injured on a construction site.  The petitioner sustained injury to his left knee while pushing loads of building material... [More]

Villa Park Man Dies After Crash

Tuesday, 15 December 2009 09:31 by Admin
Authorities believe a 70-year-old Villa Park man suffered a medical emergency that led to a three-car crash Monday morning. The man, whose identity was not made public, was taken to Elmhurst Memori... [More]