Illinois laws against drinking and driving are clear and strict: if you operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 or greater, you will be presumed to be under the influence and you may face traffic and/or criminal penalties. Punishments for drunk driving accidents often include fines, fees,…
Bicycle accidents happen in Chicago in numerous ways and involve many types of motorists, drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, and others. The typical view of a bicycle crash may trigger an image of two bicyclists colliding but when it comes to riding in Chicago, that is not the most common type of…
Hundreds of thousands of car accidents occur in Illinois every year with a large number of those collisions taking place in Chicago and across Cook County. With the large population in the city comes a large number of potential drivers, and unfortunately, potential victims of car crashes. Many of these…
Semi-trucks are ever present on Illinois roads, winding their way through Chicago and on the expressways that border the city limits. Many drivers find trucks to be annoying because they operate at lower speeds, take longer to get up to speed, and require greater distances to stop than a typical…
Every year, nearly 300,000 car accidents occur across the state of Illinois. These accidents take place in the most populated areas as well as the most rural, meaning that no driver, no passenger, or even no pedestrian is guaranteed safe from a possible crash. Unlike many activities in life, driving…
On your daily trip through Chicago, you might not realize how many trains you see. Train travel and train traffic is so common throughout the city that many residents look past the large number of trains that hit the tracks daily, accepting them as standard as the taxi cabs that…
A series of storms that may bring thunderstorms are set to move into Chicago this evening. In anticipation of the storms and due to last week’s fire at the Aurora radar center, nearly 800 flights out of O’Hare and Midway have been cancelled for today. It is easy to understand…
Any type of car accident can produce injuries in Chicago and any type of collision can be severe. But statistics continuously show that certain types of crashes, including head-on collisions, are more likely to result in injuries to the drivers, passengers, and others involved than some other types of accidents.…
In most collisions, the actions of one or more drivers involved lead to a dangerous situation where a crash occurs. These car accidents can lead to injuries sustained by an at-fault driver, a passenger in a driver’s vehicle, or even another person in a separate car. Car accidents are responsible…
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (“MADD”), the average drunk driver has driven drunk 80 times before being arrested for an initial charge of driving under the influence, driving while impaired, or other alcohol-related charge. Every day in America, 28 people die as a result of drunk driving accidents, a…