Though the city of Chicago has a large population, the number of people in the city during the working hours is much large as so many people choose to work in the city but live in the suburbs. To make this possible, many commuters drive themselves, carpool, or take public…
Workers in Illinois are protected by laws that require workplaces to be safe and free of hazards but unfortunately, not all workplaces are as safe as they should be. Work injuries occur every day in Illinois and leave thousands of workers hurt every year. Some of these workers even die…
For the second time in the past week the personal injury lawyers at Abels & Annes have settled an uninsured motorist claim for one of their clients. This time for a North Side woman who was injured at the top of Lake Shore Drive. The crash took place on March…
Every year, safety experts try to determine what factors lead to and cause collisions between cars across the nation with the belief that understanding the cause of crashes can help us eliminate accidents, reducing the number of people who are injured and killed every year as a result. This is…
Illinois law is very clear – after an accident, a motorist must remain at the scene of the crash until cleared by local authorities, with some limited exceptions for things like medical emergencies. Yet despite these requirements, every day injury lawyers receive phone calls from accident victims who report that…
I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again. It is more important than ever to protect yourself with a good auto insurance policy with uninsured motorist coverage before you hit the roads in Chicago. This is due to the fact in part that so many drivers are driving without…
Train accidents can happen anywhere a train runs and can involve only one train or multiple trains. Other vehicles, like cars and buses, may be involved in an accident as can foreign objects on the tracks. Of all of the types of train-related collisions, one of the most severe is…
With nearly three million residents in Chicago and with many more in the surrounding communities, there are people constantly traveling and commuting, whether by train, car, or bus. Hundreds of thousands use the expressways daily and the majority of these individuals have a safe, uneventful ride. But unfortunately, car accidents…
Driving while tired can be just as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol yet drowsy driving gets relatively little attention, with many drivers every day choosing to drive tired even though they may never consider driving drunk. With similar risks, including a greater chance of causing a collision,…
It is a very common but often ignored safety threat to Chicago motorists and those across the nation: drowsy driving. Studies continue to show that thousands of drivers every year take to the roads when they are tired, drowsy, or exhausted and should not be driving. But it appears that…