Two school buses full of kids and adults collided in Des Plaines on Friday morning, sending seven to the hospital for examination and treatment. The buses were part of a Des Plaines Park District day camp program with children between the ages of five and 10 on board. The buses…
The Chicago Blackhawks did the city proud on Monday night by winning the NHL championship and bringing Lord Stanley’s Cup back home where it belongs. Attorneys at Abels & Annes, P.C. are big Hawks fans, and law partner Dave Abels was lucky enough to attend Game 5 of the Stanley…
A collision outside of Springfield left a 57-year-old woman dead and another injured on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred on Illinois 16 in Pana at about 2:00 p.m. and local police are still investigating. The crash involved a Harley Davidson motorcycle carrying a 57-year-old male driver and a 57-year-old female…
A CTA bus driver was performing his job on Friday evening when an irate passenger threw hot coffee on him, seriously burning the driver’s face. The incident occurred near the Jefferson Park transit center on the north side around 10:00 p.m. The CTA driver was operating a bus on the…
A young boy died Tuesday evening from injuries he suffered while submerged in a swimming pool on June 14, 2013. He was just two years old. The incident happened on East Country Drive in Bartlett. Police and fire crews responded to a report of a drowning child around 1:40 p.m.…
Aurora police are searching for the driver of an SUV that struck a young boy and fled the scene on Wednesday evening. The suspect is female and was driving a dark-colored Nissan Pathfinder at the time of the crash. Police say that the child, a 13-year-old male, was crossing Talma…
New data shows that the number of motorcycle deaths in Illinois is increasing and that deaths in 2012 are up 13 percent from those in 2010. While some are looking for one factor to blame, many think a number of factors are influencing the fatalities. One reason for the increase…
Anyone who lives in Chicago knows that sports are taken seriously here. With five professional teams, legendary players, and a history of elite success, fans are fortunate to cheer for their Chicago teams. But this fanfare does not come without risk and when a fun evening turns tragic, it can…
A Bartlett man who hit and killed a 10-year-old boy last summer with a boat has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated driving under the influence. The accident happened last summer in the Chain O’ Lakes in Lake County, Illinois. The boy was tubing…
A 21-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by a speeding car in Bridgeport on Friday night. The driver of the car did not stop after the crash and fled the scene and is currently being sought by police. The crash happened as the woman walked across Morgan Street…