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Drawbridge worker rescued from gears

Thursday, 2 September 2010 09:28 by Admin
Drawbridge worker rescued from gears September 2, 2010 5:01 AM |  Chicago Fire Department rescuers check out a worker trapped in the gears of the Washington Street drawbridge near the... [More]

Minor injuried in West Side bus-SUV crash

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 13:57 by Admin
June 28, 2010 2:53 PM  UPDATED STORY Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash involving an SUV and a CTA bus near Pulaski and Chicago Avenues on Chicago's West Side. The crash happ... [More]

Mail delivery vehicle rolls over child in Plainfield

Friday, 7 May 2010 10:04 by Admin
May 6, 2010 7:53 PM  A vehicle rolled over a toddler late this afternoon in Plainfield, authorities said. The young girl apparently climbed out of a car when her parents w... [More]

1 killed, 4 injured including an infant in Little Village crash

Friday, 7 May 2010 09:50 by Admin
May 6, 2010 11:02 PM  A 36-year-old man is facing charges after he sped through stop signs this afternoon at a high rate of speed in the Little Village neighborhood and plowed into a ... [More]

Evergreen Park teen killed in car crash

Friday, 7 May 2010 09:36 by Admin
May 7, 2010 6:30 AM  A 17-year-old girl died following a traffic crash Thursday night in southwest suburban Evergreen Park, authorities said. Danielle Sellers, of the 2900 block of... [More]

Robbery spawns chase that leads to deadly Eisenhower crash

Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:32 by Admin
May 5, 2010 9:02 PM The rolled-over car chased by robbery victims on the Eisenhower Expressway. (WGN-TV) A frantic, 10-mile car chase that ended in a deadly wreck on the Eisenhower Exp... [More]

Person falls on to CTA tracks

Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:28 by Admin
May 5, 2010 11:46 PM | A person was treated for injuries after falling onto the tracks at a CTA "L" stop on the West Side tonight, a Fire Department spokesman said. The person was t... [More]

6 Injured in South Side Crash

Monday, 26 April 2010 16:06 by Admin
April 26, 2010 9:59 AM | No Comments Six people were taken to area hospitals this morning following a traffic crash in the South Side's Grand Crossing neighborhood, according to the Chicag... [More]

6 Injured in South Side Crash

Monday, 26 April 2010 15:51 by Admin
April 26, 2010 9:59 AM | No Comments Six people were taken to area hospitals this morning following a traffic crash in the South Side's Grand Crossing neighborhood, according to the Chicag... [More]

Woman struck by minivan in Lombard dies

Thursday, 22 April 2010 09:10 by Admin
April 20, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE A woman who was struck by a minivan as she and a companion were walking down a sidewalk in west suburban Lombard on Monday night has died. About 8:15... [More]

Bus crash injures nine elementary students in Joliet

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 16:31 by Admin
April 19, 2010 Sun-Times Media Wire Nine elementary students were taken to hospitals after a school bus driver lost control, sending the bus into a ditch Monday morning in southwest suburb... [More]

Two dead in Sunday Indiana crash

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 16:18 by Admin
April 19, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE (WINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ind.) A 74-year-old Hebron woman and an 82-year-old man died Sunday when a car hit a tree, according to the Lake County, Ind. corone... [More]

3 hospitalized after accident in West Town

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 16:14 by Admin
April 21, 2010 8:31 AM  Three people were taken to Stroger Hospital from the site of a traffic accident in the West Town neighborhood, officials said.The accident happened at the intersect... [More]

Cops: Hit-and-run suspect injures 2 officers

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 14:44 by Admin
April 20, 2010 6:20 AM | UPDATED STORY Two Chicago police officers were hit by a car whose driver was attempting to flee after hitting a pedestrian early this morning, police said. One... [More]

Elderly woman killed, 4 other injured in Bartlett crash

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 13:03 by Admin
April 10, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE An elderly woman was killed and four others were injured in a three-vehicle crash that shut down a busy intersection for about an hour Friday evening in... [More]

10 slightly injured in crash on Kennedy Expressway

Monday, 19 April 2010 11:58 by Admin
April 18, 2010 1:33 PM | Ten people suffered minor injuries Sunday morning following a three-vehicle crash on the Kennedy Expressway at Jackson Boulevard, according to Illinois State Polic... [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]

Motorist killed after minivan strikes light pole

Monday, 5 April 2010 11:07 by Admin
April 4, 2010 5:33 PM  A motorist was killed this morning in the West Side's Lawndale neighborhood when his minivan hit a light pole, Chicago police said. The cras... [More]

Suit filed against troubled Aurora nursing home

Tuesday, 30 March 2010 12:02 by Admin
March 29, 2010 5:51 PM |  The family of a disabled woman has filed suit against a troubled nursing home in Aurora where a fellow resident is alleged to have sexually assaulted her. ... [More]

Inbound Lake Shore Drive reopened after accident

Monday, 29 March 2010 09:29 by Admin
March 28, 2010 8:46 PM | UPDATED STORY Authorities have reopened the inbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive after a minor traffic accident temporarily blocked traffic. The collision in the ... [More]

Fiery crash temporarily closes Kennedy express lanes

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 12:19 by Admin
March 24, 2010 5:55 AM | UPDATED STORY A fiery two-car accident on the inbound express lanes of the Kennedy Expressway temporarily blocked all lanes on the roadway this morning. The expres... [More]

I hurt as acetylane tanks explode in Aurora

Tuesday, 23 March 2010 16:27 by Admin
March 20, 2010 By ANDRE SALLES asalles@stmedianetwork.com A spate of blazes around the Fox Valley kept firefighters busy Friday. Only one injury was reported, though the fires caused thou... [More]

Plane crash Austin

Tuesday, 23 March 2010 16:23 by Admin
Friday, February 19, 2010   A man who may have been upset with the Internal Revenue Service set fire to his home, got into a small plane and crashed it Thursday into a multistory office build... [More]

Semi burns, 4 hurt in 3 vehicle crash on Dan Ryan

Tuesday, 23 March 2010 15:18 by Admin
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE All lanes on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway are open Tuesday morning after a crash involving two semis and a car that left four people hurt on the South Side Monday night.... [More]

$185,000 Settlement for Injured Ironworker

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 09:44 by Admin
The plaintiff was struck in the left hand by a clamp which caused a laceration to the plaintiff's left hand and also spilt the tendons in his hand. Attorneys Charles Wallace and Mitchell Friedman sett... [More]

$153,000 settlement for an undafe premises case

Monday, 15 March 2010 14:59 by Admin
Attorney's David Schwanner and Mitchell Friedman obtain a favorable settlement for a women who slipped and fell in a restaurant's ladies room.  The floor was wet from the waiters carrying trays i... [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]

$700,000 for an injured Pipefitter

Monday, 15 March 2010 10:02 by Admin
Attorney's Charles Wallace and Mitchell Friedman obtained a favorable verdict for a pipefitter injured on a construction site. The plaintiff was reaching for a wrench from a co-worker while holding on... [More]

$100,000 Settlement in Premises Liablity case

Monday, 15 March 2010 09:15 by Admin
$100,000 settlement for an injured patron at a flee market.  Plaintiff was walking thorugh a crowd into a flee market and stepped into a huge pot hole and fell on to his right shoulder tearing hi... [More]

Two hurt in crash near Woodfield

Friday, 12 March 2010 11:46 by Admin
The minivan driver hurt in a Monday morning accident near Woodfield Shopping Center had to be cut out of the vehicle but by late afternoon was no longer thought to havelife-threatening injuries, pol... [More]