http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/ Published by VanPopering Law Offices en-us 2010-09-03T08:53:28-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/09/authorities_targeting_drunk_dr_1.html State and local law enforcement from more than 300 agencies will be out on Illinois roads this Labor Day weekend conducting 200+ roadside safety checks, including DUI checkpoints and seat-belt enforcement stops, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. On... Auto Accident Kris Briggs 2010-09-03T08:53:28-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/08/safe_driving_campaign_lauded_f_1.html For the fourth year, Illinois State Police in partnership with a host of corporate sponsors, including the Allstate Foundation, Ford Motor Company and the Illinois State Board of Education, join together to kick off the Operation Teen Safe Driving campaign.... Auto Accident Kris Briggs 2010-08-25T08:59:15-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/08/chicago_among_the_nations_most.html Despite a more aggressive defensive-driving campaign and a heavier reliance upon bus simulator technology to train and re-train newly hired and veteran bus drivers, the Chicago Transit Authority continues to lead the national average in large system public bus accidents.... CTA Bus Accidents Kris Briggs 2010-08-19T12:41:49-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/08/illinois_nursing_homes_continu_1.html Rockford's Alden Park Strathmoor Nursing Home is the latest elder-care facility that has been raided by the Illinois Attorney General's Office. The surprise inspection resulted in the arrest of two residents, Stateline reported. Our Illinois nursing home negligence lawyers continue... Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence Kris Briggs 2010-08-14T12:42:14-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/08/chicago_school_bus_accidents_a.html An Illinois school bus accident last December occurred after the driver fell out of the moving bus while leaning out the door to vomit, WLS-TV reported. The allegation is made in a lawsuit filed this week in Cook County Circuit... School Bus Accidents Kris Briggs 2010-08-06T09:25:46-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/07/sprinklers_in_fraternity_house.html Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a measure into law this week that requires fraternity and sorority houses to install automatic fire sprinkler systems. The law will also require housing units to have backup power supplies for all smoke detectors. “Fire... Premises Liability Kris Briggs 2010-07-31T11:04:37-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/07/governments_plan_to_forbid_sal.html The federal government has taken the long-overdue step of mandating new safety measures for baby cribs and essentially ending the manufacture and sale of drop-side cribs, CNN reported. Our Illinois child injury lawyers encourage parents to check their baby cribs... Injuries to Children Kris Briggs 2010-07-24T15:41:44-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/07/motorists_at_increased_risk_fo.html A Chicago railroad crossing accident forced a trucker to bail out of his rig on Monday morning. The truck became wedged on the tracks, with traffic both in front and behind him, when an approaching train forced him to run... Train Accident Kris Briggs 2010-07-13T14:26:08-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/07/illinois_fireworks_injuries_ca.html The Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates that 200 people a day will be seriously injured by fireworks over the Fourth of July holiday and the National Fire Protection Association reports that fireworks were responsible for 22,500 fires in 2008. Those... Premises Liability Kris Briggs 2010-07-03T10:48:12-06:00 http://www.illinoisinjurylawblog.com/2010/06/motorists_pleads_guilty_to_int.html A second defendant has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of purposefully hitting bicycles with his car in Brookfield. The 20-year-old pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and leaving the scene of an accident. On Tuesday, he... Auto Accident Kris Briggs 2010-06-25T12:47:30-06:00