In Cook County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
After a Cook County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Since there is no cost to speak with a lawyer, it is a good idea to learn more about your potential claim. Accident Data Center can help you by connecting you with our network of experienced injury lawyers who can provide you with information about your rights and options. Learn more here about how a Chicago personal injury attorney will help you.
An eight-car Chicago commuter train plowed across a platform and scaled an escalator at the underground station of one of the nation's busiest airports early Monday, injuring 32 people on board, officials said.
The Chicago Fire Department was called Tuesday morning to a crash on the city's Southwest Side involving a car that crashed into a pole.
Crews arrived near Kedzie and Pershing to find several females pinned inside the car, including a 2-year-old.
A suburban police officer is in critical condition following a car crash.
The accident happened near 160th Street and Cicero in Oak Forest.
The officer is 63-year-old James Morrissy. He was reportedly turning when he was hit by another car.
There are still major questions and anger Saturday morning after a police chase that ended in a crash and killed off-duty Chicago Police officer David Harris, who is being remembered as a "true blue knight."
The chase involved Calumet Park Police.
Three people were displaced after a car crashed into a building in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side early Tuesday.
The crash occurred about 12:45 a.m. in the 5100 block of West Grand Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs.
A 19-year-old man died after he was struck by at least two cars while crossing the street Monday morning in north suburban Lincolnwood, police said.
A wrong-way driver was killed in a five-vehicle crash in northwest suburban Arlington Heights Monday afternoon.
A man is charged with drunk driving after being rescued from his burning van by a group of good Samaritans.
The crash involved that van and another car.
It happened just before 4 Sunday morning near Hollywood and Sheridan in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Two people were injured -- one critically -- and the lanes of the Chinatown feeder ramp on Interstate 90/94 were closed Friday morning after a vehicle rolled over.
The single-vehicle crash was reported about 4:10 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.
