A serious early-morning crash involving a dump truck on the inbound Kennedy Expressway (I-94) near downtown Chicago caused major traffic delays and sent the dump truck driver to the hospital with injuries, according to Illinois State Police and ABC7 Chicago. The crash occurred near Madison Street and Monroe, in the Near West Side / Greektown…
If you were hurt at work in Illinois, you might be wondering: “Can I sue someone if I was injured at work in Illinois?” “Can I get more than just workers’ comp?” “What if another driver hit me while I was working?” “What if I slipped and fell in a parking lot or loading dock…
Traveling Employees and Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Illinois If your job requires you to travel — whether to client sites, job locations, or business meetings — you may still be entitled to Illinois workers’ compensation benefits if you’re injured while traveling. These are known as traveling employee cases, and Illinois provides specific protections for workers…
Slip and fall accidents are one of the most common causes of serious injuries in Illinois. Between snow and ice, wet store floors, broken steps, and poorly maintained properties, thousands of residents and workers are hurt every year in preventable falls. Under Illinois premises liability law, property owners must keep walkways, parking lots, stairwells, and…
