1 Killed, 4 Injured When SUV Crashes Into Bus Shelter
A 67-year-old woman was killed and four other people were injured, including a 5-year-old girl, when a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter and caught fire Tuesday night in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.
April 12, 2018
Auto
Liability
Illinois
Sinkhole In Roadway Catches Unwary Illinois Driver
Crews are starting street repair work after a car got stuck in a sinkhole Wednesday in Hobart, an official said. A stretch of Lincoln Street near East 9th Street was blocked off Wednesday after the front end of a car fell into a sinkhole.
April 12, 2018
Auto
Illinois
Motorist Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle Crash On Illinois Interstate
One man was killed and two other people were injured Thursday afternoon in a fiery crash involving three tractor-trailers and four other vehicles on Interstate 290 near Elmhurst, authorities said.
March 2, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Illinois
Allstate And Uber Reveal Partnership
Allstate is partnering with Uber Technologies to provide the ridesharing firm’s drivers with commercial auto coverage. Uber’s drivers in Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin will receive the coverage beginning March 01, a release said.
March 2, 2018
Auto
Liability
Illinois
New Jersey
Wisconsin
High Winds, Flooding Cause Damage Across Chicago, Northwest Indiana
High winds caused damage throughout the Chicago area Saturday night. Gusts were over 50 miles per hour in some locations.
February 26, 2018
Property
Illinois
Indiana
Illinois Classic Car Business Off Route 66 Rises From The Ashes Of Massive Fire
There are still a few remnants at Country Classic Cars from the fire that lit up the sky in this rural Illinois town the night of Aug. 8.
Concrete floors in the classic car business off old Route 66 remain warped and blackened in spots.
February 16, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Salvage
Illinois
Concrete floors in the classic car business off old Route 66 remain warped and blackened in spots.
16 Apartment Units Damaged In Overnight Fire
A fire ripped through the roof of a west suburban apartment complex Wednesday morning. A sea of red lights flooded the 6700-block of South Park Lane at about 1:30 a.m. Crews from neighboring suburbs responded to help as the flames tore through the building.
February 1, 2018
Property
Illinois
9 Vehicles Involved In Fatal Chicago Pileup
A Vernon Hills man was among those injured in a fatal nine-vehicle pileup Saturday in Chicago’s South Loop, state police said.
January 29, 2018
Auto
Liability
Illinois
Hundreds Of Accidents Reported On Treacherous Chicago Roads
Hundreds of traffic crashes, at least three of them fatal, were reported Wednesday morning as a surprise bout of freezing rain paralyzed much of the Chicago area.
January 26, 2018
Auto
Liability
Illinois
Black Ice Blamed On Dozens Of Crashes In Chicago Metro Area
Freezing drizzle made for dangerous driving conditions, causing more than 50 crashes in numerous Chicago suburbs Wednesday morning.
January 24, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Illinois
City’s Insurer To Cover $115M Settlement To O’Hare Shelter Collapse Victim
A young dancer left partially paralyzed when a shelter at O’Hare International Airport collapsed on her has received a record $115 million settlement from Chicago and its insurer, her attorney announced Tuesday.
January 17, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Illinois
$4.75M Settlement Approved For Driver Struck By City Garbage Truck
Evanston aldermen approved a $4.75 million settlement after a city employee driving a garbage truck struck a Skokie woman’s SUV in Oct. 2016.
December 19, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Illinois
Christmas Tree Suspected Cause Of Illinois House Fire
Six people were injured Saturday morning when a Christmas tree caused a fire at a home in west suburban Lisle. The first responding unit reported heavy fire coming from the home’s first and second floors.
December 19, 2017
Property
Illinois
Wife Of Man Killed In 2012 Swan Attack Files Lawsuit
An attack in 2012 by a swan toppled a Des Plaines man’s kayak, sending him plunging into the water of a retention pond. The aggressive swan, which had been nesting, continued to lunge at the man as he attempted to swim to shore. He never made it.
December 8, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Illinois
