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February 6, 2026

Former Catholic School Teacher Faces Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in Chicago Suburbs

A former substitute teacher who worked at multiple Chicago-area Catholic schools now faces serious allegations of child sexual abuse. Brett Smith, 43, was fired by...
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January 15, 2026

Is Your Landlord Liable for Not Shoveling? What Every Chicago Tenant Should Know

While Chicago landlords could certainly face municipal fines for failing to shovel under the Chicago Municipal Code §10-8-180, suing them for your injuries (making a...
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January 14, 2026

Did You Slip And Fall As A Tourist In Chicago? Your Rights Don’t End At The State Line

These cases are based on a legal principle known as Lex Loci Delicti, a fancy Latin phrase that means “the law of the place where...
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January 6, 2026

Drunk Driving Accidents and the Holidays – What to Do if You’re a Victim of a Holiday Drunk Driving Accident

The holiday season in Chicago brings celebrations, family gatherings, and busy streets—unfortunately, it also brings a sharp increase in drunk driving accidents. Between Thanksgiving and...
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January 6, 2026

What Happens If You Get into an Uber Accident on New Year’s Eve?

New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest nights of the year for rideshare services in Chicago. Streets are crowded, celebrations stretch late into the...
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December 28, 2025

Bicycle Accident Injuries

A recent emphasis on personal wellbeing and environmentally-conscious lifestyles has pushed more of today’s commuters to turn to bicycles as their transportation of choice. While...
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December 28, 2025

Where Do Most Broadside Collisions Occur?

If you get a little flutter in your chest every time you get in a car, you’re not alone. Driving can be scary. According to...
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December 28, 2025

What Happens When Someone Dies in a Car Accident?

After a loved one dies in a car accident, whether immediately or hours, days, or even weeks or months later, you have a lot to...
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December 28, 2025

What is a Catastrophic Injury?

Catastrophic and permanent injuries can occur in car, truck, tractor-trailer, motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents, to name a few. In many cases, these injuries require...
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December 28, 2025

Proposed Rules for Limiting Semi-Truck Speeds at a Standstill, for Now

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December 28, 2025

Injuries at School and Negligent Supervision

When your child heads into school each day, you trust that they will come home safe and injury-free. However, children are injured at school in...
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December 28, 2025

Seeking Compensation From a Drunk Driver

Being a drunk driving victim is stressful. You can face injuries and emotional trauma. You are the victim of someone else’s own unlawful and selfish...
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December 28, 2025

What Happens When Someone Dies in a Car Accident

When your loved one dies in a car crash, it causes an immediate rift in your family’s social, emotional, and financial wellbeing. The Illinois Wrongful...
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December 28, 2025

Can I Sue For Emotional Distress After a Car Accident?

Yes, you can generally sue for emotional distress after a car accident. In fact, insurance companies may be required to pay for car accident victims’...
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December 28, 2025

Hurt by a Driver Under the Influence of Marijuana in Chicago

If a driver in Chicago hurt you while under the influence of marijuana, they may have committed both negligence and a criminal offense. Regardless of...
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December 28, 2025

7 Former Students Sue Chicago Area High School for Sex Abuse by Multiple Teachers

A Chicago law firm has filed two federal lawsuits that accuse former teachers of sexual assault. They also claim that the school and district failed...
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December 28, 2025

Defrocked Priest Committed Indefinitely to Prison for Sex Abuse Could Be Released

Daniel McCormack, one of Chicago’s most notorious sex offenders in the Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal, completed his five-year sentence in 2009 after he was...
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December 28, 2025

Naperville Teacher Charged with Felony Sexual Abuse and Grooming of Student

In a deeply troubling case that has rocked the Naperville community, a high school teacher has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies related to...
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