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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 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

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

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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December 28, 2025

More Boy Scout Sex Abuse Victims Come Forward

Over two hundred additional sex abuse victims have come forward making new allegations against the Boy Scouts of America, according to USA Today. The ages...
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December 28, 2025

Child Sex Abuse Report Rocks Boy Scout Organization

A monumental child sex abuse report was released this week detailing decades of abuse by the Boy Scouts of America organization. Allegations chronicle years of...
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December 28, 2025

Boy Scouts Initiate Background Checks: Is It Enough?

The Boys Scouts of America swear an oath to help other people at all times. However, the organization has not always done its best at...
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December 22, 2025

Chicago Uber Auto Accident Lawyers Settle Case For $42,000

There are many ride-share vehicles on the road in Chicago and the uber car accident lawyers at Abels & Annes have been working on several...
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December 22, 2025

Pedestrian Safety Tips for Kids

How Can I Keep My Child Safe From Pedestrian Accidents? Whether they are outside with a parent, playing with friends, or walking alone, children are...
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December 22, 2025

Abels & Annes, P.C Reach $105,000 Insurance Policy Limits Settlement

The car crash took place in May, 2015 as our client was driving northbound on Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville, Illinois. As he approached Milwaukee Ave.’s...
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December 22, 2025

New Year’s Resolutions That Could Actually Save Your Life (and Keep You Out of Court)

A resolution to change specific behaviors, from how you drive to how you secure your property, is legally defined as acting like a “reasonably prudent...
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December 21, 2025

Should I Take the First Offer of a Car Accident Settlement?

After a car accident, many Chicago victims are overwhelmed by medical appointments, lost income, insurance calls, and uncertainty about the future. When an insurance company...
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December 21, 2025

What Really Happens After a CTA Bus Crash? The Shocking Truth About Public Transit Accidents

After a collision with a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus, two timelines begin immediately.  While you’re focused on recovery, the CTA initiates a swift investigation...
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