CHICAGO – Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician famous for playing the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 film “School of Rock,” was struck and killed by a driver early Wednesday while he biked in the Logan Square neighborhood. Clark, 32, was riding westbound in the 2600 block of North…

April is distracted driving awareness month (DDAM), and our team is participating by sharing information with our clients about this dangerous driving activity and how to avoid it. Read on for more details about the month ahead and for valuable safe driving tips that could save you or a loved…

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (March 9, 2021) – Three family members were tragically killed Sunday morning in a Mount Prospect car crash. A 59-year-old mother, 58-year-old father and their 31-year-old son all lost their lives in the collision around 7:45 a.m. on Rand Road near Mt. Prospect Road. The crash shut down…

SUV designs have changed considerably over the past couple of decades. Advances in safety among all motor vehicles have led to a sizeable decrease in crash fatalities. However, the number of pedestrian deaths has actually increased. In fact, a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that…

CHICAGO (April 15, 2020) – About 60 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on the Kennedy Expressway near North Avenue early Wednesday morning, sending 14 people to the hospital. Officials say icy conditions and poor traction caused two separate collisions involving a total of 54 cars around 5 a.m., according…

Have you ever tried to motivate a teenager to get out of bed at the break of dawn (or even before the sun was up)? For many teens, early school start times mean there is no choice but to rise, shine, and get on the road to school early in…

When a motor vehicle hits another vehicle, a pedestrian, or a cyclist, the results can be devastating. Victims may suffer catastrophic or fatal injuries. More often than not, there is someone to blame. Although a majority of crashes could be prevented, it is common to refer to these incidents as…

LAKE VILLA, Ill. (December 20, 2019) – A woman and a boy were killed, another child was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition and three others were injured in a three-car crash near Lake Villa Thursday night. Around 5:20 p.m., police say a woman was driving a 2017 Nissan SUV…

Features in newer vehicles are making them safer than ever, but the rear seat still proves deadly for passengers who fail to buckle up, federal data show. Nationwide, only 76 percent of rear-seat passengers use seat belts, compared with 90 percent of front-seat passengers, according to a recent study from…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (November 11, 2019) – Illinois state Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) advanced a measure from the Illinois Senate Tuesday to address pedestrian fatalities on state highways. Senate Bill 767 would require the Illinois Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic study for each pedestrian fatality that occurs on…