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CHICAGO (June 23, 2020) –  A bicyclist was hit and critically injured by a city vehicle Tuesday morning in the Avondale neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side. The incident occurred at the intersection of West Belmont Avenue and North Milwaukee Avenue around 8:30 a.m. Witnesses say a female bicyclist was struck…

When you go to the hospital or a doctor’s office with a concern, you trust that your healthcare provider will do everything possible to help you find out what’s wrong. Unfortunately, misdiagnoses are more common than many people realize. A recent study from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine…

WHEELING, Ill. (June 12, 2020) – Two workers were critically injured on Friday after a scaffold they were on broke inside a Wheeling water tower, officials said. Officials say crews were sandblasting and painting the inside of the tower when the scaffold apparently broke around 9 a.m. It took rescue…

CAROL STREAM, Ill. (June 12, 2020) – At least one person died in a crash Friday morning in Carol Stream, according to police. Police say a car crashed into the back of a box truck in the westbound lanes of North Avenue near Gary Avenue around 7 a.m. Photos of the scene showed…

LAFAYETTE, La. (June 10, 2020) – A Louisiana woman was seriously injured when a plane hit her vehicle, causing it to flip several times and catch fire, according to a new lawsuit filed over the December crash. According to the lawsuit, the Plaintiff was surprising her husband with breakfast when…

CHICAGO (June 5, 2020) – A Chicago police car crashed into an SUV, killing the driver, while chasing a homicide suspect Wednesday night. According to police, the pursuit began shortly after 8 p.m. near 115th and Cottage Grove Avenue when Chicago Police officers spotted a dark-colored Jeep that was possibly connected…

CHICAGO (May 26, 2020) – Four people were critically injured in a single-car crash Tuesday morning on the Chinatown feeder ramp to the Dan Ryan Expressway. Police say the crash occurred around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. Two men and two women were reportedly inside the vehicle at the time of the crash….

CHICAGO (May 20, 2020) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce five of the firm’s partners have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide. First published in 2007, the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide highlights the best of the U.S. plaintiff bar…

INGLESIDE, Ill. (May 13, 2020) – An Ingleside woman was found dead Saturday after her dog attacked her this earlier this month at her home. According to ABC 7 Chicago, Fox Lake police officers were called to a home where a woman was found unresponsive on the afternoon of May 9….

Coronavirus cases in Illinois have reached over 50,000, and experts believe the state might be reaching its peak of cases. However, predictions on the peak and when the state might be able to fully reopen are changing constantly. Case-tracking data provided by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics…