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• Year-end Holidays a dangerous time for Chicago car accidents

  The year-end holiday season will kick off with more than 41 million Americans hitting the road for trips of 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving weekend, according to AAA estimates, and authorities are preaching…

• Illinois Teen Safe Driving program receives national honor, seeks to reduce Illinois, Chicago car accidents involving teenagers

  The state has been recognized for its efforts to reduce serious and fatal Illinois car accidents involving teenagers. The Chicago car accident lawyers and the Illinois child injury attorneys at Abels & Annes encourage parents…

• State targets reduction in Illinois traffic deaths as holidays approach

  The state of Illinois has launched a new campaign aimed at reducing the number of fatalities on Illinois roadways this year by at least 100. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police announced…

• Two killed, 10 injured in separate weekend Chicago car accidents

  Two people were killed and at least 10 others injured in separate weekend Chicago car accidents. The fatal accident posted originally posted early Monday on our Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog has claimed another life…

• Chicago injury lawyers recover $27,500 for bike rider hurt by opening car door

  The Chicago bicycle accident attorneys at Abels & Annes have successfully recovered $27,500 in damages from State Farm insurance on behalf of a client who suffered a leg laceration and hand injury in a Chicago…

• $10,000 reward offered for driver responsible for hit-and-run Chicago pedestrian accident on Halloween Night

  A $10,000 reward is being offered for the driver responsible for a north side hit-and-run Chicago car accident on Nov. 1. The parents of the young waitress who was killed at Lincoln and Cullom avenues…

• Separate Chicago subway incidents leave one dead, one injured

  Authorities are investigating two Chicago subway accidents recently involving C.T.A. Blue Line trains. A person died October 25th in the afternoon after being hit by the Blue Line train in the loop, according to WGNtv.…

• Middle-aged men most likely to be killed in Chicago bicycle accidents

  A total of 716 bicyclists were killed in the United States during 2008 and another 52,000 were injured, according to statistics just released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The vast majority of those…

• One drunk driving death every 45 minutes -- Illinois drunk driving accidents a continuing problem

  A total of 11,773 of the nation's 37,261 traffic fatalities were caused by drunk drivers, according to a comprehensive look at drunk driving released in time for the holiday driving season by the National Highway…

• Chicago train accident traps stroller in door, throws toddler onto tracks

  Authorities are investigating what caused a CTA train to take off with a baby stroller lodged in a door; the stroller was dragged along the platform until the little girl was flung onto the ground…