Personal Injury

If you are in a car accident, it is important to check yourself for injuries immediately. Broken bones, nerve damage and soft-tissue injuries typically have symptoms that are impossible to ignore, such as excruciating pain or loss of motion. Sometimes, though,...

On both sides of your sternum, you have a collarbone. Officially known as clavicles, these collarbones connect your ribcage to your shoulders. Because of where your car's seatbelt crosses your midsection, it is possible to break a collarbone during a motor vehicle...

Being able to walk away from a car accident may seem like a blessing. Still, you should realize that not all accident-related injuries are immediately debilitating. That is, despite feeling and acting mostly fine, it is possible to have a life-threatening injury. Your...

Whether you suffer a spinal cord injury on the job or on the road, the effects are serious. You may face emergency surgery, long-term recovery and a lifetime of new normals to get used to if you suffer paralysis as a result of the accident or medical malpractice...

Did you know that traffic accidents, including those involving pedestrians and motorcyclists, kill millions of people a year? The World Health Organization notes that such crashes cause the death of children and young adults more than any other illness or accident,...

Chicago has come a long way in its roughly 188 years as a city. Early in the city's life, residents had to contend with muddy streets and a cholera outbreak. To improve both situations, officials chose to raise many of Chicago's streets. Raising the streets, of...

If you work in the construction industry, you need to watch out for various hazards on the job. Workers in various trades find themselves seriously hurt and even killed when things go wrong, and accidents occur for a host of reasons. Unfortunately, many construction...

Sustaining a blow to the head is no laughing manner. Whether it is from a car accident, sports incident or a fall, the result is often a brain injury. The severity of a traumatic brain injury can vary from mild to severe. Although mild cases generally have positive...

Some Illinois jobs are more dangerous than others. If you work in the construction industry, your employer has likely already informed you of many risks that you might encounter in the workplace. Your employer also hopefully has provided all necessary training and...