Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

The State of Ilinois recently fined a nursing home in Urbana, Illinois nearly $32,000 for four individual offenses combined. The Urbana nursing home, named University Rehabilitation Center of C-U, was fined $25,000 for a type A violation. This violation, being the second most serious violation, came about from a dementia patient who fell and died… Read More

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police reported that a two-vehicle collision occurred on Interstate 72 traveling westbound at milepost 172 in Piatt County. According to the report, a 2004 White Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling eastbound on I-72 at milepost 172. The Pontiac Grand Prix began to lose control due… Read More

On Friday, June 25 a 51-year-old woman involved in a two-vehicle car crash at the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Walnut Street in Champaign was pronounced dead at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Unfortunately, her life could not be saved as the damages caused by the crash were too severe. The Champaign Police Department is currently… Read More

A crash on Interstate 57 in southern Champaign County resulted in the death of one and the serious injury of another. According to Illinois State Police, a Nissan van was traveling south on I-57 when, about a mile south of the exit for U.S. 45 at Pesotum, it collided with the rear of a second… Read More

Early morning on Saturday, April 10th, a collision at an intersection in northwest Champaign resulted in the death of one person and the injury of two others. According to reports, the driver of a Toyota SUV collided with a Lincoln SUV while traveling through the intersection of Mattis and Bradley avenues. The crash resulted in… Read More

A woman was injured in an accident on the Cunningham Avenue exit ramp off of interstate 74. The incident occurred Friday afternoon when a pickup truck pulling a utility trailer and a Honda Accord were both exiting I-74 at the Cunningham Avenue exit. Both vehicles involved in the collision were planning to turn left on… Read More

A tragic car crash led to the death of a Champaign firefighter and his wife as well as serious injuries to two other locals. The collision occurred in Iroquois County at a rural intersection about five miles southwest of Watseka and about five miles due west of Woodland. The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office did not… Read More

Three vehicles were involved in a fatal collision in the evening on Wednesday, August 5th near milepost 150 on Interstate 72. The crash, which happened in Macon County, occurred when a service truck was working on a broken down semi-truck on the side of the road. Another semi rear-ended the broken down semi and proceeded… Read More

Update: As of August 6th, it has been reported that Ford County saw 13 new COVID-19 cases. Of those 13, eight are linked to the Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells long-care facility. Accolade Healthcare of Paxton houses 106 beds in their facility. All of the residents who tested positive were asymptomatic according to Jason… Read More

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is reporting six cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness believed to be linked to packaged lettuce mix. This illness, caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite, is now part of a multi-state outbreak that has affected people in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota,… Read More