Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

A teacher at Manteno High School was struck and killed after a pedestrian car accident occurred while he was jogging on the side of the road before work. According to police officials, the man was struck by a car before 7 a.m. and was pronounced dead on the scene by emergency officials. The man was… Read More

One worker was injured after a construction accident occurred when he fell through the roof of the Atwood-Hammond Public Library. According to officials with the Atwood Fire Protection District, the accident occurred just before 11:30 a.m. when construction workers were attempting to replace a roof that had a big skylight in it. The skylight was… Read More

Police are continuing to investigate a train accident that occurred Saturday night in Peotone. According to the Peotone Police Department, the accident occurred at the Canadian National Railroad track at 10:30 p.m. The details of the fatal accident are unclear at this time, but a 16-year-old was pronounced dead as a result. The freight line… Read More

Two people were injured after a two-vehicle accident occurred in Champaign on Monday afternoon. According to Champaign police officials, the accident occurred when a car driven by a 55-year-old woman collided with an SUV driven by a 52-year-old woman. Police stated that the 55-year-old woman failed to yield at a stop sign when she reached… Read More

An Illinois man was rescued after a workplace accident that caused him to fall into a grain bin full of corn. According to the fire chief of the Danville Fire Department, the man was trapped up to his chest in a 100-foot bin that was full of corn. Rescue crews had to use ropes in… Read More

At this time, the Listeria outbreak from cantaloupe has killed up to 16 people and sickened 72, but health officials think that this number will increase within the next few weeks. The illnesses have been reported in 18 different states and the FDA and CDC are urging anyone who has cantaloupe that was produced from… Read More

A federal appeals court has upheld a medical malpractice verdict that awarded a Gurnee boy $29 million after suffering from brain damage. The lawsuit stated that government-employed doctors were guilty of negligence with their neonatal and obstetric care and the boy was awarded $29.1 million. The decision was then taken to an appeals court where… Read More

An Illinois-based company, Vita Food Products, has now announced the voluntary recall of smoked salmon products after it was determined that the batch could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The number of recalled packages totals to 8,088 packs of the “Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon” that have the recall date of Dec. 15, 2011.… Read More

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a young man that was killed in “car surfing” stunt earlier this year. According to the lawsuit, the man was killed on June 30 as he was sitting on top of a car while in a Wal-Mart parking lot and the driver of the… Read More

One woman was killed after being involved in a pedestrian accident in Granite City. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred around 6:27 p.m. when the 32-year-old woman was walking across Chain of Rocks Road and she was struck by a tractor-trailer. As a result of the accident, the pedestrian was taken to St.… Read More