Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

Three people were transported to Carle Foundation Hospital after a two-car crash in Homer occurred. According to the state police report, the accident occurred as a 23-year-old woman was driving an Audi east on County Road 1350N when she approached the intersection of Illinois 49 and failed to stop at the stop sign. Her vehicle… Read More

A man from Manteno is fighting to get stop signs  installed at an intersection near his house after a number of accidents have occurred there. A recent crash that injured his neighbor’s daughter and four others has been the last straw. The man  has lived in the area for 15 years and thinks that the… Read More

This past Wednesday morning, a Champaign woman was injured in an accident with a semi-truck on Interstate 74. According to the Illinois State Police, the 28-year old woman was traveling eastbound on the highway at around 7:35 A.M.  When passing through a work zone, she noticed a semi-truck coming up behind her too fast.  The… Read More

A 27-year-old man was struck and killed in a pedestrian accident while walking along the railroad tracks in the early morning hours. According to the Grundy County Coroner, the incident was an “unfortunate accident.” Police and emergency crews arrived at the scene at 3:07 a.m. in order to begin to investigate the accident and clear… Read More

A motorcycle and truck accident on U.S. 45 South claimed the life of one Flora man. According to Illinois State Patrol, the accident occurred as a 31-year-old man was driving a motorcycle down the roadway and it struck a pickup truck. The pickup truck stopped at a stop sign on U.S. 45 West, but failed… Read More

A one-car accident in Champaign resulted in two people being transported to Carle Foundation Hospital in fair condition. According to sheriff, the vehicle was heading east on a gravel roadway when the driver lost control and left the roadway. This then caused the vehicle to flip and roll over. One of the victims was not… Read More

Doctors and researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine are conducting a study on the effect that cooling has on the brain in the cases of people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Doctors noticed that people tend to do better in the morning when their temperatures are lower, than they do at… Read More

A fire was reported at 8 a.m. last Wednesday at businesses near the University of Illinois Champaign campus. It is unknown what caused the fire, but the roof did collapse at Zorba’s Restaurant. This building also houses another cafe, university offices, a clothing store and apartments. The fire took over two hours to be contained… Read More

A man is suing a spinal surgeon and the Trinity  Regional Health System in a medical malpractice lawsuit after losing his sight in a surgical procedure. The incident occurred in May 2010 when the man went into the hospital for lumbar spine surgery in order to have bone fragments removed. According to the patient, he… Read More

The 71-year-old groundskeeper for the Minne Monesse Golf Course was at the course the day after a blizzard in February when he was killed in a plow truck fire. The accident occurred as the man attempted to hop into the truck to plow the snow and it caught fire. He succumbed to the smoke and… Read More