On June 1, 2011, construction began on the Butterfield Road (IL Route 56) widening project. Upon the project’s conclusion, approximately six miles of Butterfield Road, from Naperville Road in the City of Wheaton to Route 59 in the City of Warrenville, will be widened from two lanes to four. The…
Under the Illinois Animal Control Act, a plaintiff seeking to recover injuries from the result of a dog bite must prove: “(1) an attack by defendant’s dog; (2) injury to plaintiff; (3) absence of provocation; and (4) that plaintiff was conducting himself peaceable in a place where he had a…
Naperville city planners expect Naperville’s population to grow to 155,000 by the year 2020. This population growth sparked the Naperville City Council to create the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (the “Plan”), which represents the desire to maintain mobility and safety throughout the City of Naperville. The City of Naperville’s Comprehensive Transportation…
The Kane County 2040 Transit Plan (the “Plan”) represents the long-term plan for Kane County’s transportation future. The Plan is designed to meet Kane County’s transportation needs until the year 2040. The Plan takes into account the varied transportation needs of the county–from the rural areas in the western part…
A motor vehicle accident or pedestrian accident can be a traumatic experience and has the potential to cause painful personal injuries, such as a broken bones, painful back injuries, or head injuries. In 2010, there were approximately 89,000 persons injured in motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. This means that nearly…
When a motor vehicle accident occurs, there will invariably be physical damage to the motor vehicles. It is common for the cars involved in an accident to be photographed at the scene of the accident. Such photographs are often helpful in demonstrating the severity of the collision at trial. However,…
Any number of injuries, including birth injuries, brain injuries, spinal injuries, and even death, can be caused by a hospital’s mistake, a doctor’s misdiagnosis, anesthesia complications, a physician’s incompetence, and other causes. In Illinois, malpractice actions (lawsuits for negligence) against physicians, psychologists, podiatrists, dentists, hospitals, naprapaths (health care professionals focusing…
According to the Kane County Division of Transportation, the running of red lights remains one of the major causes of car accidents. Nationwide, nearly 1,000 people are killed and approximately 178,000 are injured when vehicles crash as a result of negligent drivers running red lights. The Illinois legislature empowers each…
According to the Washington Examiner, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) by way of the Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, told Congress on February 28, 2012, that new rules mandating rearview cameras on all passenger vehicles would be delayed until the end of 2012. In 2008, Congress passed the Cameron…
Dog bites and animal attacks are more common than most people think. Often, the disfiguring injuries that result are never reported to animal control officials. Every year in the U.S., there are nearly 4.7 million dog bites, 800,000 of the attacks require medical attention. To compensate for the harm caused…