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An estimated 9,560 people died in motor vehicle crashes nationwide during the first three months of 2022. This number represents a 20% jump from the same period in 2021 according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This number also represents a 20 year high in deaths. The personal injury lawyers…
The Chicago personal injury attorneys at Zneimer & Zneimer often meet with people who had suffered severe dog bite injuries from a dog that lives in a rental place. Many times a dog had jumped over a low fence or squeezed through a broken door and attacked a passerby. Although…
The new Chicago public spot Ainslie Arts Plaza near the Lincoln Avenue McDonald’s where Ainslie, Western, and Lincoln cross, featured picnic areas with colorful tables, vibrantly painted planters, and mosaic street mural. It was opened on May 21, 2021, and was designed to be an open public space where people…
Chicago Andre Vasquez has proposed streamlining the process to have cars and trucks towed that are blocking a bike lane. Alderman Vasquez commented that: “cars just don’t care. They’re parking there, waiting there. double-parking there. Even when we had the Department of Finance ticket them, they weren’t moving. By giving…
On May 18th, Chicagoans joined cyclists worldwide in the Ride of Silence to honor those who have been killed in bike crashes. In 2021 and 2022, at least eleven cyclists have been killed locally, including notable figures such as School of Rock star Kevin Clark and architect Helmut Jahn.…
The Chicago personal injury attorneys of Zneimer & Zneimer encounter personal injury victims with serious injuries as a result of being involved in accidents against larger vehicles. While newer vehicles are becoming safer for the people inside them, they are becoming larger, heavier, and more dangerous for the people…
Sadly, Illinois has had an alarming 18 percent increase in traffic fatalities in 2021. More than 1,350 died in fatal car accidents in Illinois. This represents the highest number of traffic deaths in Illinois since 2005. The personal injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C. note that Illinois is…
Our personal injury law firm has seen an increase in pedestrian injuries as a result of vehicles turning left and failing to see pedestrians even in a crosswalk. This increase in pedestrian injuries is a result of many factors, including more traffic, larger vehicles with bigger blind spots, and more…
As part of National Dog Bite Awareness Week, the United States Postal Service released its dog bite numbers which showed that Chicago ranked second in the nation for dog bites of postal workers, with 59 attacks. The same survey showed that Illinois ranked sixth in the nation for dog bites…
Alderman Vasquez of the 40th Ward in Chicago has been advocating for snow to be cleared from bike lanes after a protest by bicyclists who complained that the bike lanes have not been cleared. Surprisingly, there were around 103,000 Divvy bike rides in Chicago according to the Chicago Department of…