Three people were injured in three-car accident in Kankakee that occurred near 1150 E. Court Street.

It is unknown at this time what car caused the accident, but the three cars collided into each other at the intersection of Court Street and Hobbie Avenue.

Two of the cars came to a stop while in front of an apartment complex. Officials are still investigating in order to find out the cause of the crash. Three people were transported to Kankakee hospitals in order to be treated for their injuries, there has been no update on their condition.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident due to someone else’s negligence, contact the Kankakee car accident lawyer of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 815-929-9292.

Percy Julian High School on the far South side of Chicago had students go to area hospitals after inhaling tar fumes on Friday, September 23. This led to a level 1 Hazmat and an EMS Plan 1 to be called to the high school.

Work crews were fixing the roof with hot tar when the fumes from the mixture infiltrated the ventilation system. Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado stated that one student started coughing and that created a chain reaction.

Paramedics and firefighters were sent to the school with approximately six ambulance vehicles. Eight students were sent to hospitals in respiratory distress ranging from fair to serious condition. 

A chemical poisoning can cause long lasting health problems. Call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 if you or a loved one has suffered chemical poisoning and you need to know your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A St. Anne man was killed on the evening of September 15th after being hit by a pickup truck  while on his lawn mower in rural Papineau.

Martinton resident Daniel J. Mitchell was going south on Iroquois County Road 2000E Road when he hit Dennis W. Busse, 60, as Busse was riding his lawn mower. Mitchell collided with the lawn mower in his 1996 GMC pickup truck less than one mile north of Iroquois County Road 3100N Road. Busse was pronounced dead at the scene. Mitchell was arrested by Iroquois County Police.

Mitchell was charged with aggravated DUI and driving on a revoked license. He was being held at the Iroquois County Jail in lieu of bond. 

When a loved one dies in an accident involving intoxication, it seems as if there are no right answers. If you or a loved one has lost a family member in an accident involving a driver charged with a DUI, call Spiros Law  at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal options. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

Cantaloupes that came from a farm in the Rocky Ford growing region of Colorado are being recalled after an outbreak of listeriosis bacterium. The cantaloupes were sent to 17 states including Illinois and Indiana, resulting in reports of 22 people having illness from the cantaloupes.

One case of illness from the cantaloupes has been reported in Indiana while none have occurred in Illinois.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Jensen Farms in Granada, Colorado has been linked to the outbreak by food officials. The whole cantaloupes may be labeled “Colorado Grown, Distributed by Frontera Produce, USA, Pesticide Free, Jensenfarms.com, Sweet Rocky Fords” but not all cantaloupes are labeled as such.

Listeria is a bacteria that can cause an infection resulting in fever, muscle aches and gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea. It can also cause miscarriages and still births in pregnant women according to the CDC. This outbreak has been linked to the death of two people, one in Colorado and the other in New Mexico.

When a dangerous bacterium affects your health, it is important to get help right away. If you or a loved one knows someone made sick by contaminated food, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal options. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A 17-year-old teenager is now in stable condition after she was involved in a head-on truck accident on Friday. As a result of the accident, the teen was transported to Loyola Medical Center in order to be treated for serious injuries.

The Kankakee County sheriff’s office stated that the cause of the accident will not be known until a reconstruction of the accident is complete. This investigation could take more 30 days.

The accident occurred at 8:30 a.m. when an SUV collided with a garbage truck.

The woman had to be extricated from the vehicle using the Jaws of Life. The driver of the truck was not injured and has not been charged at this time.

Our thoughts are with the injured victim during this recovery process.

An SUV and garbage truck collided head-on in Manteno this morning causing one man to the sent to the hospital.

According to the local fire chief, one man in the SUV had to be extricated from the vehicle with the use of the Jaws of Life. It took emergency crews about five minutes to rescue the m an from the car

and an ambulance was waiting to take him to the hospital.

His current condition is not known at this time. Both vehicles received extensive damage. The accident is currently under investigation at this time. The driver of the garbage truck suffered only minor injuries and did not need medical attention.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident due to another driver’s negligence, contact the Kankakee car accident lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 815-929-9292 today.

The $29.1 million medical malpractice verdict was recently upheld in the federal appellate court. T he verdict was awarded to a boy after

he suffered a serious brain injury at birth.

The lawsuit was filed against government-employed doctors at Chicago’s Northwestern Hospital claiming that they did not take the appropriate measures to prevent infection and missed the signs that there was neonatal infection. Because of this, the child suffered from serious brain damage.

The government tried to appeal the decision claiming that the statue of limitation was up because the suit was filed two years after the child was discharged from the hospital. The decision was recently upheld. The child now suffers from cerebral palsy and is a quadriplegic.

Fire gutted a 90,000 square foot building on Grinnell Road in Kankakee that was the home to three businesses. The strong winds of Friday, September 2, 2011 propelled the fire that caused explosions and fifty foot high flames. Smoke from the fire was seen ten miles away.

The fire started in the southern section of the building that was home to River Valley Recycling around 1:30 p.m. At times the sounds of muffled explosions were heard and were thought to be caged propane tanks used at the recycling plant.

The tanks were apparently the cause of the high flames.

Kankakee Fire Chief Ron Young was told that no one remained in the building and no firefighters were hurt while containing the blaze. However, the building housed two other businesses – Tru –Cut Machinery and a tannery – that have lost equipment in the fire.

Not all workplace fires end injury free. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been injured in a workplace fire, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A Calumet resident died in a motorcycle crash on Monday August 29, 2011. The accident occurred in the western portion of Kankakee County as a school bus was dropping off children after school.

Anthony Perry, 54, was driving eastbound on Illinois Route 17 near 8000 W. Road when he attempted to stop his vehicle. The motorcycle hit the back of a 2006 Honda Civic, sending Perry and his passenger, Karen Skripac, 52, off of the bike. The civic, driven by Alexis M. Thompson, then hit another car driven by Shirley Haley of Streator.

The two cars were stopped behind a school bus making  a drop-off stop.

Two victims were taken the hospital. Perry died as a result of the accident while Skripac was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Riverside Hospital. The civic had significant damage at the back end of the vehicle. The accident remains under investigation at this time.

Motor vehicle accidents can affect more than one person or one vehicle. If you or a loved one has been injured in a motor vehicle accident, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

Kankakee County residents Daniel Jones, 42, and DeeAnna Crawford, 41, were on their way home from a short vacation when their car was hit by a cargo van, killing them and injuring three others. The accident took place in the southern tip of Illinois near Paducah, Kentucky.

Jones was driving a Kia compact car that was headed east on Powers Church Road in Massac County with Crawford riding as a passenger.  The Kia was at a stop sign and apparently proceeded into the intersection and the pathway of the cargo van being driven by James Helton, 30, of Benton, Ky. Both vehicles were overturned as a result of the accident.

Jones and Crawford were pronounced dead by the Massac County coroner. Helton was taken to Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. Two other passengers in the cargo van, Brad Wolford, 35, and Brad Clark, 42, were taken to Lourdes Hospital which is also located in Paducah. All three cargo van passengers had non-life threatening injuries.

Car accidents happen anywhere and at any time.

If you or a loved one knows someone who has lost a family member in a car accident, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore your legal options. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.