--- title: Personal Injury News | Admin (7) description: blog (7) --- Talk to an attorney now - [630-684-2332](tel:630-684-2332) | **Video Conferencing Available** [![PLG\_logo45-white-1](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/hubfs/Imported%20images/PLG_logo45-white-1.webp)](https://palermolawgroup.com/) - [About](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/about-us/) - [About Us](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/about-us/) - [Frequently Asked Personal Injury Questions](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/faq-personal-injury-questions/) - [Se Habla Español](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/about-us#espanol) - Accident & Injury Law + - [Personal Injury](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/personal-injury-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Car Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/car-accident-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Construction Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/construction-accident-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Dog Bites & Attacks](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/dog-bite-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Medical Malpractice](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/medical-malpractice-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Nursing Home Abuse & Negligence](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/nursing-home-abuse-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Premises Liability](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/premises-liability-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Truck Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/truck-accident-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Workers’ Compensation](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/workers-compensation-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Wrongful Death](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/wrongful-death-lawyer-oak-brook/) - [Blog](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog) - [No Fee Guarantee](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/about-us#no-fee) - [Contact](https://palermolawgroup.com/contact/) - [Free Legal Consultation & Case Evaluation](https://palermolawgroup.com/free-consultation/) # Blog ## Admin ### Recent Posts Jul 08 ## [Safe Used Cars for Teenage Drivers](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/safe-used-cars-teenage-drivers) Are you looking to buy a safe and affordable used car for your teenage driver? Wondering where to begin?[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/safe-used-cars-teenage-drivers) - July 8, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/safe-used-cars-teenage-drivers#comments-listing) - [Car Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/car-accidents) Jun 21 ## [Illinois State Police Use Semi-Trucks to Bust Distracted Drivers](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/illinois-semi-trucks-distracted-drivers) OAK BROOK, IL (June 21, 2019) – The Illinois State Police has launched a unique new safety initiative called “Trooper in a Truck” in hopes to make the roadways safer from distracted drivers.[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/illinois-semi-trucks-distracted-drivers) - June 21, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/illinois-semi-trucks-distracted-drivers#comments-listing) - [Car Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/car-accidents) Jun 20 ## [Driving High: Marijuana-Impaired Drivers are Twice as Likely to Crash](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/driving-high-marijuana-impaired-drivers-crash) OAK BROOK, IL (June 20, 2019) – In the past 30 days, an estimated 14.8 million drivers reported getting behind the wheel within one hour of using marijuana. With Illinois joining Colorado, California and Michigan by legalizing recreational..[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/driving-high-marijuana-impaired-drivers-crash) - June 20, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/driving-high-marijuana-impaired-drivers-crash#comments-listing) - [Car Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/car-accidents) Jun 05 ## [What 5 Chicago Hospitals Earned “D” Hospital Safety Grades?](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/chicago-hospital-safety-grades-2019) CHICAGO (June 5, 2019) – A new report was put out by Leapfrog, a nonprofit company that provides grades for American hospitals on 28 measures of safety, including hand hygiene, intensive care unit physician staffing, bedsores, and falls. In the..[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/chicago-hospital-safety-grades-2019) - June 5, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/chicago-hospital-safety-grades-2019#comments-listing) - [Medical Malpractice](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/medical-malpractice) May 31 ## [USPS Self-Driving Trucks: Innovative & Cost-Cutting– But is it Safe?](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/usps-self-driving-trucks-safe) A two-week pilot began this month involving the United States Postal Service and a contracted out San Diego-based self-driving truck company called TuSimple. They decided to test the route from Phoenix to Dallas using autonomous trucks. Their goal:..[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/usps-self-driving-trucks-safe) - May 31, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/usps-self-driving-trucks-safe#comments-listing) - [Truck Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/truck-accidents) May 22 ## [Uninsured Driver Crashes Into Home Hitting Sleeping Spring Grove Woman](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/uninsured-driver-crashes-into-home) OAK BROOK, IL (May 19, 2019) – A reckless and uninsured driver crashed through the wall of a Spring Grove, Illinois home in the middle of the night and fled the scene leaving a 71-year-old woman pinned down by his GMC pickup truck.[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/uninsured-driver-crashes-into-home) - May 22, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/uninsured-driver-crashes-into-home#comments-listing) - [Car Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/car-accidents) May 20 [![](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/worker-electrocuted.jpg)](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/illinois-worker-electrocuted) ## [Was an Illinois Worker Electrocuted at Pop’s in Indiana?](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/illinois-worker-electrocuted) DYER, IN (May 20, 2019) – Emergency officials were attending to a 62-year-old contractor, Terry Mirkov from Crete, IL who was found dead on Sunday just before noon at Pop’s Italian Sausage and Beef on Joliet Street in Dyer, Indiana. It is believed..[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/illinois-worker-electrocuted) - May 20, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/illinois-worker-electrocuted#comments-listing) - [Personal Injury Law](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/personal-injury-law) May 16 ## [Car vs Bike Accidents: Who has the Right of Way?](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/car-vs-bike-accidents-right-of-way) It’s a recurring question — who has the right of way when it’s car vs bike? And with the weather warming up, there are even more bicycles on the roads. Truth is whether you love them or hate them, these cyclists have road rights, too.[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/car-vs-bike-accidents-right-of-way) - May 16, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/car-vs-bike-accidents-right-of-way#comments-listing) - [Car Accidents](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/car-accidents) May 14 ## [Hospital Room Cameras Secretly Record 1,800 Women Having Gynecological Procedures](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/hospital-room-cameras-record-women-gynecological) SAN DIEGO, CA (May 14, 2019) – Roughly 1,800 women were secretly recorded by hidden hospital room cameras installed in Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s gynecology operating rooms in La Mesa, California, and 81 of the women are now suing the hospital.[read more →](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/hospital-room-cameras-record-women-gynecological) - May 14, 2019 - [Admin](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/author/admin) - [No Comments](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/hospital-room-cameras-record-women-gynecological#comments-listing) - [Medical Malpractice](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/tag/medical-malpractice) May 10 ## [Uber Driver Accidents: The Victim Resource Guide](https://www.palermolawgroup.com/blog/uber-driver-accident-victim-resource-guide) In Chicago, there was recently an Uber driver accident where the drunk driver, Rami Matariyeh, killed 23-year old Uber passenger, Jamie Poulos, and seriously injured two other passengers and then fled the scene of the crime. 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