The Construction Safety Council plans to have a new safety program for the construction industry this summer. The program is called the national Health Hazards Awareness Program that is seeking to reduce injury and illness in the industry.

The funding for the new program was awarded in a grant in October 2009 and is now in the final stages of planning. The program will cover alll health hazards that occur at construction sites including residential, commercial and highway. This course is designed to be easily comprehensible and easy for everyone to understand.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, contact the Chicago construction accident lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200.

Three people, including a young girl, were injured in a five-vehicle accident in Chicago's Park Ridge neighborhood Thursday.

According to the accident report released by the Chicago Police Department, a 17 year-old girl from Park Ridge was exiting a McDonald's parking lot on Northwest Highway shortly after 7:30 a.m. when the accident occurred. Police say the teenager's 200 Pontiac Sunfire struck a 1994 Volvo which was traveling northwest on Northwest Highway. The Pontiac then struck two additional vehicles before colliding with a parked car.

The 17 year-old was transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital following the crash. A 49 year-old man from Park Ridge and his 11 year-old passenger, believed to be his daughter, were also taken to Advocate Lutheran. The child sustained internal injuries and neck trauma in the crash. She is expected to make a full recovery.

The driver of the Volvo, 46 year-old Federico Balza, was arrested for driving without a license or insurance. 

The 17 year-old girl was not ticketed, police say.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Chicago car accident, please contact a Chicago car accident lawyer of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200.

Twelve people were injured when a Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into a school building in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Monday afternoon on the city's west side.

According to CTA spokeswoman Wanda Taylor, shortly after 4:00 p.m. Monday "a westbound No. 66 (Chicago Avenue) bus was involved in a collision with a car that resulted in the bus striking the building." There were twelve passengers on the bus, in addition to the driver, Taylor said. 

A witness reported that two other vehicles, a car and a black sport utility vehicle, were involved in the crash. The SUV attempted to pass another vehicle and entered into the lane the bus was traveling in. "The bus driver tried to keep from hitting him, and she (the bus driver) wound up hitting another car," said Richie Driver, 45, who was walking to a neighborhood store when he witnessed the accident. 

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Chicago car accident, please contact the Chicago motor vehicle accident lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200.

Four people were injured Friday evening in a multi-vehicle crash where a car struck a building in the Chicago  Lawn neighborhood. 

According to police News Affairs official Hector Alfaro, the three-vehicle accident occurred shortly before 8:00 p.m. at the intersection at South Hoyne Avenue and West 63rd Street. One of the vehicles struck a building, causing structural damage, Alfaro said.

Officiials with the Chicago Lawn Police Department said four people were injured, three critically. Two of the victims were transported in critical condition to John H. Stroger Jr. hospital of Cook County. According to Fire Media Affairs Chief Kevin MacGregor, the two other injured men were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical and serious but stable condition

Car accidents can have a devastating impact on the lives of victim's and their families. If you or someone you know has been injured in a Chicago car accident, please contact the Chicago car accident lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C by calling 312-466-8200.