The Chicago Sun-Times reported on Saturday that two University of Illinois at Chicago students had been injured in two separate attacks over the previous three days.

The first incident occurred around 3:20 in the afternoon this past Thursday, August 26th, when two thirteen to fifteen year old boys ran up to a UIC student at the 1200 block of South Blue Island Avenue and pushed him down onto the ground.  The suspects punched and kicked the student in the face as they took a cell phone and cash from his pant pockets.  The victim reported the incident and fire department officials arrived and treated him for cuts and bruises to his face.

The second incident occurred early Saturday morning around 2:15 AM.  The attacked happened in the center of campus on Roosevelt Road when a 22-year old UIC student was approached by a stranger and punched in the face.  The attacker arrived and fled in a dark blue four-door vehicle.  The victim was taken to the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago suffering from a broken jaw.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a traumatic attack, contact the Chicago broken bones and scarring lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200 to learn more about your rights.

A tragic car accident killed one and injured two in Stevenson on Saturday.  According to Chicago District police officials, the accident occurred on the southbound side of Stevenson Expressway around 4 AM at Franklin Street near I-90.

Officials say a Volkswagen collided with a BMW, sending the Volkswagen into a ditch where it caught on fire.  The unidentified driver of the Volkswagen was taken to MetroSouth Medical Center where he died.  The man and woman in the BMW were taken to the Rush University Medical Center with minor injuries.  

Accident reconstruction workers are investigating the accident.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the driver of the Volkswagen. 

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Galesburg, Illinois yesterday.  

The accident occurred around 11:30 AM at the intersection between Third and West streets.  According to law enforcement officials, a car driven by 16-year old Brenna D. McCance was stopped at the intersection facing north, when she pulled out and hit a Jeep driven by 52-year old Jeffrey L. Creek going westbound on Third Street.  McCance told police that she did not see the Jeep when she pulled out into the intersection.  Both vehicles were totaled in the collision. 

There were two additional passengers in McCance's vehicle, 15-year old Paige McCance and 15-year old Daniel Snell.  The two were the most injured in the accident, Paige McCance described as being in "guarded" condition and Snell in "stable" when transported to Galesburg Cottage Hospital.  McCance's mother stated that Paige suffered a minor head injury and broken pelvis, and Snell also suffered a fractured pelvis.  Brenna was taken to the hospital with very minor injuries and released soon after. 

Creek and the other passenger in the Jeep were taken to OSF St. Mary Medical Center with minor injuries and later released. 

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, contact the Chicago automobile accident attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200 to learn more about your rights. 

Babies most often suffer from brain damage when born with a lack of oxygen.  Brain damage can be life-long and sometimes even fatal.

Recently, a new study using cooling blankets placed over the heads of babies who were born with insufficient oxygen proved successful.  The study used simple blankets with tubes of cold water running through it and reduced the babies' temperatures to 91 degrees over a 72 hour time period.  In doing so, the babies' body systems slowed, requiring less energy, and reducing swelling in their brains.  Furthermore, doctors concluded that the blanket can prevent lasting brain damage, and reduce the risk of seizures, cerebral palsy, and death.  

This procedure would be the first form of therapy for brain damage in babies.  Currently, it is only used in academic medical facilities. 

If you or someone you love suffers from brain injury, contact the Chicago brain injury attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake at 312-466-8200 to learn more about your rights.

Monday ended the month of May and Motorcycle Awareness Month, but Chicago Police hope their Memorial Day message inspired both motorcyclists and drivers to always remember to take the appropriate precautions when driving.

Chicago police departments came together for a driving safety course to improve their driving skills and hopefully inspire the community to do the same.  WGN correspondent Tom Negovan joined, a motorcyclist himself, to learn more and practice on their test course.  Negovan was involved in a motorcycle crash last September and had not ridden since his accident, until Monday.  Negovan stated, "years of riding and two safety courses couldn't have saved me from a crash that wrote-off my bike and nearly ended my life". 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration describes the "textbook" motorcycle crash as happening at intersections where a vehicle that cannot see the motorcyclist cuts them off, usually when turning left. 

 In 2008, and estimated 96,000 motorcyclists were injured while driving.

If you or someone you know has been injured in any driving related accident contact the Chicago personal injury attorneys at Friedman and Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200.