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.

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A sheriff in western Illinois believes high-speed driving is to blame for a single-vehicle crash that killed two teen girls.

According to Jeff Standard, the Fulton County Sheriff, neither drugs nor alcohol appear to have been a factor in a Saturday night car crash that killed two teenage girls. Authorities say the girls were driving fast on a country road when the driver lost control and crashed into a utility pole. Rachel Anderson of Avon, Illinois and Anissa Morgan of Racine, Wisconsin. 

Standard said the car was driven by another teen, 16 year-old Megan Markley of Avon. She was transported to a Peoria hospital for treatment after the crash. Another passenger, 14 year-old Levi Sloan was also hospitalized and is listed in fair condition.

Seven people were injured, four critically, in an early-morning crash Sunday on Chicago's North Side.

According to Larry Langford, a spokesman with the Chicago Fire Department, six people were transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and another to northwestern Memorial Hospital following an early morning crash Sunday. Four of the injured people are listed in critical condition.

A spokesman for the Chicago Police Department, Robert Perez, said the driver of an Audi was attempting to navigate a left turn onto Western Avenue when a Lexus sedan smashed into the vehicle at the Irving Park Road intersection. Police responded to a call of an accident shortly before 4:20 a.m., Perez said. Following a preliminary investigation police determined that the Audi's driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic.

The driver of the Lexus was not wearing a seatbelt, according to Langford, and was sent through the car's windshield. Firefighters had to extract two people their vehicle(s). 

Perez said there were four men and one woman, ages 25 to 33, in the Audi at the time of the crash. 

Langford said the intersection was wet from rain at the time of the crash; however Perez said it is unclear if bad weather, drugs, or alcohol were factors in the accident.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a Chicago car accident, it is important to understand the legal options available to a victim in the aftermath of a car crash. Please contact a Chicago personal injury lawyer of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200.

An Illinois man died early Thursday morning when his 2006 Mercury slammed into a Lincoln Navigator at the intersection of Illinois Route 86 and Hintz Road in Wheeling.

According to police reports, the Arlington Heights man was driving west on Hintz Road when he hit a Navigator driving south on Route 83.  The driver of the Mercury was taken to Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, where he succumbed to his injuries.  The 56-year-old driver of the Lincoln was treated for injuries at Northwest Community Hospital and was released.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, the Chicago car accident attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C., may be able to help you get the compensation you deserve.  Contact us today by calling 312-466-8200.

A fatal building collapse on the Illinois State University campus has forced the university to examine 16 other buildings to determine whether there are structural flaws that may lead to future accidents. A 57-year old excavation worker was killed when a column fell on top of the cab of his excavator. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating the accident, but may not be able to release it's findings until this June.

Workplace accidents can often cause serious injuries or death. The Chicago worker's compensation attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. are here to help you if you or someone you love has been seriously hurt in an accident at work. Contact us at 312-466-8200 to discuss your claim today.