Gainsberg Injury and Accident Lawyers

On August 3, 2026, 16-year-old Alex Blacio died after a collision with a semitruck while riding an e-scooter in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. Emergency responders transported Blacio to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Tragically, he was the third teenager killed while riding an e-scooter in Chicago this year.

Drivers on I-55 near Chicago deal with a lot, including heavy traffic and fatigued truckers. In fact, Chicago-area traffic has recently ranked as the worst in the country and the second-worst in the world by hours lost...

Serious injuries can occur in Chicago rideshare accidents, but no available research clearly shows they are more likely than in regular car accidents. What is clear is that Uber and Lyft drivers spend long hours navigating some of the busiest parts of the city, from O’Hare and downtown to Wrigley Field and Lake Shore Drive. They may deal with heavy traffic, bad weather, distr...

Chicago’s South Side can be busy and congested, but that doesn’t mean fatal car accidents are inevitable. Yet fatalities and serious injuries occur in neighborhoods such as South Shore, Chatham, Englewood, and Hyde Park. These fatalities can be preventable and caused by factors such as speeding, high-risk intersections, confusing traffic patterns, and aging infrastructure.