While Howard is amazing at spreading the message of our firm, sometimes the best spokespeople for Ankin Law are those we serve.

Over the past year, a number of clients have decided to tell their stories about working with us, from their interactions with our staff to the their satisfaction with the result of their case. It allows us to show those who’ve been injured and need an attorney what working with Ankin Law is all about.

As we start a new year, we wanted to share some of the great things our clients told us about Ankin Law in…
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Just before the end of 2024, we made sure to make a Chicagoland educator happy for the holidays!

Along with WGN-TV, Ankin Law presented the Teacher of the Month Award to Andrea Dunning of Ravinia School in Highland Park.

Attorney Jeff Schulkin was on hand to present the award to the first grade instructor with her students by her side. Representatives of North Shore School District 112 were also in attendance to see Dunning get her due as an award-winning teacher.

You can watch that presentation in the video below.
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Chicago, IL (January 8, 2025) – One person was hurt after a crash involving a school bus filled with students Monday morning on Interstate 290 near Itasca, according to Illinois State Police.

The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. on eastbound I-290 at I-390 in Cook County. State police said troopers responded to the scene for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a school bus. The bus, contracted by the Mount Prospect Park District, was carrying 51 students and several adult administrators. 

Crews from the Elk Grove and Itasca fire departments also responded…
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Joliet, IL (January 7, 2025) – Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers said that a two-vehicle crash in Joliet on Tuesday, January 7, led to one of the vehicles smashing into the dining area of a McDonald’s restaurant.

According to police, the crash happened at 4:15 p.m. when a Nissan Versa, driven by a 70-year-old woman of Shorewood, rear-ended a GMC Acadia in the westbound lane of West Jefferson Street.

The impact caused the Nissan to veer out of control, crossing the eastbound lanes and crashing into the north side of the McDonald’s at 4280 West Jefferson Street. The car came to a…
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LNK International Inc. has issued a recall for a batch of Kirkland Signature Severe Cold and Flu Plus Congestion medicine due to concerns of the presence of foreign materials. The affected batch was sold at Costco stores in approximately twenty Midwest and Southeast states. The recall was initiated after the accidental release and shipment of units that had been previously rejected.

New York-based drug manufacturer LNK International Inc. stated that they issued the recall notice “out of an abundance of caution”. The recalled medication, item number 1729556, was sold between October 30, 2024, and November 30, 2024 and the boxes…
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Lincoln, IL (January 6, 2025) – Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers said that a section of Interstate 55 near Lincoln was closed for about three hours on Sunday, January 5, after a crash involving four semis and a car.

The accident happened about 4:35 p.m. after one of the semis jackknifed across all three lanes of traffic in the northbound lanes, and the rear door of the trailer came off, spilling cargo onto the roadway, and allegedly causing a chain-reaction collision. Troopers said a passenger in the car was transported to the hospital with injuries.

Although at least one individual…
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Chicago, IL (January 5, 2025) – According to officers with the Chicago Police Department, a man was critically injured after being hit by a car on the city’s South Side early Sunday morning.

The incident happened at about 4:50 a.m. on Sunday in the 2600 block of West 60th Street, police said, and the man was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. Officers stated that more details on the incident will be shared with the public once they become available, though one driver was taken into custody. Witnesses were asked to contact the CPD in the meantime.

Our thoughts are with…
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Skokie, IL (January 4, 2025) – According to officers with the Skokie Police Department, a car crashed into public works machine Saturday in Skokie, leaving at least one person with injuries.

The crash happened near the 4300 block of Golf Road, police said. Officials confirmed a public works crew was working on a possible broken water main when a car entered the job site and struck their machine. One worker was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries, officers added. In the meantime, anyone with information is asked to call the Skokie PD, though the incident remains under investigation.

Our…
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The accident occurred after a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) traveling at a high rate of speed severed a utility pole and flipped several times, and landed upright in a ditch. The driver was thrown from the UTV and pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers were also traveling in the vehicle. One only received minor injuries and refused treatment. The second one tried to walk away from the scene and was killed after stepping on a live power line. Ankin Law represents the estate of the deceased passenger against the estate of the deceased UTV driver for violating his duty of care by…
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Waukegan, IL (January 3, 2025) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police (ISP) and local officers, a North Chicago woman was fatally struck by a vehicle early New Year’s Day in Waukegan.

The incident occurred at around 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday at Lewis Avenue and Jenkinson Court. Waukegan police and fire responded to the scene of a crash involving a pedestrian, where they found a woman in her 40s in the roadway after being struck by a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. That said, the crash remains under investigation by Waukegan police, and no further details were released…
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Chicago, IL (January 2, 2025) – A Chicago police officer was injured in a crash while responding to a call on the city’s South Side on Thursday morning.

The incident happened at 8:10 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Federal Street. The on-duty officer, driving a marked vehicle, was involved in the collision while responding to the call, according to Chicago police. The officer sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital in good condition.

Meanwhile, the crash remains under investigation, and it’s unclear if anybody else was hurt in the incident. No further details were released…
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Chicago, IL (January 1, 2025) – A man died after a crash that took place on Monday night in Chicago’s Avalon Park neighborhood.

Around 10:00 p.m., officers responded to the site of the accident, located at 7900 block of South Avalon Avenue, after fielding reports from dispatchers. One driver was taken to Trinity Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified him.

It’s unclear if any other injuries were reported, but Area Two detectives are investigating at this time. Witnesses were asked to get in touch.

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Chicago, IL (December 31, 2024) – A car crash sent a vehicle into a Harold’s Chicken fast food restaurant on Chicago’s South Side on Monday afternoon.

The crash happened near 91st and Ashland in the city’s Brainerd neighborhood at about 3:20 p.m., according to Chicago Police Department officers. Police said a car was driving west on 92nd Street and failed to come to a complete stop, hitting another car driving north on Ashland. The crash sent that second car into the Harold’s Chicken, causing major structural damage in the front.

The 19-year-old woman driving the westbound car was not injured…
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