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A two-vehicle collision claimed the life of a 33-year-old Champaign woman on Saturday morning. The accident occurred at around 7:00 a.m. on Illinois Route 9 near Paxton. State police believe the woman’s car crossed the center line as she was driving westbound, striking a vehicle in the eastbound lane. The driver of the other vehicle,… Read More

Authorities say a seventeen-year-old student from Normal West High School has died from injuries that she sustained in a car accident this week. The student was a member of the school’s softball team. The accident occurred on Wednesday night when a 23-year-old driver in a pickup truck allegedly ran a red light at U.S. 150… Read More

A pregnant Coal City woman was killed when a loose wheel hub detached from a semi-truck’s rear tractor axle and crashed through her windshield as she was driving on I-80. Authorities say the 38-year-old expectant mother was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The accident occurred at 2:18 p.m. near Rowell Avenue on the southeast… Read More

Three people, including a man from Champaign, were injured in a two-vehicle accident on I-72 on Friday afternoon near Decatur. The 25-year old Champaign man was reportedly driving a Humvee eastbound at 2:55 p.m. when he was rear-ended by a Chevrolet Impala driven by a 20-year-old man from Roberts. The collision caused the Humvee to… Read More

Join partner Miranda Soucie at the ECIWAA Judicial Candidates Forum tonight, February 28th, 2018. This public forum will allow everyone to engage with our judicial candidates on topics including the legal community, the court system, and the upcoming election. If you have questions you’d like to propose, please send them in advance to Miranda. Details… Read More

Spiros Law attorney Miranda Soucie was featured in The News-Gazette this weekend as part of a Question and Answer spotlight called “Getting Personal”. Miranda sat down with staff writer Paul Wood and discussed her background, her fondness for dogs and cats, and her passion for mission work. Read the entire News-Gazette feature to learn more… Read More

A 29-year-old man from Fisher was killed in an accident near Foosland on Thursday night. Authorities say the accident occurred at 8:07 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois 47 and County Road 3200 N.  The victim was driving south on I-47 and slowing down to turn east on 3200 N. when a vehicle driven by… Read More

A Champaign man was hospitalized following a three-vehicle wreck on Monday evening near Rantoul. The man, a 31-year-old Champaign resident was driving his 2003 Ford Edge when authorities believe he fell asleep at the wheel. His car then veered off the road, struck a guardrail, and came to rest in the left lane of the… Read More

New and terrible information has come to light following the Health and Human Services’ 2017 study of nursing homes across 33 states. According to the analysis, there were 134 cases of neglect or sexual or physical abuse resulting in a hospital emergency room visit in 2015 and 2016. The state with the highest number of… Read More

In a talk hosted by the American Association for Justice, Spiros Law’s own Miranda Soucie will be joining Ken Levinson, Mike Neff, and Dan Chamberlain to co-host Slip & Fall Webinar Series Part III: Discovery & Deposition Tactics. They will all be joined by the Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section. The talk… Read More